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Kirby, R. S. [Hrsg.]; Kirby, R. S. [Bearb.]
Kirby's Wonderful And Eccentric Museum; Or, Magazine Of Remarkable Characters: Including All The Curiosities Of Nature And Art, From The Remotest Period To The Present Time, Drawn from every authentic Source. Illustrated With One Hundred And Twenty-Four Engravings. Chiefly Taken from Rare And Curious Prints Or Original Drawings. Six Volumes (Vol. VI.) — London: R.S. Kirby, 1820

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was ninety years of age when he had his first child by his
second wife. Died 1759-
Mrs. Fairburn,—112. Housekeeper in the Bishop of
Winchester’s family upwards of seventy years. Died 1758.
Mrs. Gannet,—112, of Wells, Somersetshire, widow7;
died 1751.
Joseph Green,—112, of Windsor, Berks. He was in
full possession of his intellects till within two days of his
death, 1758.
John Martin Gardy,—112, of Brussels ; died 1769.
Mrs.Golden,—112,of Hilton, in Cleveland; died 1802.
Mary Gold,—112, of Ryegate, Surrey; died 1770.
William Haseling,—-112, of Chelsea College, in
which he was the oldest pensioner. He served in the par-
liament army at Edgehill; under King William in Ireland ;
and the Duke of Marlborough in Flanders. He married
and buried two wives, after he w7as 100 : and the third, who
survived him, he married at the age of 110. Besides his
pension from the College, be was allowed a crown a week
from the Duke of Richmond and Sir Robert Walpole. He
died 1733.
Mary How,—112, of Mapleton, Derbyshire, widow.
Her death w as occasioned by pulling apples from a tree, a
limb of which breaking, fell on her arm, and broke it.
About two years before her death, she cut several new teeth,
and her hair changed its colour. Died 1751.
Mongo Humphries,—112, of Folkstone, fisherman;
died 1773.
Thomas Hughes, Esq.—112, of Holloway; formerly
of the Oxford Blues. Died 1780.
James Hayley,—112, of Middlewich, Cheshire, farmer
and grazier; died 1781.
James Jobson,—112, of Waldershare, Kent, farmer.
He had been married to seven wives, by wdiom he had
nineteen sons and nineteen daughters. Died 1743.
Susan Juett,—112, of Greenwich; died 1749.
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