Birchall, John Dearman ___ 1828-1897 ___ British ___ manufacturer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is no information about Birchall readily accessible on the internet. He was born in Leeds, and educated privately. He started a cloth manufacturing business, and, in 1861, married. His wife died two years later; and he was married again - to Emily - in 1873. Over time, he became wealthy, and retired to Bowden Hall, Gloucestershire. He collected paintings and blue-and-white porcelain and was an occasional patron of the Pre-Raphaelites. Both he and Emily wrote diaries, extracts of which were published together. Some facts about Dearman's son are available at teh government's war memorial website.
Biography link
No Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - The tricycle diaries

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
n/a ___ travel commerce art culture

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Diary of a Victorian Squire, Extracts from the Diaries and Letters of Dearman & Emily Birchall
 

May 2005, September 2008, March 2013
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