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| WILKINS, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. at CLARE, Oct. 4, 1884. [S. of Charles, farmer, of Gurney Court, Somerset , and Mortimer, Berkshire . (and Mary Ann Keel). B. Dec. 23, 1860. Educated privately, and then employed in a bank at Brighton before admission.] Matric. Michs. 1884; B.A. 1887; M.A. 1899. Private Secretary to the Earl of Dunraven, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, 1885. Author (under the pseudonym of De Winton) of St Michael's Eve; The Forbidden Sacrifice ; and (with Julia Chetwynd), John Ellicombe's Temptation; The Holy Estate, a study in morals . Joint author, The Green Bay Tree, a satire on Cambridge life. Edited The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton, a memoir founded on her letters and autobiography. Author of the following biographical works: The Love of an Uncrowned Queen, Queen Sophie Dorothea Consort of George I; A Queen of Tears, Mrs Fitzherbert and George IV, etc. Died, unmarried, Dec. 22, 1905, in London . ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) | William Henry WILKINS Approx. lifespan: 1860–1905 Adm Clare College 1884:10:04 s. of Charles WILKINS farmer, of Gurney Court, Gurney, Somerset , and Mortimer, Berkshire , (and Mary Ann Keel) b. 1860:12:23 Educated privately, and then employed in a bank Brighton, [Sussex], before admission.] Matric 1884:10MT: BA 1887 MA 1899 Private Sec. to: : Earl of Dunraven, Under-Sec. for: : Colonies 1885 Author (under the pseudonym of De Winton) of St Michael's Eve; The Forbidden Sacrifice ; and (with Julia Chetwynd), John Ellicombe's Temptation; The Holy Estate, a study in morals . Joint author, The Green Bay Tree a satire on CB, ???, life. Publ.: Edited The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton a memoir founded on her letters and autobiography. Author of the following biographical works: The Love of an Uncrowned Queen, Queen Sophie Dorothea Consort of George I; A Queen of Tears, Mrs Fitzherbert and George IV etc. d., unmarried 1905:12:22 in London , ( Who was Who; D.N.B. ) |