Lived Collection (page 5)

Brachiopods - Meristina: A cluster of shells of the brachiopod Meristina obtusa (J. de C. Sowerby)
Brachiopods - Meristina: A cluster of shells of the brachiopod Meristina obtusa (J.de C. Sowerby). It probably lived in shallow water

Echinoids - Coleopleurus: A fossilised sea urchin, Coleopleurus paucituberculatus (Gregory), which lived in shallow water on hard and rocky substrates

Echinoids - Hemicidaris: A well preserved specimen of a fossilised sea urchin, Hemicidaris intermedia (Fleming), which lived on the sea bed among rocky outcrops

Echinoids - Hardouinia: A fossilised sea urchin, Hardouinia mortonis (Michelin), which fed on the sand in which it lived partially buried

Bivalves - Cardiola: A cluster of fossilised shells of Cardiola interrupta J. de C. Sowerby, which is believed to have lived just below the sediment in moderately deep waters

Gastropods - Bourgetia: The fossilised shell of a sea snail, the Bourgetia saemanni (Oppel), a marine creature that lived in coral and sponge reefs in warm and shallow seas

Gryphaea, or Devils Toenail: The coiled shell of the Gryphaea arcuata (Lamarck), knoen as Devils Toenails, which lived on muddy sea beds

Rembrandts House - Amsterdam - The Netherlands
Rembrandts House (Woning) - Amsterdam - The Netherlands. Restored, 17th-century house where Rembrandt lived & worked for 20 years, hung with his etchings (1639-1658). Now a museum. Date: circa 1910s

Studio photograph of Jules Deruwez
Studio photograph of a Belgian soldier patient in civilian clothes. On the reverse is written in pencil in the hand of Major Powell-Cotton Jules Deruwez 8.2.15

Sir Charles Fox - 2
SIR CHARLES FOX Engineer, whose projects included the construction of Paxtons Crystal Palace : he lived at Blackheath where our Library is located. Date: 1810 - 1874

Mary Bond Eyrick
MARY BOND EYRICK the long-lived wife of sir John Eyrick Date: 1514 - 1611

John Dethick
JOHN DETHICK Beyond the fact that he lived at West Newton, Norfolk, neither we nor the British Museum know what is this gentlemans claim to fame. Date: 1567 - 1657

Robert Charles Dallas
ROBERT CHARLES DALLAS Jamaica-born writer, best known for his association with Byron, about whom he wrote a volume of reminiscences. He lived mostly abroad. Date: 1754 - 1824

Joseph Cradock - 2
JOSEPH CRADOCK Writer of plays, travel notes (he climbed Snowdon !) and a novel against gambling; in his later years he lived on turnips and roasted apples. Date: 1742 - 1826

Joseph Cradock - 1
JOSEPH CRADOCK Writer of plays, travel notes (he climbed Snowdon !) and a novel against gambling; in his later years he lived on turnips and roasted apples. Date: 1742 - 1826

Thomas Sidney Cooper
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER English artist, as a young man - he lived to be 99 ! Date: 1803 - 1902

Sir Henry Chauncy
SIR HENRY CHAUNCY Serjeant at Law, author of a History of Hertfordshire, where he lived. Date: 1632 - 1719

Antoine Chabaud
ANTOINE CHABAUD French colonel of engineers - he lived, he died, without a word of reproach. Date: 1727 - 1791

Charles Lucien Bonaparte
CHARLES LUCIEN BONAPARTE, Prince of Canino; son of Napoleons brother Lucien : a philosopher, who lived chiefly in Italy. Date: 1803 - 1857

Steenockerzeel Castle, Belgium, where Prince Otto von Habsburg and his mother, ex-Empress Zita (Austro-Hungarian Royalty) lived until 1939. Date: 1930s

Louise Ackermann, Writer
LOUISE VICTORINE CHOQUET ACKERMANN, French mystical poet who, when her husband died after 2 years, lived a solitary existence in an old convent near Nice. Date: 1813 - 1890

Achille Bazaine (John)
ACHILLE-FRANCOIS BAZAINE French soldier in Crimea, Mexico, Italy, but defeated in war with Prussia, court- martialled, imprisoned : escaped, lived in exile. Date: 1811 - 1888

Johann Philip Baratier
JOHANN PHILIP BARATIER (1721 - 1740) Short-lived German scholar, who died at the age of 19. Date: circa 1735

Abraham a Santa Clara
ABRAHAM A SANTA CLARA (secular name Ulrich Megerle) German friar and theologian, lived and died in Vienna. Date: 1644 - 1709

