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
Great Britain -- Biography -- Dictionaries
BELLAMY, JOHN CREMER. _b._ Plymouth 7 Dec. 1812; L.S.A. 1833,
M.R.C.S. 1834; Curator of Plymouth Institute and Devon and
Cornwall Nat. Hist. Society; author of _The natural history of
South Devon_ 1839; _The housekeeper’s guide to the fish market for
each month of the year_ 1843, _new ed._ 1862; _A thousand facts in
the histories of Devon and Cornwall_ 1850. _d._ George st.
Plymouth 12 May 1854.
BELLAMY, WILLIAM HOARE. _b._ Cork 5 Aug. 1800; made his début at
Elmsworth 1825 as Sir Simon Rochdale in _John Bull_; went to the
United States; made his début in New York 1838. (_m._ Mrs. A. W.
Penson, she was _b._ Scotland and acted in the United States 1838
to her death May 1857). _d._ Greenpoint, Long Island 15 April
1866.
BELLARS, HENRY JOHN. _b._ Chester; a schoolmaster; sec. and curator
of Chester Natural History Society; photographic artist in London
1862 to death; the best facsimilist in England; author of
_Illustrated catalogue of British land and freshwater shells_
1858; _The historical numismatic atlas of the Roman emperors_.
_d._ 12 Bedford court, Covent Garden 22 June 1868 aged 44.
BELLASIS, EDWARD (_only son of Rev. George Bellasis, V. of Basildon,
Berkshire who d. 1814_). _b._ Basildon vicarage 14 Oct. 1800; ed.
at Christ’s Hospital 1808–15; barrister I.T. 2 July 1824; employed
in parliamentary practice 1836–66, counsel in 342 important cases;
serjeant at law 10 July 1844; received into Roman Catholic Church
28 Sep. 1850; trustee with J. R. Hope-Scott Q.C. of Earl of
Shrewsbury 1853–56; steward of manors of Duke of Norfolk in
Norfolk and Suffolk 1863; one of the 3 comrs. who reported on
College of Arms 1870; author of several anonymous pamphlets. _d._
Hyères, France 24 Jany. 1873. _The Tablet 1 Feb. 1873 p._ 138.
BELLEW, PATRICK, 1 Baron (_elder son of Sir Edward Bellew, 6 baronet
who d. 15 March 1827_). _b._ London 29 Jany 1798; succeeded 15
March 1827; lord lieut. of co. Louth 1832 to death; col. of Louth
militia 17 Nov. 1843 to death; M.P. for Louth 1831–1832 and
1834–1837; P.C. Ireland 1838; created a peer of Ireland by title
of Baron Bellew of Barmeath co. Louth 17 July 1848. _d._ Barmeath
10 Dec. 1866.
BELLEW, REV. SIR CHRISTOPHER, 2 Baronet. _b._ 1818; succeeded 26
June 1855. _d._ at house of the Jesuit Fathers, Gardiner st.
Dublin 18 March 1867.
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