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Castillo, John (1792–1845), stonemason, poet, and preacher  

W. E. A. Axon

revised by Sarah Couper

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23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Castillo, John (1792–1845), stonemason, poet, and preacher, was born at Rathfarnham, near Dublin. When he was two or three years old his parents, who were Roman Catholics, emigrated to England, and on the voyage were shipwrecked off the Isle of Man. They settled in the hamlet of ...

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Hopkin, Lewis (1707/8–1771), poet and artisan  

C. W. Lewis

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hopkin, Lewis (1707/8–1771), poet and artisan, was the youngest son of Lewis Hopkin (c.1675–1756) of Peterston-super-montem, Glamorgan, and Joan (1674/5–1753), daughter of William Thomas of neighbouring Penrhiw-fer. One of his ancestors was the gentleman–poet Hopcyn Tomas Phylip (d. 1597) of ...

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Tatersal, Robert (fl. 1734–1735), poet and bricklayer  

William R. Jones

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Tatersal, Robert (fl. 1734–1735), poet and bricklayer, is an obscure figure. Nothing is known of his origins or life beyond the publication in 1734 and 1735 of a two-part collection of poems entitled The Bricklayer's Miscellany. The work is described as 'in allusion to ...