William Winde ( c1642 - 1722 )

Birth: Bergen-op-Zoom, Holland, Europe (c. 1642) Death: London, England, Great Britain, Europe (April 1722) Burial: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London, England, Great Britain, Europe (28 April 1722) Occupation: Architect Soldier Career: Ensign with English troops at Bergen-op-Zoom (1658); returned to England (1660); Gentleman Usher to Elizabeth, sister of Charles I (1661); Cornet in the King's Troop of the Royal Regiment of Horse (1667); assisted in the fortification of Gravesend Reach against the Dutch Navy (1667); sent to Jersey as Captain of a troop of horse (1678); made a map of the island which he presented to Charles II (1679); fought at Sedgemoor (1685); disappointed at his lack of promotion, he abandoned his military career (1688) and possibly trained under Sir Balthazar Gerbier; employed under first Earl of Craven as an architect for Hampstead Marshall in Berkshire (c.1662-1688); practised as an architect Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 20/05/1663 Proposer: John Wilkins (4 June 1662) Date of ejection/withdrawal: 22 July 1685 (due to lack of payment).