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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
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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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Wallington, Nehemiah (1598–1658), turner and diarist  

P. S. Seaver

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Wallington, Nehemiah (1598–1658), turner and diarist, was born on 12 May 1598 in the parish of St Leonard Eastcheap, London, the tenth of twelve children and the fourth son of John Wallington, citizen and turner (1552/3–1638), and his wife, Elizabeth (1562/3–1603), the daughter of ...