Thomas Gurney 1705 - 1770
Thomas Gurney , inventor fo a shorthand system Thomas Gurney (born 1705), the pioneer in shorthand, who was the eldest son of John Gurney, miller and lessee of Crawler Mills in Husborne Crawley, was also the grandson of a reputed Quaker, another Thomas, a contemporary and probably a kinsman of Robert Guerney (quaker). In 1737 the younger Thomas obtained the post of Shorthand writer at the Old Bailey, and at a later date (1791) his son, Joseph Gurney, obtained the more important post, then an exclusive one, of Shorthand-writer to the Houses of Parliament. Thomas Gurney, the shorthand writer, possessed a pocket knife with the initials “T.G” and the inscription “Given to me by George Fox at Lichfield.” The “me” was the shorthand writer's grandfather, Thomas Gurney, a Quaker who at one time travelled with George Fox, and who was father of John Gurney, the miller of Crawley Mills.
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Born: 1705 | Baptised: Husborne Crawley, Bucks., , England 26th Jan 1708
| Died: 1770 | Buried:
| Family: Gurney |
Timeline
1705 | Born (birth) | 26th Jan 1708 | Baptised (baptism) Husborne Crawley, Bucks., England | 1770 | Died (death) |
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