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Beckwith, Josiahlocked

(1734–1788x1800)
  • T. F. T. Dyer
  • , revised by J. A. Marchand

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Beckwith, Josiah (1734–1788x1800), lawyer and antiquary, was born on 24 August 1734 at Rothwell, near Leeds, where his father, Thomas Beckwith, practised as an attorney. He also became an attorney and settled at Masbrough, near Rotherham. He married on 14 August 1763 at ...

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