Baddeley, Mountford John Byrde (1843–1906), compiler of guidebooks, born at Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, on 6 March 1843, was the second son of three children of Whieldon Bird Baddeley (bap. 1800, d. 1851), solicitor, of Rocester, Staffordshire, and his wife, Frances Blurton Webb...
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Baddeley, Mountford John Byrde (1843–1906), compiler of guidebooks
G. S. Woods
revised by Julian Lock
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Baillie (née Wathen), Marianne (1788–1831), travel writer and versifier
Rosemary Mitchell
Baillie (née Wathen), Marianne (1788–1831), travel writer and versifier, was born on 13 July 1788 (in Jamaica, according to some accounts) and baptized at St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 11 March 1790, the only daughter and eldest of three children of ...
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Blenerhasset, Thomas (c. 1550–1624), poet and writer on Ireland
Sidney Lee
revised by Andrew Hadfield
Blenerhasset, Thomas (c. 1550–1624), poet and writer on Ireland, was a younger son of William Blenerhasset of Horsford Park, near Norwich, who died in 1598. His eldest brother, Edward, who, like Thomas, had a successful career in Ireland, was knighted on 23 July 1603. ...
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Bodley, John Edward Courtenay (1853–1925), writer on France
Sheridan Gilley
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Bodley, John Edward Courtenay (1853–1925), writer on France, was born on 6 June 1853 at King Street, Hanley, Staffordshire, the son of Edward Fisher Bodley, commercial traveller, and later a wealthy pottery owner, and his second wife, Mary Ridgway. Bodley was educated at ...
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Bollaert, William (1807–1876), traveller and author
Lelia M. Roeckell
Bollaert, William (1807–1876), traveller and author, was born in Lymington, Hampshire, on 21 October 1807, the eldest among at least eight children of Andrew Jacob Bollaert and his wife, Jane, née Collings, of Lymington, where three of their children were baptized. His father, a Dutch emigrant who had served with the ...
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Bradshaw, George (1801–1853), compiler of railway guides
G. C. Boase
revised by Philip S. Bagwell
Bradshaw, George (1801–1853), compiler of railway guides, only son of Thomas Bradshaw and his wife, Mary Rogers, was born at Windsor Bridge, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, on 29 July 1801. His parents, although of limited means, gave him a good education, placing him under the care of a ...
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Brereton, John (b. 1571/2?, d. in or after 1619?), travel writer
Elizabeth Baigent
Brereton, John (b. 1571/2
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Brome, James (1651/2–1719), Church of England clergyman and travel writer
Anita McConnell and Vivienne Larminie
Brome, James (1651/2–1719), Church of England clergyman and travel writer, was born in Cambridge, the son of William Brome. He was educated at Newark School until 1663, then at King Edward VI Free Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, being admitted sizar at Christ's College, Cambridge...
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Broughton, Thomas Duer (1778–1835), army officer in the East India Company and writer on India
Thompson Cooper
revised by James Lunt
Broughton, Thomas Duer (1778–1835), army officer in the East India Company and writer on India, was born in Bristol on 8 March 1778, son of the Revd Thomas Broughton, rector of St Peter's, Bristol, and his wife, Jane; he was great-grandson of the ...
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Brown, Alfred John [pseud. Julian Laverack] (1894–1969), author
John A. White
(Brown, Alfred John [pseud. Julian Laverack]1894–1969), author, was born on 21 August 1894 at 98 Paisley Street, Horton, Bradford, the second of three sons and third of five children of Alfred John Brown (1862–1940), iron fitter and mechanical engineer, and his wife, ...
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Buxton, Nigel Edward (1924–2015), travel writer and broadcaster
Michael Leapman
Buxton, Nigel Edward (1924–2015), travel writer and broadcaster, was born on 29 May 1924 at Laureldene, Cowfold, Sussex, one of seven children—six boys and a girl—of Gordon Offord Buxton (1884–1951), chauffeur and factotum, and his wife, Mary Janetta, née Griffiths (...
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Campbell, Donald (1751–1804), army officer and travel writer
Stanley Lane-Poole
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Campbell, Donald (1751–1804), army officer and travel writer, of Barbreck, Argyll, is best known for his A journey over land to India … by Donald Campbell of Barbreck, who formerly commanded a regiment of cavalry in the service of the nabob of the Carnatic: in a series of letters to his son...
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Carr, Sir John (1772–1832), travel writer
T. F. Henderson
revised by Elizabeth Baigent
Carr, Sir John (1772–1832), travel writer, was born in London on 6 December 1772. Variously described as the youngest and the only son of a tradesman, possibly Benjamin Carr, he entered Rugby School in 1785 by which time his father was dead and he was the ward of ...
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Carrington, Dorothy Violet [married name Frederica Rose, Lady Rose] (1910–2002), historian and writer on Corsica
Robert Sharp
Carrington, Dorothy Violet [married name Frederica Rose, Lady Rose] (1910–2002), historian and writer on Corsica, was born on 6 June 1910 at Perrott's Brook, North Cerney, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, the younger daughter of Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington (1844–1913), a veteran of various southern African wars between 1877 and 1902, and his wife, ...
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Childs, William John (c. 1869–1933), author and government official
John Fisher
Childs, William John (c. 1869–1933), author and government official, was the son of William John Childs. The formative period of his life, most of which remains unclear, occurred from 1909 to 1913, when he lived and travelled widely in Anatolia and Thrace. Glimpses of his earlier life, and of travel in various parts of the world, the Ottoman empire especially, are provided by his later publications, as well as by official and private archival material. Nevertheless ...
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Connor [formerly O'Connor], Bernard (c. 1666–1698), physician and writer on Poland
Gerald Stone
Connor [formerly O'Connor], Bernard (c. 1666–1698), physician and writer on Poland, the son of Bernard O'Connor, born in co. Kerry, Ireland, was descended from the O'Connor Kerry family, lords of Kerry. As a Roman Catholic, he was prohibited from attending school or university, and was therefore taught privately by tutors. Of his life in ...
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