Thomasine Bonaventure

Thomasine, Lady Percival (born Thomasine Bonaventure; c. 1470 – c. 1530), was a Cornish benefactress and founder of a school.The story is of a woman tending sheep when she was approached by a London merchant and asked whether she would care to work in his house in London. Having agreed she found herself working for him and then marrying him; and after him a second citizen of London and then a third, who had the honour of being elected Lord Mayor. This third was Sir John Percival, Lord Mayor in 1498. She had no children with any of her husbands. Quotes Sir, you’ll surely be welcome at our place, poor thought ‘tis, I am sure you will find no better wife anywhere.” External link Category: dead people Category:Women born before the 19th century Category: Entrepreneurs