THOMAS BECKWITH MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: NOTES
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Type of record: Archive
Title: THOMAS BECKWITH MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: NOTES
Classmark: YAS/MS71
Date(s): 14th century-18th century
Size and medium: 1 volume
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/460914
Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Description
Comprising, a volume of sundries, the main contents are, (a) Lists of officials in some towns and villages of Yorkshire, by wapentakes. (b) Pedigree of Selby. (c) Extracts from Domesday relating to Yorkshire. (d) "Feodorum Honoris Pontefract,..." re Alice de Lacy, reign of Edward I, (1301-1302) (e) A change of name certificate by "Hercules Malby" to Beckwith. (f) Pedigree of Howitt. (g) Pedigree of Stewart. (h) Descent of Kings of Portugal. (i) Pedigree of Bower of Bridlington. (j) Notes on Green of Horsforth. (k) Arms and pedigree of Capt. Philip Eyton. (l) Notes from John Archer's mss (with Mr Constable of Everingham) (m) Tricks of coats of arms. (n) Extracts from registers of St. Michael le Belfrey, York. (o) Will of John Darby of York, 1713
Biography or history
Thomas Beckwith (1731-1786) was a painter, genealogist and antiquary. He was born at Rothwell, the son of a solicitor. He was trained as a house-painter in Wakefield, and went on to set himself up as a painter in York. He produced portraits, drawings of antiquities, local churches, ruins etc. Beckwith amassed volumes of notes in his study of heraldry and pedigrees.
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