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Austin, (Ethel) Winifred (1873–1918), pioneer of library services for blind people  

K. A. Manley

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Austin, (Ethel) Winifred (1873–1918), pioneer of library services for blind people, was born on 7 October 1873 (not 1875, as her obituaries state) at 3 Lansdowne Place, Blackheath Hill, London, the tenth child of George Austin (1824/5–1887) and Mary Anne Jane Cullum Aldridge (...

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Matthew [née Barlow; other married name Parker], Frances (1550/51–1629), benefactor  

Claire Cross

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Matthew [née Barlow; other married name Parker], Frances (1550/51–1629), benefactor, was the fourth daughter of William Barlow (d. 1568), at that time bishop of Bath and Wells, and Agatha Wellesbourne, a former nun; William Barlow (1544–1625) was her brother, and the merchant and explorer, ...