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| Burdon, William. Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, June 20, 1781. Of Northumberland. S. of George. [B. 1764, at Newcastle. School, Newcastle Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1783; Scholar; B.A. 1786; M.A. 1789. Fellow, 1788-96; resigned, on declining to take Holy Orders. A wealthy coal-owner; lived at Hartford, near Morpeth, and at 51, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London. Married Miss Dickson, dau. of Lieut.-Gen. Dickson, 1798. Gave £100 towards rebuilding after the fire in 1811. Author, political and literary; edited the Memoirs of Count Boruwlaski. Died May 30, 1818, aged 53. Father of the next and of George W. (1815). (D.N.B.) | William BURDON Approx. lifespan: 1764–1818 Adm pens. Emmanuel College 1781:06:20 Of Northumberland , s. of George. BURDON b. Newcastle, [Northumberland], 1764 Sch: Newcastle Grammar Matric 1783:10MT: Scholar BA 1786 MA 1789 Fellow 1788-96 resigned, on declining to take Holy Orders. A wealthy coal-owner; At Hartford, near Morpeth, [Northumberland], , and at 51 Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London , m. Miss Dickson, dau. of Lieutenant-General: Dickson 1798 Gave £100 towards rebuilding after the fire in1811 Author, political and literary; edited the Memoirs of Count Boruwlaski d. aged 53 1818:05:30 father of the next and of George W. BURDON (1815) ( D.N.B .) [add:]S. of George, coalowner, and his wife – (Wharton)[:add] [add:]Subscribed Brand's, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, [Northumberland], , 1789[:add] [add:]His first wife died in 1806[:add] [add:]Settled at Morpeth, [Northumberland], ; built Hartford House[:add] [add:]Married (2), 1812 –[:add] [add:]Removed to London , , 1817, for medical treatment[:add] [add:] d. at his home in Welbeck Street, London , [:add] [add:]P.J. Wallis; Welford; Laws[:add] |