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... MARY REID . 6 " In consideration of Dr. Reid's valuable contributions to literature , and of the dis- tressed condition in which his widow and children are placed by his decease . ' 50l . " Mrs. Reid is the widow of James Seaton Reid ...
... MARY REID . 6 " In consideration of Dr. Reid's valuable contributions to literature , and of the dis- tressed condition in which his widow and children are placed by his decease . ' 50l . " Mrs. Reid is the widow of James Seaton Reid ...
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... MARY CRAIK . " In consideration of the services of her father , the late Dr. Craik , as Professor of History and English Literature in the Queen's College , Belfast . 301. " George Lillie Craik ( 1798–1866 ) , born at Kennoway , Fife ...
... MARY CRAIK . " In consideration of the services of her father , the late Dr. Craik , as Professor of History and English Literature in the Queen's College , Belfast . 301. " George Lillie Craik ( 1798–1866 ) , born at Kennoway , Fife ...
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... MARY GRAY GARDEN . " In consideration of the literary merits of her father , the late James Hogg ( known as the Ettrick Shepherd ) , and of her inadequate means of support . 407. " Author of " Memorials of James Hogg , the Ettrick ...
... MARY GRAY GARDEN . " In consideration of the literary merits of her father , the late James Hogg ( known as the Ettrick Shepherd ) , and of her inadequate means of support . 407. " Author of " Memorials of James Hogg , the Ettrick ...
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... MARY OLIPHANT . " In consideration of the literary eminence of the late Mrs. Oliphant . 757. " Margaret Oliphant ( née Wilson ) ; born 1828 ; died at Wimbledon , June 25th , 1897 . Athenæum , July 3rd , 1897 , and ' Chambers's ...
... MARY OLIPHANT . " In consideration of the literary eminence of the late Mrs. Oliphant . 757. " Margaret Oliphant ( née Wilson ) ; born 1828 ; died at Wimbledon , June 25th , 1897 . Athenæum , July 3rd , 1897 , and ' Chambers's ...
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... Rev. Philip Herbert Carpenter , born at " In recognition of the services rendered to Bristol 1819. Died at Montreal 24th of May , 1901 , February 13th . MRS . AUGUSTA MARY FREDERICA 9th S. VIII . JULY 6 , 1901. ] 7 NOTES AND QUERIES .
... Rev. Philip Herbert Carpenter , born at " In recognition of the services rendered to Bristol 1819. Died at Montreal 24th of May , 1901 , February 13th . MRS . AUGUSTA MARY FREDERICA 9th S. VIII . JULY 6 , 1901. ] 7 NOTES AND QUERIES .
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