Ayton, William Alexander
(1816–1909)
- R. A. Gilbert
Extract
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 ...