James Yeowell

James Yeowell (1802–1875) was an English antiquary.

Life

Yeowell was born about 1803 in London. He is said to have been employed in early life under the

On his retirement from ‘Notes and Queries’ he was nominated a poor brother at the London Charterhouse by the Duke of Buccleuch at the suggestion of Thoms. He died at the Charterhouse on 10 December 1875, and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery two days later. His grave (no.21049) no longer has a headstone. He was ‘probably the last nonjuror, if not the last Jacobite, in England’^[1]

Works

Yeowell was the author of:

• ‘Chronicles of the Ancient British Church anterior to the Saxon Era,’ new ed. 1847; it originally appeared during 1839 in a monthly periodical.
• ‘A Literary Antiquary: Memoir of William Oldys, with his Diary, Notes from Adversaria, and an Account of the London Libraries,’ 1862; this came out in ‘Notes and Queries’ during 1861 and 1862.

He edited in 1853 the poetical works of

Legacy

Yeowell's books were sold with other collections by Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge on 12 November 1873 and five following days. His collections for the biography of Englishmen went to the British Museum; they consisted of eleven folio volumes, thirty-seven octavo volumes, and eight parcels.

References

• "Yeowell, James" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Yeowell, James". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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