Dictionary of National Biography, 1904 errata/Volume 62




Dictionary of National Biography


ERRATA IN VOLUME LXII


WILLIAMSON—WORDEN

N.B.— f.e. stands for from end and l.l. for last line

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13 ii 11 f.e. Willibrord, Saint: omit or 696
6 f.e. for St. Cecilia's day (22 Nov.) read the feast of St. Clement (21 Nov.)
3 f.e. for (Bede read (but cf . Bede
18 i 34-35 Willis, Francis: for became physician-in-ordinary . . . . attended read attended the king
20 ii 22 Willis, Richard: for Maclure read McClure
44 ii 34 Wills, Sir Charles: for Friend's read Freind's
58 i 34 Willyams, Cooper: for 1891 read 1819
61 i l.l. Wilmot, Sir Edward: for physician read physician extraordinary
ii 1 after 1737 insert and physician-in-ordinary in 1732
69 ii 33 Wilmot, John E. (1750-1815): for liberal read conservative
70 ii 8 f.e. Wilmot, Lemuel A.: for Sir Charles Grant read Charles Grant
81 ii 7 Wilson, Arthur: for 1619 read 1614
23 for 1630 read 1631
8 f.e. for November 1654 read November 1634
82 i 17 after ii. 278). insert The MS. of the 'Switzer' was acquired by the British Museum in Feb. 1903, and was edited by M. Albert Feuillerat, of Rennes (Paris, 1904).
85 ii 36 Wilson, Bernard: omit and Wilts
95 i 23-24 Wilson, Harriette: for (fl. 1810-1825) read (1789-1846)
96 ii 23-24 for Nothing further is known of Harriette's career, read This 'modern Aspasia,' as Sheil calls her (Irish Bar, 1854, i. 348), is believed to have returned to England a pious widow, and to have died in 1846.
97 ii 26 Wilson, Henry B.: omit unmarried
100 i 3 f.e. Wilson, James (1805-1860): for fourth son read third son
113 i 28 Wilson, Sir John (1780-1856): for 11 Nov. 1851 read 20 June 1854
118 i 8 Wilson, Sir John M.: for 17 June on a strong fort read 19 June on a strong position
11-12 for Lake Ontario read the Niagara river near Erie
13 for 12 July read 11 July
15 for 29 Dec. read 30 Dec.
19 for Chippewa read Chippewa or Lundy's Lane
119 i 18-19 Wilson, Nicholas: omit in Holderness
120 i 12 for Bolton read Bilton
130 ii 32-33 Wilson, Sir Robert T.: for Wilson regarded it read Wilson voted for the second reading, but spoke without voting in favour of Gascoyne's amendment opposing the reduction of the number of members for England and Wales, which was carried against the government. He did not seek re-election after the consequent dissolution (April 1831). He regarded the measure in its final shape

130 ii 34-37 for in consequence, . . . . his seat, losing read he lost
132 ii 19-20 Wilson, Thomas (1525?-1581): for it contains read the third edition contains
135 ii 19 for Lidney read Lydney
138 ii 19-20 Wilson, Sir Thomas (1560?-1629): for Wilson died . . . . letters read Wilson was buried at St. Martin's in the Fields on 17 July 1629, and on the 31st letters
146 i 32 Wilson, William (1690-1741): for Williams read Wilson
151 i 13 f.e. Wilson, Sir Wiltshire: for 1838 read 1836
151 ii 25 Wilson-Patten, John, Baron Winmarleigh: for Lord Stanley, afterwards read Edward G. G. S. Stanley, afterwards Lord Stanley, and
29-30 for his friend Lord Stanley, read his friend's father, Lord Stanley, afterwards thirteenth earl of Derby,
36 for again of his friend read of his friend Edward Stanley, afterwards Lord Stanley
152 i 20 for In the year following read In September of the year following
21-23 for a post he held . . . . three months later, read under Disraeli, and held the post till Disraeli's resignation in Dec. 1868.
30 for 12 July read 11 July
172 i 14 f.e. Windham, Sir Charles A.: for 4 Feb. read 2 Feb.
172 ii 7 f.e. Windham, William: for Ash Windham read William Windham
6 f.e. after Sudbury insert 1722-7
6-5 f.e. for between 1721 and 1727 read until his death in 1730,
173 i 19-20 omit and Helston in 1766
174 i 2 for secretary for war read secretary at war
8-6 f.e. for He took refuge . . . . 8 May 1807, read Throughout these proceedings he retained his seat for New Romney, and held it till the dissolution on 29 April 1807. At the general election in May he was returned for Higham Ferrers,
177 ii 12 Windsor, Thomas, 1st Earl of Plymouth: omit (Sir)
178 i 2 Windsor, Sir William de, Baron Windsor: for G. T. read G. F.
182 ii 11 Wingfield, Sir Anthony: for thirteenth earl read fourteenth earl
183 ii 7 Wingfield, Anthony(1550?-1615?) : for Oxford read Orford
185 i 4 f.e. Wingfield, Sir Humphrey: for Partiger read Pargiter
196 ii 37 Winniffe, Thomas: for receiving at the same time read he also held
198 i 11 Winnington, Thomas: for Whitley read Witley
203 i 16-17 Winslow, Edward: for Richard Holdrip and Edward Blagge read Daniel Searle and Gregory Butler
208 i 9 f.e. Winstanley, Henry: for (d. 1703) read (1644-1703)
8-7 f.e. for was probably a native . . . . of William read baptised at Saffron Walden on 31 March 1644, and was eldest son of Henry Winstanley (d. 1680) of that place. He was nephew of William
209 ii 23-24 Winstanley, William: for (1628?-1690?) read (1628?-1698)
24-27 for was related to . . . . Henry Winstanley [q. v.], read was second son of William Winstanley, of Quendon, Essex (d. 1687), by his wife Elizabeth. Henry Winstanley [q. v.] was his nephew. William was sworn a freeman of Saffron Walden on 21 April 1649.
8 f.e. for died about 1690 . . . . married, and read was buried at Quendon on 22 Dec. 1698. He was twice married;
7 f.e. for wife read first wife
5 f.e. after p. 35). insert His second wife, Anne, was buried at Quendon on 29 Sept. 1691.
210 ii 21-22 for birth of one Robert . . . . (brother of Henry read baptism on 14 March 1646-7 of Robert Winstanley (a nephew of William and a younger brother of Henry
28 for sixteen read fifteen
213 ii 40 Winter, Sir Edward: for 20 Sept. read 20 Dec.
215 ii l.l. Winter, Sir John: for Metcalf's read Metcalfe's
216 ii 15 f.e. Winter, Samuel: for 24 Oct. read 24 Dec.
223 ii 23 Winterbottom, Thomas M.: after 1800. insert He left more than 5,000 philological books to Durham University.
253 i 33 Wishart, Sir James: for (d. 1729) read (d. 1723)

