Background
London-born Amory married Ann Heathcoat, the daughter of the well-known and highly successful industrialist John Heathcoat (born 1783), known for inventing lace-making machinery in Nottingham.
London-born Amory married Ann Heathcoat, the daughter of the well-known and highly successful industrialist John Heathcoat (born 1783), known for inventing lace-making machinery in Nottingham.
Samuel and Ann had two children, John (1829-1914) and Ann (1827-1869). John, who took the surname Heathcoat-Amory, became a very eminent landowner in Somerset and the owner of a rather splendid estate in Devon known as Knighthayes. He was made a baronet in 1876.
Samuel Amory died in 1857.
Ann married John Travers, a member of the most famous produce family in the City of London, which remained a client of her father"s legal practice for over fifty years.
