ATKINSON, SOLOMON. _b._ Cumberland; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam.; senior wrangler and 2 Smith’s prizeman 1821; B.A. 1821; barrister L.I. 21 May 1827; author of _County court extension act_, 1850; _Law and practice of county courts_ 1853. _d._ Mornington crescent, Hampstead road 12 Feb. 1865. ATKINSON, THOMAS WITLAM. _b._ Cawthorne, Yorkshire 6 March 1799; employed in rebuilding St. Mary’s church Barnsley 1819 where he carved some very fine work; architect in London 1827–42 when he went to Hamburg; engaged in reconstruction of St. Nicholas church Hamburg 1845; went to Russia 1846; granted by Emperor of Russia rare privilege of a blank pass throughout his Asiatic dominions; travelled in Siberia and Mongolia; F.R.G.S. 1858, F.G.S. 1859; author of _Explorations in Oriental and West Siberia_ 1857; _Travels in the regions of the Upper and Lower Amoor_ 1860; (_m._ 1847 Lucy authoress of _Recollections of Tartar Steppes_ 1863, she was granted a civil list pension of £100 18 June 1863). _d._ Lower Walmer, Kent 13 Aug. 1861. ATKINSON, WILLIAM GREENE. _b._ Darlington 1810; barrister M.T. 19 Nov. 1841; librarian of the Great seal patent office, London Jany. 1854 to death; prepared manuscript of catalogue of the library which was printed in 2 vols. 4º. 1882–83; edited the Commissioners of patents journal Jany. 1854 to death, _d._ 59 Rowan road, Hammersmith 18 Sep. 1881. ATKINSON, WILLIAM STEPHEN (_eld. son of Rev. T. D. Atkinson Rector of Rugeley, Staffs._) director of public instruction for Bengal. _d._ Rome 15 Jany. 1876 aged 55. ATTHILL, REV. WILLIAM LOMBE. _b._ 11 July 1807; scholar of Caius coll. Cam. 1825; B.A. 1830, M.A. 1851; sub-dean, canon and commissary of collegiate church of Middleham, Yorkshire 1839–51; P.C. of Horsham Norfolk 1851–63; V. of Horsford, Norfolk 1851–63; married 4 times; author of _The way of Catechising_ 1840; _History and antiquities of the collegiate church at Middleham_ 1847 and of articles in Burke’s _Historic Lands of England_ 1849. _d._ Brandiston hall, Alderford, Norfolk 11 Dec. 1884. ATTREE, WILLIAM WAKEFORD. _b._ 1805; ed. at Eton and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1829, M.A. 1832; barrister M.T. 7 June 1833; assistant tithe comr.; recorder of Hastings and of Seaford about 1842 to death; author of _Report of Braintree church rate case_ 1853. _d._ Queen’s Park, Brighton 28 Jany. 1862. ATTWOOD, BENJAMIN (_son of Matthias Attwood of Hales Owen, founder of bank of Attwoods in London and Birmingham_). a manufacturer at Birmingham; came into a large fortune from his nephew Matthias Attwood; gave with greatest secrecy for many years sums of £1000 each to all manner of charities to amount of £375,000. _d._ Pengelly house, Cheshunt 22 Nov. 1874. _I.L.N. lxvi_ 57 (1875) _portrait_; _Graphic xi_ 67 (1875) _portrait_.