Alice Maria Kemp Wyatt was born on 25th December 1845 in St Pancras, Middlesex to Sir William Henry Wyatt and Maria Wyatt (nee Wild). William Henry was born in 1823 in Bloomsbury, London, the Son of an East Indies Merchant. He was a Magistrate and deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex and social reformer in his role of Chairman of both the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch and the Metropolitan Asylum at Leavesden, Hertfordshire (William laid the first foundation stone at Leavesden on 31st October 1868). It was while he was chairman that he worked hard to overcome the strong opposition for these asylums, and they became a boon to the parishes. He worked hard all his life in alleviating distress amongst the poor and sick. It was in regard to this that he earned a commendation from Florence Nightingale. He was also chairman of the Hampstead small-pox Hospital, and he offered much help to the hospital, regularly visiting the wards, where upwards of 2000 patients were being treated. (Eventually the asylums came under the care of the county councils)
William Wyatt's income mainly derived from railway investments and being a residential landlord, as well as chairmanship of two waterworks companies, but he is best known for his work with the mentally unwell. He was knighted in 1876 for his long public service on various committees. William and Maria had eight children (7 Daughters and one Son), Alice Maria being one.
Regent’s Park Road, St Pancras, London
The family lived at 88 Regent's Park Road, St Pancras, London. William died in 1898 and left an estate of £93521 (£7,310,742 in 2020).
Alice lived with her parents and siblings for most of her life, and remained a spinster. In 1851 Alice was being schooled at home, whilst living at Harrington Square London. After her Parents death, Alice and her Sister Mildred Edith moved to Hove, Sussex and lived at Hollyhocks' Pembroke Crescent. Then in 1911 they moved to 71 St Aubyns, Hove, before finally moving to Staplehurst Winchester Road, Worthing in 1918. Alice died on 28th March 1920 and left £6015 10s 11d (approx. £175000 in 2020) with probate to Mildred Edith Wyatt (Sister) and Herbert Wyatt Harrison (Uncle). After Alice's death Mildred moved to Bexhill, Sussex where she died in 1933