Kidson, Frank
(1855–1926)
- Roy Palmer
Extract
Kidson, Frank (1855–1926), writer and antiquary, was born on 15 November 1855 at 16 Alexander Street, Leeds, youngest of the nine children of Francis Prince Kidson (1810–1872), butcher turned lamp-rate collector, and his wife, Mary (1812–1890), daughter of Joseph Roberts, factory owner. Kidson...