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7 Authority record results for York

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GB0192-337 · Person · 1764-1786

John Goodricke was born at Groningen, in the Netherlands, on the 17th September 1764. His father (Henry Goodricke) was a British diplomat, his mother (nee Levina Benjamina Sessler) was the daughter of a Dutch merchant.

John was deaf from infancy: at theread more

Pigott family of York
GB0192-338 · Family · 1725-1825

Nathaniel Pigott (1725-1804) and Edward Pigott (1753-1825) were astronomers notable for their work with John Goodricke and the observation of variable stars.

Nathanial Pigott
Nathaniel Pigott was a gentleman of leisure, a noted amateur astronomer andread more

GB0192-780 · Corporate body · 1925 - Present

The York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir was founded in York in 1925, by a group of men from the Leeman Road Adult Boy’s Club. They came together out of a love of singing, rehearsing in the front parlour of a house on Leeman Road. The founding membersread more

York Society of Magicians
GB0192-782 · Corporate body · 1945-2021

The York Society of Magicians was founded in 1945 by the then Lord Mayor of York, Harold Chapman de Bourg. De Bourg was a magician and wanted to establish a magic society in York to meet likeminded people. De Bourg invited other amateur magicians toread more

GB0192-783 · Person · [c1930s-2010s]

Resident of York who collected an extensive collection of theatre programmes for performances in York theatres and by York theatre groups.

Loadman Family of York
GB0192-785 · Family · 19th century - 20th century

At least two generations of the Loadman family ran a shop initially at 5 College Street, then at 37 Stonegate and at Minster Gates, York, as a dealer in antiques, old china, furniture, and curios.

The shop was started by Thomas Loadman between 1871 andread more

GB0192-786 · Corporate body · c. 1896-c. 1975-1985

First listed in Kelly's Directory of York in 1896-1897 as R.B. Mills, auctioneer and emigration agent, 16 Stonegate. By 1900, the business is listed as Richard Bell Mills, valuer and ocean passenger agent, Minster Gates.

R.B. Mills occupied 7 Minsterread more