ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Explore the database of all the people associated with the Pitt Rivers English collections. This gives information about their lives; their education, careers, place of residence, and their network of friends and colleagues. Select the first letter of their surname from the list below.

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Individual's Details

Edmund Hope Verney

Career Royal Navy / Politician / Writer

Biography Landowner, served in Royal Navy, later on on various City and Town councils. Described in the 1901 census as aged 62, born in Westminster, London, living in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire 'Baronet, living on own means' [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 02/03/2007]

Biography References Who was Who 2007 / http://www.pdavis.nl/Verney.php

Clubs & Societies Grosvenor / Welsh / Royal Geographical Society / Royal Microscopical Society / Royal Horticultural Society / British Association for the Advancement of Science

County No counties listed

Relationship Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1900

Dates active 1838-1910

Donated around 1900

English collections Bows and archery accessories

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based No

Portrait link http://www.geocities.com/layedwyer/smith.htm

English collection size 18

Connections Harry Geoffrey Beasley / Irene Marguerite Beasley / Harry Verney / Cranmore Museum