Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 62
Appearance
N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line
Page | Col. | Line | |
13 | ii | 11 f.e. | Willibrord, Saint: omit or 696 |
6 f.e. | for St. Cecilia's day (22 Nov.) read the feast of St. Clement (21 Nov.) | ||
3 f.e. | for (Bede read (but cf . Bede | ||
18 | i | 34-35 | Willis, Francis: for became physician-in-ordinary . . . . attended read attended the king |
20 | ii | 22 | Willis, Richard: for Maclure read McClure |
44 | ii | 34 | Wills, Sir Charles: for Friend's read Freind's |
58 | i | 34 | Willyams, Cooper: for 1891 read 1819 |
61 | i | l.l. | Wilmot, Sir Edward: for physician read physician extraordinary |
ii | 1 | after 1737 insert and physician-in-ordinary in 1732 | |
69 | ii | 33 | Wilmot, John E. (1750-1815): for liberal read conservative |
70 | ii | 8 f.e. | Wilmot, Lemuel A.: for Sir Charles Grant read Charles Grant |
81 | ii | 7 | Wilson, Arthur: for 1619 read 1614 |
23 | for 1630 read 1631 | ||
8 f.e. | for November 1654 read November 1634 | ||
82 | i | 17 | after ii. 278). insert The MS. of the 'Switzer' was acquired by the British Museum in Feb. 1903, and was edited by M. Albert Feuillerat, of Rennes (Paris, 1904). |
85 | ii | 36 | Wilson, Bernard: omit and Wilts |
95 | i | 23-24 | Wilson, Harriette: for (fl. 1810-1825) read (1789-1846) |
96 | ii | 23-24 | for Nothing further is known of Harriette's career, read This 'modern Aspasia,' as Sheil calls her (Irish Bar, 1854, i. 348), is believed to have returned to England a pious widow, and to have died in 1846. |
97 | ii | 26 | Wilson, Henry B.: omit unmarried |
100 | i | 3 f.e. | Wilson, James (1805-1860): for fourth son read third son |
113 | i | 28 | Wilson, Sir John (1780-1856): for 11 Nov. 1851 read 20 June 1854 |
118 | i | 8 | Wilson, Sir John M.: for 17 June on a strong fort read 19 June on a strong position |
11-12 | for Lake Ontario read the Niagara river near Erie | ||
13 | for 12 July read 11 July | ||
15 | for 29 Dec. read 30 Dec. | ||
19 | for Chippewa read Chippewa or Lundy's Lane | ||
119 | i | 18-19 | Wilson, Nicholas: omit in Holderness |
120 | i | 12 | for Bolton read Bilton |
130 | ii | 32-33 | Wilson, Sir Robert T.: for Wilson regarded it read Wilson voted for the second reading, but spoke without voting in favour of Gascoyne's amendment opposing the reduction of the number of members for England and Wales, which was carried against the government. He did not seek re-election after the consequent dissolution (April 1831). He regarded the measure in its final shape
|
130 | ii | 34-37 | for in consequence, . . . . his seat, losing read he lost |
132 | ii | 19-20 | Wilson, Thomas (1525?-1581): for it contains read the third edition contains |
135 | ii | 19 | for Lidney read Lydney |
138 | ii | 19-20 | Wilson, Sir Thomas (1560?-1629): for Wilson died . . . . letters read Wilson was buried at St. Martin's in the Fields on 17 July 1629, and on the 31st letters |
146 | i | 32 | Wilson, William (1690-1741): for Williams read Wilson |
151 | i | 13 f.e. | Wilson, Sir Wiltshire: for 1838 read 1836 |
151 | ii | 25 | Wilson-Patten, John, Baron Winmarleigh: for Lord Stanley, afterwards read Edward G. G. S. Stanley, afterwards Lord Stanley, and |
29-30 | for his friend Lord Stanley, read his friend's father, Lord Stanley, afterwards thirteenth earl of Derby, | ||
36 | for again of his friend read of his friend Edward Stanley, afterwards Lord Stanley | ||
