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Craster, Sir (Herbert Henry) Edmund (1879–1959), librarian and historian Β 

Alan Bell

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Craster, Sir (Herbert Henry) Edmund (1879–1959), librarian and historian, was born at the family seat, Beadnell Hall, Northumberland, on 5 November 1879, the third son (but only child of the second marriage) of Edmund Craster (1824–1898), formerly of the Bengal civil service. His mother, who died a fortnight after ...

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Gairdner, James (1828–1912), archivist and historian Β 

David Loades

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Gairdner, James (1828–1912), archivist and historian, was born in Edinburgh on 22 March 1828, the second son of John Gairdner MD (1790–1876) and Susanna, nΓ©e Tennant (d. 1860). A maternal great-grandfather was William Dalrymple (1723–1814) and Sir William Tennant Gairdner was his brother. ...

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Hardy, Sir Thomas Duffus (1804–1878), historian and archivist Β 

G. H. Martin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hardy, Sir Thomas Duffus (1804–1878), historian and archivist, was born at Port Royal, Jamaica, on 22 May 1804, the third son of Thomas Bartholomew Price Hardy (d. 1813), then a captain-lieutenant of the Royal Artillery, and his second wife, Frances Duffus (...

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Hertslet, Lewis (1787–1870), librarian and editor of state papers Β 

Francis Watt

revised by Richard Bone

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Hertslet, Lewis (1787–1870), librarian and editor of state papers, was born in November 1787, the eldest son of Jean Louis Pierre Hertslett (formerly Hiertzelet). His father was a Swiss settled in England, who became a king's messenger in May 1797. Lewis Hertslet was appointed sub-librarian in the ...

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Hobson, Anthony Robert Alwyn (1921–2014), auctioneer and historian of books and bookbinding Β 

Nicolas Barker

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15 February 2018

Hobson, Anthony Robert Alwyn (1921–2014), auctioneer and historian of books and bookbinding, was born on 5 September 1921 at St Oswald’s, Churton Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire, near his maternal grandfather’s parish of Rhuddlan, the only child of Geoffrey Dudley Hobson (1882–1949), historian of bookbinding, and his wife ...

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Johnson, Charles (1870–1961), archivist and historian Β 

H. C. Johnson

revised

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Johnson, Charles (1870–1961), archivist and historian, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne on 2 May 1870, the only child of Edmund White Johnson, timber merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Hannah, daughter of his senior partner, John Herring. He was educated at Giggleswick School...

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Lyte, Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell (1848–1940), archivist and historian Β 

V. H. Galbraith

revised by G. H. Martin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Lyte, Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell (1848–1940), archivist and historian, was born at 1 Hyde Park Place, London, on 29 May 1848, the only son of John Walker Maxwell Lyte (1825–1848), of Berry Head, near Brixham, and his wife, Emily Jeannette, daughter of Colonel John Craigie...

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Macray, William Dunn (1826–1916) Β 

Maker: Henry Scott Tuke

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William Dunn Macray (1826–1916) by Henry Scott Tuke, in or before 1910 Β© Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

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Macray, William Dunn (1826–1916), librarian, historian, and Church of England clergyman Β 

Mary Clapinson

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Macray, William Dunn (1826–1916), librarian, historian, and Church of England clergyman, was born on 7 July 1826 in St Pancras, London, the third son of John Macray (1796–1878) and his wife, Ann Downs. He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and matriculated at ...

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Maxwell, Sir William Stirling, ninth baronet (1818–1878) Β 

Maker: George Richmond

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Sir William Stirling Maxwell, ninth baronet (1818–1878) by George Richmond, c. 1856 private collection; photograph Β© National Portrait Gallery, London

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Maxwell, Sir William Stirling, ninth baronet (1818–1878), art historian, historian, and book collector Β 

Hilary Macartney

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Maxwell, Sir William Stirling, ninth baronet (1818–1878), art historian, historian, and book collector, was born William Stirling on 8 March 1818 at Kenmure House, Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, the only son of Archibald Stirling of Keir and Cawder (1769–1847) and Elizabeth Maxwell (1793–1822), daughter of ...

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Palgrave, Sir Francis (1788–1861) Β 

Maker: Thomas Woolner

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23 September 2004
Sir Francis Palgrave (1788–1861) by Thomas Woolner, 1861 Β© National Portrait Gallery, London

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Palgrave [formerly Cohen], Sir Francis (1788–1861), archivist and historian Β 

G. H. Martin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Palgrave [formerly Cohen], Sir Francis (1788–1861), archivist and historian, was born in July 1788 at Green Street, Kentish Town, London, the only son of Meyer Cohen (c.1760–1831), a stockbroker, and his wife, Rachel, nΓ©e Levien (d. 1815). In 1797 ...

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Pryce, George (1799–1868), historian and librarian Β 

Gordon Goodwin

revised by Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Pryce, George (1799–1868), historian and librarian, born on 2 October 1799, was largely self-educated. He was at first a schoolmaster, but subsequently became an accountant at Bristol. He devoted his leisure to the study of archaeology and the early history of Bristol. In April 1856 he was appointed city librarian in ...

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Selby, Walford Dakin (1845–1889), archivist and historian Β 

A. F. Pollard

revised by G. H. Martin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Selby, Walford Dakin (1845–1889), archivist and historian, was born at home on 16 June 1845, the eldest son of Thomas Selby of Whitley and Wimbush Hall, Essex, and his wife, Elizabeth, youngest daughter and coheir of Ralph Foster of Holderness, Yorkshire. His great-great-grandfather had taken the name ...

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Shaw, William Arthur (1865–1943), archivist and historian Β 

F. H. Slingsby

revised by Marc Brodie

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Shaw, William Arthur (1865–1943), archivist and historian, was born at Hooley Hill, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, on 19 April 1865, the younger son of James Shaw, manufacturer, and his wife, Sarah Ann Hampshire. He was educated at the Owens College, Manchester, where he was awarded the Cobden Club prize and the Bradford history scholarship (1883), the Shuttleworth political economy scholarship (1884), and was appointed a ...

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Stevenson, Joseph (1806–1895) Β 

Maker: Charles Matthew

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Joseph Stevenson (1806–1895) by Charles Matthew, c. 1889 Β© National Portrait Gallery, London

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Stevenson, Joseph (1806–1895), historian, archivist, and Church of England clergyman Β 

Francis Edwards

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Stevenson, Joseph (1806–1895), historian, archivist, and Church of England clergyman, was born on 27 November 1806 at Berwick upon Tweed, the eldest son of Robert Stevenson, surgeon, and his wife, Elizabeth Wilson. He had two sisters. After his first schooling at Witton-le-Wear he entered the grammar school attached to ...

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Stokes, Ethel (1870–1944) Β 

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Ethel Stokes (1870–1944) by unknown photographer, c.1934 Β© reserved

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Stokes, Ethel (1870–1944), record agent and preserver of local archives Β 

Brian Barber

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25 September 2014

Stokes, Ethel (1870–1944), record agent and preserver of local archives, was born on 17 January 1870 at 89 Churchill Road, Holloway, London, the eldest child of Edwin James Stokes (1844–1916), accountant, and Fanny Augusta, nΓ©e Baker (1846–1933), music teacher. Ethel's brother, Durham (1872–1957)...