File. Biography: Local

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Notes, letters, newspaper cuttings and family pedigrees:

a) Popplewell / Boldero families; Rev. Sydney Smith; F.R. Pearson; Mary Elizabeth Braddon; A.S. Harvey; Joseph Page; Sir Alfred Gelder; John Catlyn; Joseph Rank; Dr. W.T. Wainwright, William Duncan (or Donkin); Joseph James Forrester; Dr James Primerose; Thomas Thompson; Thomas Earle; Rev. Marmaduke Charles Frederick Morris; Andrew Marvell; William Fotheringham; George Birkbeck; Avison Terry; Dr John Alderson; Brodnick family

b) John Harrison

c) 'William Middleton, 18th Century Beverley builder and architect (1730 - 1815)'. Essay by K.A. MacMahon, 1954. With:

Letters. K.A. MacMahon from Lt. Col. R.A. Alec-Smith, Hon. Sec. Georgian Society for East Yorkshire (2); J.E. Williams, Manager, Beverley Arms Hotel; Bridlington Augustinian Society; A. Rowland-Middleton; Canon N.A. Vessey, 1954 - 1955

Postcard of Beverley Arms Hotel

Ms. notes on families of Middleton, Hall and Hall Watt (18th and 19th centuries)

d) William Wilberforce

e) John Arden of Beverley (Circa 1405 - 1762)

f) Richard Beatniffe, Recorder of Hull and Beverley (d.1792)

g) The Beverley family of Beverley (15th century - 1868)

h) Dr. John Bilson (1856 - 1943)

i) Bowes and Ford families (1757 - 1892)

j) John Roberts Boyle (1853 - 1907)

k) Burstall family (1594 - 1889)

l) Rev. Joseph Coltman (d.1837). (Coltman of Molescroft, 1709 - 1873)

m) Constable of Wassand and Beverley (Keldgate/Hengate) (1558 - 1822)

n) Captain James Cook (and Descendants. 1806 - 1874)

o) Corteses, Courtezie, 1565 - 1588; Curtis, 1776 - 1812; Duncum, 1564 - 1897

p) Extracts of Diary of John Courtney (original at DDX/60/1-4) (1759 - 1805). See also U DDMM/29/29

q) William Crashaw (1572 - 1626)

r) Crathorne (J.W., Josiah, Robert) (1886 - 1887)

s) Rev. Geroge Croft, headmaster of Beverley Grammar School (1747 - 1809)

t) Croskill (1836 - 1896)

u) Richard Ferrand, London merchant (d.1560)

v) Charles Frost (1781 - 1862)

w) Thomas Gent (1693 - 1778)

x) John Green (1840 - 1846)

y) George Hadley (d. 10 September 1798)

z) Thomas Hinderwell (1744 - 1825)

aa) Machell family of Beverley and Etton (1825 - 1864)

ab) MacMahon

ac) Maister of Hull (1380 - 1846)

ad) Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)

ae) Professor E.A. Milne F.R.S. (1896 - 1950)

af) Carleton Monckton (1708 - 1788)

ag) Moyser family of Beverley (1563 - 1739)

ah) Rev. George Oliver (1782 - 1867)

ai) Rev. Charles Overton (1805 - 1889)

aj) Pennyman of Ormesby and Beverley (1534 - 1852)

ak) George Poulson (1783 - 1858)

al) Abraham de la Pryme (1671 - 1704)

am) Annie Mutch Robinson (1824 - 1905)

an) J.J. Sheahan (d. 23 December 1893)

ao) Samuel Shelton, builder (1698)

ap) William Spencer, schoolmaster (1826 - 1910)

aq) Gillyatt Sumner (d.1877)

ar) Sykes of Sledmere (1632 - 1938)

as) Rev. John Tickell (1745 - 1823)

at) Pennock Tiger (d. 24 September 1851) (Family 1712 - 1845)

au) J. Travis Cook (d.1915)

av) William Ward, schoolmaster (1708 - 1772)

aw) Warton of Beverley (1558 - 1936)

ax) Mary Wollstonecraft (1757 - 1797)

ay) Archdeacon Francis Wrangham (1769 - 1842)

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