152 | i | 20 | for In the year following read In September of the year following |
21-23 | for a post he held . . . . three months later, read under Disraeli, and held the post till Disraeli's resignation in Dec. 1868. | ||
30 | for 12 July read 11 July | ||
172 | i | 14 f.e. | Windham, Sir Charles A.: for 4 Feb. read 2 Feb. |
172 | ii | 7 f.e. | Windham, William: for Ash Windham read William Windham |
6 f.e. | after Sudbury insert 1722-7 | ||
6-5 f.e. | for between 1721 and 1727 read until his death in 1730, | ||
173 | i | 19-20 | omit and Helston in 1766 |
174 | i | 2 | for secretary for war read secretary at war |
8-6 f.e. | for He took refuge . . . . 8 May 1807, read Throughout these proceedings he retained his seat for New Romney, and held it till the dissolution on 29 April 1807. At the general election in May he was returned for Higham Ferrers, | ||
177 | ii | 12 | Windsor, Thomas, 1st Earl of Plymouth: omit (Sir) |
178 | i | 2 | Windsor, Sir William de, Baron Windsor: for G. T. read G. F. |
182 | ii | 11 | Wingfield, Sir Anthony: for thirteenth earl read fourteenth earl |
183 | ii | 7 | Wingfield, Anthony(1550?-1615?) : for Oxford read Orford |
185 | i | 4 f.e. | Wingfield, Sir Humphrey: for Partiger read Pargiter |
196 | ii | 37 | Winniffe, Thomas: for receiving at the same time read he also held |
198 | i | 11 | Winnington, Thomas: for Whitley read Witley |
203 | i | 16-17 | Winslow, Edward: for Richard Holdrip and Edward Blagge read Daniel Searle and Gregory Butler |
208 | i | 9 f.e. | Winstanley, Henry: for (d. 1703) read (1644-1703) |
8-7 f.e. | for was probably a native . . . . of William read baptised at Saffron Walden on 31 March 1644, and was eldest son of Henry Winstanley (d. 1680) of that place. He was nephew of William | ||
209 | ii | 23-24 | Winstanley, William: for (1628?-1690?) read (1628?-1698) |
24-27 | for was related to . . . . Henry Winstanley [q. v.], read was second son of William Winstanley, of Quendon, Essex (d. 1687), by his wife Elizabeth. Henry Winstanley [q. v.] was his nephew. William was sworn a freeman of Saffron Walden on 21 April 1649. | ||
8 f.e. | for died about 1690 . . . . married, and read was buried at Quendon on 22 Dec. 1698. He was twice married; | ||
7 f.e. | for wife read first wife | ||
5 f.e. | after p. 35). insert His second wife, Anne, was buried at Quendon on 29 Sept. 1691. | ||
210 | ii | 21-22 | for birth of one Robert . . . . (brother of Henry read baptism on 14 March 1646-7 of Robert Winstanley (a nephew of William and a younger brother of Henry |
28 | for sixteen read fifteen | ||
213 | ii | 40 | Winter, Sir Edward: for 20 Sept. read 20 Dec. |
215 | ii | l.l. | Winter, Sir John: for Metcalf's read Metcalfe's |
216 | ii | 15 f.e. | Winter, Samuel: for 24 Oct. read 24 Dec. |
223 | ii | 23 | Winterbottom, Thomas M.: after 1800. insert He left more than 5,000 philological books to Durham University. |
253 | i | 33 | Wishart, Sir James: for (d. 1729) read (d. 1723)
|
253 | ii | 36 | Wishart, Sir James: before On the accession insert He was M.P. for Portsmouth 1711-15. |
18-17 f.e. | for and there he died in 1729. read He died on 31 May 1723 (Boyer, Political State of Great Britain, May 1723, p. 571) | ||
253 | ii | 13 f.e. | Wishart, Sir John: after John insert Lord Pittarrow |
257 | i | 38 | Witchell, Edwin: for Nymphsfield read Nympsfield |
258 | i | 9 f.e. | Witham, George: for Burton Constable read Constable Burton |
259 | i | 32 | Wither, George: for Anne Serle read Mary Hunt, apparently, of Theddon, Hampshire (cf. The Poetry of George Wither, ed. F. Sidgwick, 1902, i. xvi. sq.) |
259 | ii | 4 f.e. | for four editions read at least five editions |
260 | ii | 15-17 | for in 1617 for private circulation read in 1615 for private circulation. A copy of the private issue is in the Bodleian Library. |
265 | ii | 16 | for Hambledon, Surrey read Hambledon, Hampshire |
266 | ii | 22 f.e. | after Fidding insert (Theddon) |
277 | ii | 24 | Wodelarke, Robert: for 'Acero read 'Cicero |
25-26 | for 'Etymologiæ' read 'Etymologiarum' | ||
294 | ii | 35 | Wolfe, Arthur, 1st Viscount Kilwarden: for Six years read Five years |
295 | i | 9 | for the chief justice read formerly the chief justice |
301 | i | 11 | Wolfe, James: for right bank read left bank |
302 | ii | 10 | for commanding read cannonading |
305 | i | 31 | Wolfe, Reyner: for History of read History or |
317 | i | 25 | Wolley, Sir John: for 1572 read 1571. |
27 | after Elizabeth. insert According to Browne Willis, he was elected M.P. for East Looe in 1571 | ||
324 | i | 20 f.e. | Wolseley, William (1640?-1697): for C. D. read C. D-n. |
327 | ii | 38 | Wolsey, Thomas: for 16 Nov. read 15 Nov. |
329 | i | 11-12 | omit and though he was never consecrated |
346 | i | 44-45 | Womock, Laurence: for with the promise of a prebend in Ely Cathedral read On 22 Sept. in the same year, according to Le Neve, he had been installed in the sixth prebendal stall at Ely. |
50-52 | omit On 22 Sept at Ely | ||
347 | i | 44 | after Bibl. Brit.; insert Cat. Tanner MSS. (Bodleian); |
347 | i | l.l. | Wood, Alexander (1725-1807): for His father was the youngest son of Wood read He was the son of Thomas Wood and grandson of Jasper Wood |
ii | 40 | after Edinburgh insert He married Veronica Chalmers | |
353 | i | 33-34 | Wood, Sir Charles, 1st Viscount Halifax: for lost his seat at Grimsby in 1831, but read in 1831 |
354 | ii | 28 | Wood, Sir David E.: after 1877. insert He was an unsuccessful candidate for Durham in the conservative interest in 1847. |
359 | ii | 25-26 | Wood, James (1672-1759): omit Another son, Robert . . . . Everett Wood [q. v.]. |
369 | ii | 26-27 | Wood, Mary A. E.: for James Wood (1672-1759) [q. v.] was her grandfather. read Her grandfather James Wood, a friend of Wesley and twice president of the Wesleyan Conference, must be distinguished from James Wood (1672-1759) [q. v.]. |
374 | i | 2 f.e. | Wood, Robert (1717?-1771): after i. 289). insert From 1764 to his death he was groom-porter in the royal household. |
380 | i | 20 f.e. | Wood, William (1745-1808): for 1807 read 1809 |
381 | ii | 13-12 f.e. | Wood, William P., Baron Hatherley: for Robert Monsey Rolfe, first baron Cranworth [q. v.]. read Sir George James Turner [q. v.], who was made lord justice in succession to the newly appointed lord chancellor, Robert Monsey Rolfe, first baron Cranworth [q. v.]. |
384 | ii | 23 | Woodard, Nathaniel: for 1844 read 1894 |
388 389 |
ii ii |
2 f.e. 31 |
Wooddeson, Richard: for 1823 read 1822 |
395 | i | 36-37 | Woodford, Sir John G.: for Sir William Colville read Sir Charles Colville |
ii | 14 f.e. | after the service insert in Oct. 1841. He had been made C.B. in 1815 and K.C.B. in 1838 | |
404 | ii | 26 | Woodley, George: for Maclure's read McClure's |
412 | ii | 19-20 | Woodville, Anthony, 2nd Earl Rivers: for he is said to have fought at Morat (22 June) for the read he visited (7-8 June) the camp at Morat of the |
21 | for (Ramsay, ii. 418) read (Kirk's Charles the Bold, iii. 370-1)
|