Hotel De LA Victoire
The HOTEL DE LA VICTOIRE, in the rue de la Victoire, Paris, where Napoleon lived before his rise to power following the 18 Brumaire. Date: 1790s

Catherine Warman (107)
CATHERINE WARMAN Prussian-born girl who came to England, lost two husbands, and became a resident in St Martins almshouse, London : lively and bright to the end. Date: 1648 - 1755

Tom Thumb (18th Cent)
TOM THUMB a resident of Bristol, depicted at the age of 105; his precise dates are unknown, but this is a late 18th century engraving. Date: 18th century

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

Jane Scrimshaw (127)
JANE SCRIMSHAW A Londoner who never married, she became a resident of Merchant Taylors alms-house, about 1630, and stayed there some 80 years. Date: 1584 - 1711

Ivan & Sara Rovin
IVAN AND SARA ROVIN Hungarian couple, who were married for 148 years ! When they died in the same year, their youngest son was a youngster of only 116. Date: 1569 / 1577 - 1741

MARY READ (102+)
MARY READ Resident of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, twice married, mother of eleven : she lived 102, perhaps 104 years, and visited Victoria at Osborne Date: 1749? - 1851

Thomas Laugher (114)
THOMAS LAUGHER Born in Worcestershire, he ended his days St Martins workhouse, London, retaining his faculties till 3 days before he died. Date: 1699 - 1813

Peter Garden (131)
PETER GARDEN Scotsman from Aberdeenshire, famous for his uninterrupted health, gigantic stature and longevity, keeping his faculties entire to the last Date: 1624 - 1755

David Ferguson (124)
DAVID FERGUSON Scotsman, youngest of 15 : shoemaker by trade, but he served as a soldier for much of his life and was active till nearly the end. Date: 1694 - 1818

Christian Drakenberg 146
CHRISTIAN JACOBSEN DRAKENBERG Danish resident of Aarhus, a boatswain in the Danish navy, noted for the most Wonderful and Whimsical Stories. Date: 1626 - 1772

Edward Burrell (Longlife
EDWARD BURRELL Coachman to the duke of Somerset, under Charles I, but unfortunately the print does not tell us when he died. Date: 1629 - 17 ?

Henry Evans (104)
HENRY EVANS Welshman, born at Haberdan in the county of Caernarvon. Date: 1606 - 1710

Quersonnieres (117)
NOEL DES QUERSONNIERES French official during the Revolution, subsequently exiled himself to London where he presumably died, aged 118. Date: 1728 - 1846

Matthew Champion (111)
MATTHEW CHAMPION Flemish-born resident of Great Yarmouth, son of a farrier so perhaps himself a farrier : he died at age 111. Date: 1682 - 1793

Jean Causeur (130)
JEAN CAUSEUR Butcher of Ploumouguer, in basse Bretagne, France : he is said to have lived 130 years. Date: 1642 - 1772

Mary Brettell (104)
MARY BRETTELL or BRITTAL Welsh-born lady, a widow, of Twickenham near London, who lived to be 104 enjoying her faculties to the last. Date: 1717 - 1821

William Aldridge (113)
WILLIAM ALDRIDGE Wheelwright of Acton, Middlesex, who lived for 113 years : he was 112 when this portrait was made. Date: 1584 - 1698

Mary Benton (120)
MARY BENTON Countrywoman of Kiverston, Durham, England : at age 119 she fed her chickens, enjoyed good hearing and sight, and never consulted a doctor. Date: 1731 - 1851

Elizabeth Broadmead (117
ELIZABETH BROADMEAD Resident of Wilton, Somerset, who took part in Monmouths rebellion, 1685 : she was 115 when this portrait was done. Date: 1670 - 1785

Thomas Cooke, the miser of Islington, and his wife who he married for her wealth : together they lived a life of ridiculous parsimony, suspicious of everyone Date: 1726 - 1811

Albertje Kuyskens (102)
ALBERTJE KUYSKENS Dutch lady, who ended her days in an almshouse at Haarlem Date: 1698 - 1800

Ottele Von Hoe (115)
JOHANN OTTELE VON HOHE Long-lived German citizen whose beard had a long time to grow long in. Drawn when he was only 115 years old. Date: 1542 - 1663

Thomas Laugher (114) Wl
THOMAS LAUGHER Born in Worcestershire, he ended his days St Martins workhouse, London, retaining his faculties till 3 days before he died. Date: 1699 - 1813

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