William Brodie Gurney 1777 - 1855
William Brodie Gurney , shorthand writer and philanthropist. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography See G. C. Boase, `Gurney, William Brodie (1777–1855)', rev. M. Clare Loughlin-Chow, first published Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006, 650 words At Muswell Hill, where the Baptist Dr. Samuel Stennett (d. 1795) had lived, (fn. 16) part of a house was registered by dissenters in 1822. (fn. 17) Stennett's house was bought in 1826 by the philanthropist William Brodie Gurney who attended Highgate Baptist chapel but held Sunday evening services in his own drawing-room until 1830. Shorthand writer (1841). Shorthand writer to Parliament (1851).
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Born: Stamford Hill, London, , , England 1777 | Baptised:
| Died: London, , , England 1855 | Buried: Gurney vault, Grave 419 sq.40, Norwood, Middx., , England 1855
| Family: Gurney |
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??? | Married (marriage) | 1777 | Born (birth) London, England | 1841 | Head of household in 1841 census (census) London, England | 31st Mar 1851 | Head of household in 1851 census (census) London, England | 1855 | Died (death) London, England | 1855 | Buried (burial) Norwood, Middx., England |
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