Notes about the Rowland, Mallett, and Netherclift families and some relations and friends / [Ralph Thomas].

  • Thomas, Ralph, 1840-
Date:
1909
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Credit: Notes about the Rowland, Mallett, and Netherclift families and some relations and friends / [Ralph Thomas]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    published, Dedication, song and words by [Frederick] Theo- dore Netlierclift [1894] and other songs. E. A. Netherclift’s mother Louisa (1797-1873) was a sister .of William Birkett Allen D.C.L. of St. John’s college Oxford, hon. canon of Bristol, rural dean and rector of Winterbourne (St. Michael), near Bristol, the income then being about ;,^iooo a year and a house and the population about the same number. He died in 1862 aged sixty five. E. A. N. was born at Putney 22 november 1830, and apprenticed for seven years to T. R. Flarrison of St Martin’s Lane ‘citizen and stationer’ 2 december 1845, when he resided with his father at 23 King William Street. He was with Harrisons until 1853, so that his father gave him a good start in life. From being musical and playing the violin, he became acquainted with Fanny Rowland, and was married to her by license 13 december 1859. In 1868 he gave up printing : he never was fitted to be a master though he made a good clerk. The only thing so far as I know that he printed in book form was a pamphlet for me entitled ‘A martyr to bibliography... J. M. Querard’ in 1867 ; and his name is chronicled for this in the ‘ Manuel de I’amateur de livres du xix® siecle, par Georges Vicaire. Paris 1907,’ vol. vi p 896. But he had not the type or machinery for such work. Ultimately he settled down to a more suitable occupation as a clerk in the Church Missionary Society, where he was very much liked. He was there for about twenty five years, until his death on the 5th august 1897. By his Will dated 27 July 1886 he left everything to Kate. On the tombstone over his grave at Kensal Green Miss Rowland had inscribed DEAR KIND BROTHER FAREWELL