The Family Records of Benjamin Shaw, Mechanic of Dent, Dolphinholme and Preston, 1772-1841
The Family Records of Benjamin Shaw, Mechanic of Dent, Dolphinholme and Preston, 1772-1841

Author: Benjamin Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Benjamin Shaw (1772-1841) was born in Dent in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His parents were Joseph Dent, a weaver, and Isabella Noddle, both originally of Garsdale. Both the Shaws and the Noddles had lived in Garsdale for generations. The earliest known Shaw was Robert Shaw (d.1744), great-grsandfather of Benjamin. In 1793 Benjamin married Betty Leeming (1773-1828). They were the parents of eight children and eventually had thirty-six grand-children. Early in career Benjamin moved his family to Preston where he was a mechanic. Descendants live in England.

The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals
The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals

Author: Dorothy Wordsworth

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-07-10

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 0199536872

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These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. They also offer wonderfully vivid descriptions of the landscape and people of Grasmere and Alfoxden in Somerset, which inspired Wordsworth and have enchanted generations of readers. This edition includes full explanatory notes on the people and places Dorothy writes about.

Oxford Men & Their Colleges
Oxford Men & Their Colleges

Author: Joseph Foster

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 898

ISBN-13: 9781343721531

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