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SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAM.
Obituary.
The following short list of local people of interest may not be an unacceptable addition to the many whose names appear in various parts of the preceding work:—
Aitken, W. C., the working man's friend, died March 24, 1875, aged 58.
Albites, Achille, a respected teacher of French, died June 8, 1872, aged 63.
Aris, Thomas, founder of the Gazette, died July 4, 1761.
Aylesford, Lord, died Jan. 13, 1885, at Big Springs, Texas, aged 35.
Banks, Morris chemist and druggist, died June 21, 1880, aged 75.
Banks, William, long connected with the local Press, died March 1, 1870, aged 50.
Bates, William, a literary connoisseur of much talent, died September 24, 1884.
Boulton, Ann, only daughter of Matthew Boulton, died October 13, 1829.
Brown, Rev. Philip, for 32 years Vicar of St. James's, Edgbaston, died September 15, 1884.
Bird, Alfred, well-known as a manufacturing chemist, died December 15, 1878, aged 67.
Barrett, Rev. I. C., for 43 years Rector of Sc. Mary's, died February 26, 1881.
Bracebridge, Charles Holte, a descendant of the Holtes of Aston, died July 12, 1872, aged 73. He left several pictures, &c., to the town.
Brailsford, Rev. Mr., Head-master Grammar School, died November 20, 1775.
Bray, Solomon, formerly Town Clerk, died January 9, 1859.
Breay, Rev. John George, seven years Minister of Christ Church, died December 5, 1839, in his 44th year.
Breedon, Luke, over fifty years a minister of the Society of Friends, died in 1740, aged 81.
Briggs, Major, W.B.R.V., died January 24, 1877, aged 45.
Burn, Rev. Edward, 52 years Minister at St. Mary's, died May 20, 1837, aged 77.
Cadbury, B. H., died January 23, 1880, in his 82nd year.
Chavasse, Pye.—A surgeon, well known by his works on the medical treatment of women and children, died September 20, 1879, in his 70th year.
Chavasse, Thos., pupil of Abernethy, and followed his profession in this town till his 80th year. He died October 19, 1884, aged 84.
Church, Benj., of the Gazette, died July 1, 1874, aged 48.
Davis, George, a local poet, as well as printer, died 1819.
Dawson, Susan Frances, relict of George Dawson, died November 9, 1878.
Dobbs, James, a comic song writer and comedian, a great favourite with his fellow-townspeople, died November 1, 1837, aged 56.
Egington, F., an eminent painter on glass, died March 25, 1805, aged 68.
Elkington, George Richards, the patentee and founder of the electroplate trade, died September 22, 1866 aged 65.
Everitt, Edward, landscape painter, a pupil of David Cox, and a member of the original Society of Arts, died July 2, 1880, in his 88th year.
Feeney, J. F., proprietor of Birmingham Journal, died May 12, 1869.
