The William Thompson Watkin Collection 19th century

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The William Thompson Watkin Collection 19th century

http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb418-watkin

10 boxes, 108 files

eng,

Chetham's Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6299869

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Watkin, William Thompson

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The archaeologist and antiquary, William Thompson Watkin, was born in Salford on 15 October 1836, the son of John Watkin (1808-48) of Salford and Mary Hamilton (d.1883), daughter of Benjamin Brierley. He was the second cousin of the great railway promoter and entrepreneur, Sir Edward William Watkin (1819-1901). William was educated at private schools, and pursued a career as a merchant in Liverpool. Watkin's interest in the Roman occupation of North-West Britain led him ...