Author talk:William George (1830-1900)
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Common name, and not much
- George, William (?-1900) <== chosen
is supposedly covered in Modern English Biography vol 5, by Frederic Boase [1892-1921]. Leaving alone at this point in time -- billinghurst (talk) 11:20, 12 October 2008 (UTC)
- I think he wrote the DNB bio for John Taylor (1829-1893), giving as his source "The present writer's Memoir of Taylor, prefixed to his Antiquarian Essays". I haven't looked at that, or at Boase, but library catalogues for Antiquarian essays / contributed to the "Saturday review" by John Taylor. With a memoir by William George, and portrait suggest linking that to a William George (of Bristol?) who died 1900.Dsp13 (talk) 03:06, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
- No obit in The Times 15-31 Jan 1900. For deaths in the March quarter 1900, there are several, though only one in Bristol (aged 69). No more specific detail to hand, would require access to Taylor's book with memoir. billinghurst (talk) 12:44, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
- Quite likely then that this is the author of this work, given as 1830-1831 to 1900. LibrariesWest might know more. Charles Matthews (talk) 11:08, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
- No obit in The Times 15-31 Jan 1900. For deaths in the March quarter 1900, there are several, though only one in Bristol (aged 69). No more specific detail to hand, would require access to Taylor's book with memoir. billinghurst (talk) 12:44, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
- Humph, that link is now broken, and the Wayback Machine denies responsibility. Yet there is circumstantial evidence that this is a Bristol bookseller and antiquarian. William George is said to have founded a bookshop in 1847, at age 17.[1] See reference in [2]. William Strong the bookseller mentioned there died 1846.[3]. Charles Matthews (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
- @Charles Matthews: I would agree with your assessment about the Bristol bookseller, and the article of Taylor, and related material, definitely shows interactions and writing by the two, esp. with the 'Antiquarian Essays' that were published in "Saturday Review". I cn see evidence of them, without finding the articles themselves. — billinghurst sDrewth 02:32, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
- Humph, that link is now broken, and the Wayback Machine denies responsibility. Yet there is circumstantial evidence that this is a Bristol bookseller and antiquarian. William George is said to have founded a bookshop in 1847, at age 17.[1] See reference in [2]. William Strong the bookseller mentioned there died 1846.[3]. Charles Matthews (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
Census
[edit]- 1881 England
Name: William George
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1830
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Maria S. George
Gender: Male
Where born: Dunster, Somerset, England
Civil Parish: Bristol St Augustine
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address: 26 Park St
Marital Status: Married
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Bookseller
Registration district: Bristol
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors:
Piece: 2478
Folio: 36
Page Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
William George 51
Maria S. George 46
Janet Armstrong 20
Probate
[edit]- Calendar of the Grants ... > 1900 > vol. E-G, p. 206
Name: William George, of "St. Wulfstans" Iddeslgigh-road Durdham Parl Bristol gentleman died ...
Death Date: 10 Jan 1900
Death Place: Bristol, England
Probate Date: 12 Mar 1900
Registry: Bristol
- FreeBMD
Name: William George
Registration Year: 1900 Mr Q
Age at Death: 69
Registration district: Bristol
Volume: 6a
Page: 27
Baptism
[edit]- Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England.
Name: William George
Baptism Date: 14 Feb 1830
Baptism Place: Dunster, Somerset, England
Parish as it Appears: Dunster
Father: James George, servant
Mother: Hannah George