Alexander Francis Lydon

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name = Alexander Francis Lydon


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birthdate = 1836
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deathdate = 1917
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nationality = English
field = Engraving
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Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917), was an English engraver of natural history. He worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer, to whom he had been apprenticed from an early age. He collaborated on a large number of works with the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris who wrote the text.

A census on 30 March 1851 found the Lydon family living at Bridge Street, Great Driffield and the following details were recorded:
*Head of household Patrick Lydon, born in Ireland, married, aged 42, Chelsea Pensioner and Relieving Officer of Driffield Union.
*Elizabeth Lydon, wife, aged 38, birthplace Portugal.
*Francis Lydon, son, aged 14, printer's assistant, birthplace Dublin.
*Frederic Lydon, son, aged 12, scholar, birthplace Bermuda, West Indies.
*Hannah Lydon, daughter, aged 10, scholar, birthplace Bermuda, West Indies.
*James Lydon, son, aged 7, scholar, birthplace New Brunswick, Canada.
*Margaret Lydon, daughter, aged 2, birthplace Newcastle, Northumberland.
*John Lydon, son, aged 8 months, birthplace Great Driffield.
*Catherine Lydon, sister, unmarried, aged 18, birthplace Ireland.

References

* [http://www.jenforum.org/lydon/messages/57.html Lydon Family Genealogy Forum]

External links

* [http://www.sharinghistory.com/engrvSBI.htm County Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland]
* [http://www.printspast.com/scotland-loch-prints.htm Scotland Loch Prints by Alexander Lydon]
* [http://www.darvillsrareprints.com/Morris%20Seats.htm County Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland]