Author talk:William George (1830-1900)

Attempts to identify this author
moved from Talk:Dictionary of National_Biography, 1885-1900/List of Contributors

Common name, and not much 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)
 * George, William (?-1900)  <== chosen
 * 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)


 * 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. See reference in . William Strong the bookseller mentioned there died 1846.. Charles Matthews (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
 * 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)

Census
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:
 * 1881 England

Employment status: View image 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
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
 * Calendar of the Grants ... > 1900 > vol. E-G, p. 206

Name: 	William George Registration Year: 	1900 Mr Q Age at Death: 	69 Registration district: 	Bristol Volume: 	6a Page: 	27
 * FreeBMD

Baptism
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
 * Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England.