William Stevenson Fitch. Lithograph by J. Pelham, 1848.

Druggist at Ipswich; antiquary respected in his time for his knowledge of Suffolk antiquities; an active member of both the British Archaeological Association and the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. In 1837 he was appointed postmaster of Ipswich, a post which he held until 1859. Over many years he stole documents belonging to the Maitland and Tollemache families from their houses Ham House in Surrey and Helmingham Hall in Suffolk