Person: D'URBAN, W.S.M. (1836-1933)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William Stewart Mitchell D'URBAN

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

naturalist and occasional lantern lecturer

Main period of activity

1910s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

July 1836

born at

Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland

1881

resident

Albuera, St Leonards Road, Exeter, Devon, England

1880s

~44

employee

Royal Albert Memorial Museum

3 April 1881

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/2152.113.24
– occupation “Secretary and Curator, Albert Museum Exeter”

1898-1933

~61

member

RAMC Field Club

1911-1933

resident

Newport House, Topsham, Devon, England

2 April 1911

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/12602.126
– occupation “Private Means”

31 January 1914

lecturer

Weeds (lantern lecture, Exeter, Devon, England, 31 January 1914)

20 December 1933

died at

Topsham, Devon, England

5 April 1934

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1934 p.192

Reference

Proceedings of the College Field Club and Natural History Society: 1933-1934 (Exeter: University College of the South West of England, 1934), p. 19
– obituary

Lucerna ID 6004868

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 1 February 2017

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Person: D'URBAN, W.S.M. (1836-1933)