253 ii 36 Wishart, Sir James: before On the accession insert He was M.P. for Portsmouth 1711-15.
18-17 f.e. for and there he died in 1729. read He died on 31 May 1723 (Boyer, Political State of Great Britain, May 1723, p. 571)
253 ii 13 f.e. Wishart, Sir John: after John insert Lord Pittarrow
257 i 38 Witchell, Edwin: for Nymphsfield read Nympsfield
258 i 9 f.e. Witham, George: for Burton Constable read Constable Burton
259 i 32 Wither, George: for Anne Serle read Mary Hunt, apparently, of Theddon, Hampshire (cf. The Poetry of George Wither, ed. F. Sidgwick, 1902, i. xvi. sq.)
259 ii 4 f.e. for four editions read at least five editions
260 ii 15-17 for in 1617 for private circulation read in 1615 for private circulation. A copy of the private issue is in the Bodleian Library.
265 ii 16 for Hambledon, Surrey read Hambledon, Hampshire
266 ii 22 f.e. after Fidding insert (Theddon)
277 ii 24 Wodelarke, Robert: for 'Acero read 'Cicero
25-26 for 'Etymologiæ' read 'Etymologiarum'
294 ii 35 Wolfe, Arthur, 1st Viscount Kilwarden: for Six years read Five years
295 i 9 for the chief justice read formerly the chief justice
301 i 11 Wolfe, James: for right bank read left bank
302 ii 10 for commanding read cannonading
305 i 31 Wolfe, Reyner: for History of read History or
317 i 25 Wolley, Sir John: for 1572 read 1571.
27 after Elizabeth. insert According to Browne Willis, he was elected M.P. for East Looe in 1571
324 i 20 f.e. Wolseley, William (1640?-1697): for C. D. read C. D-n.
327 ii 38 Wolsey, Thomas: for 16 Nov. read 15 Nov.
329 i 11-12 omit and though he was never consecrated
346 i 44-45 Womock, Laurence: for with the promise of a prebend in Ely Cathedral read On 22 Sept. in the same year, according to Le Neve, he had been installed in the sixth prebendal stall at Ely.
50-52 omit On 22 Sept at Ely
347 i 44 after Bibl. Brit.; insert Cat. Tanner MSS. (Bodleian);
347 i l.l. Wood, Alexander (1725-1807): for His father was the youngest son of Wood read He was the son of Thomas Wood and grandson of Jasper Wood
ii 40 after Edinburgh insert He married Veronica Chalmers
353 i 33-34 Wood, Sir Charles, 1st Viscount Halifax: for lost his seat at Grimsby in 1831, but read in 1831
354 ii 28 Wood, Sir David E.: after 1877. insert He was an unsuccessful candidate for Durham in the conservative interest in 1847.
359 ii 25-26 Wood, James (1672-1759): omit Another son, Robert . . . . Everett Wood [q. v.].
369 ii 26-27 Wood, Mary A. E.: for James Wood (1672-1759) [q. v.] was her grandfather. read Her grandfather James Wood, a friend of Wesley and twice president of the Wesleyan Conference, must be distinguished from James Wood (1672-1759) [q. v.].
374 i 2 f.e. Wood, Robert (1717?-1771): after i. 289). insert From 1764 to his death he was groom-porter in the royal household.
380 i 20 f.e. Wood, William (1745-1808): for 1807 read 1809
381 ii 13-12 f.e. Wood, William P., Baron Hatherley: for Robert Monsey Rolfe, first baron Cranworth [q. v.]. read Sir George James Turner [q. v.], who was made lord justice in succession to the newly appointed lord chancellor, Robert Monsey Rolfe, first baron Cranworth [q. v.].
384 ii 23 Woodard, Nathaniel: for 1844 read 1894
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Wooddeson, Richard: for 1823 read 1822
395 i 36-37 Woodford, Sir John G.: for Sir William Colville read Sir Charles Colville
ii 14 f.e. after the service insert in Oct. 1841. He had been made C.B. in 1815 and K.C.B. in 1838
404 ii 26 Woodley, George: for Maclure's read McClure's
412 ii 19-20 Woodville, Anthony, 2nd Earl Rivers: for he is said to have fought at Morat (22 June) for the read he visited (7-8 June) the camp at Morat of the
21 for (Ramsay, ii. 418) read (Kirk's Charles the Bold, iii. 370-1)