Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-HBoase, Frederic
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Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H
Boase, Frederic
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BARTLETT, WILLIAM HENRY. _b._ Kentish town, London 26 March 1809;
articled to John Britton the architect 1822–29; made 6 journeys to
the East 1834–54, and 4 journeys to America 1836–52; edited
_Sharpe’s London Magazine_ March 1849 to June 1852; author of
_Forty days in the desert on the track of the Israelites_ 1848 _3
ed._ 1849; _The Nile boat, or glimpses of the land of Egypt_ 1849
_2 ed._ 1850; _Gleanings pictorial and antiquarian on the overland
route_ 1851. (_m._ 6 July 1831 Susanna Moon, she was granted a
civil list pension of £75 4 Oct. 1858). _d._ on board French
steamer Egyptus off Malta 13 Sep. 1854. _bur._ in the sea 14 Sep.
_Brief memoir by Wm. Beattie M.D._ 1855, _portrait_; _Notice by J.
Britton in Art journal_ 1855, _pp._ 24–26, _reprinted privately_
1855.
BARTLEY, GEORGE (_younger son of Mr. Bartley, box-keeper of the Bath
theatre_). _b._ Bath 1782; a strolling player; made his début in
London at Drury Lane as Orlando in As you like it 18 Dec. 1802;
joined Incledon in his entertainment at the Lyceum theatre called
A voyage to India 24 April 1807; manager at Glasgow theatre
1809–11, also at Dundee and Perth; made his début in New York as
Falstaff 18 Nov. 1818; played at Covent Garden and Lyceum; stage
manager of former house about 1830–40; took his farewell of the
stage at Princess’s theatre 18 Dec. 1852. _d._ 11 Woburn sq.,
London 22 July 1858. _bur._ in St Mary’s churchyard Oxford 30
July. _Metropolitan Mag. xvii_, 366–69 (1836); _I.L.N. i_, 405
(1842), _portrait xxii_, 141 (1853), _portrait_.
BARTON, CHARLES JAMES. 2 Lieut. Bombay artillery 12 Dec. 1845;
lieut. col. 26 April 1866 to 1 Aug. 1872; M.G. 1 Aug. 1872. _d._
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. 19 Nov. 1879 aged 52.
BARTON, EZEKIEL. Entered Bengal army 1799; col. 71 N.I. 11 March
1841 to 8 Feb. 1843; col. 46 N.I. 8 Feb. 1843 to death; L.G. 11
Nov. 1851. _d._ Irthlingborough house near Higham Ferrers 4 June
1855 aged 73.
BARTON, RALPH. Entered navy 2 March 1812; captain 9 Nov. 1846;
retired admiral 1 Aug. 1877. _d._ South hill cottage, Southport 14
Jany, 1881 aged 83.
BARTON, RICHARD BOLTON (_eld. son of John Barton of Dublin_). _b._
1819; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1844, LLD. 1868; barrister
G.I. 30 Jany. 1850; went to India about 1855; chief magistrate,
coroner and chief comr. of insolvency at Bombay. _d._ Stour lodge,
Bradfield Essex 27 Dec. 1882.
BARTON, SIR ROBERT (_5 son of Wm. Barton of Grove, co. Tipperary_).
_b._ Fethard, co. Tipperary 1770; volunteer in French national
guard 1790; major 2 life guards 14 June 1805 to 28 April 1814;
major 60 foot 28 April 1814 to 25 March 1816 when placed on h.p.;
general 11 Nov. 1851; K.C.H. 1 March 1837. _d._ 2 Montague place,
Montague sq. London 17 March 1853.
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