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Ayton, William Alexander

(1816–1909)

R. A. Gilbert

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/53855

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Ayton, William Alexander (1816–1909), Church of England clergyman and alchemist, was born on 28 April 1816 in the Bloomsbury district of London, the son of William Capon Ayton (1786-1843), solicitor, and his wife Nancy Marynée Nicolson (1791-1921). He was educated at the ...

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date: 11 April 2021

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