The Thomas Chatterton Manuscript Project
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Chatterton-Timeline:
With Links to all of his works
Birth Date & Family Bible - 1752 - (annotated bible)
St Mary Redcliffe Church - Baptism 1752, onwards.
Pile St, Home & School - rejected by master - 1758
Colston's School - 1760-67 - (Auth 4, Doubtful 4)
Apprentice at Lambert's - 1767-70 - (A=168, D=11)
Moving to London - 25th Apr 70 - (no works)
Shoreditch - 26 Apr 70 - 31 May 70 - (A=17, D=2)
General Information
Biographies & Works, 1770 - 2002
Books & Magazines Read by Chatterton
Magazines/Periodicals, after 25th August 1770
Chronological Outline of Bristol
Scenes from the Life and Death of Chatterton:
Key People
Barrett, William 1733 - 1789, surgeon, historian
Burgum, Henry 1739 - 1789, pewterer.
Catcott, Alexander Stopford 1692-1749, psalm 104.
Catcott, Rev. Alexander 1725 - 1799, vicar of Temple.
Catcott. George Symes 1739 - 1802, 'friend'
Chatterton, Mary 1748/9 - 1804, sister (no link yet)
Chatterton, Sarah, née Young 1731 - 1792, mother
Chatterton, Thomas 1713 - 1752, father (no link yet)
Cottle, Joseph 1770 - 1853, publisher.
Croft, Herbert 1751 - 1816, author.
Dodsley, James 1724 - 1797, printer, publisher.
Fry, Thomas 1718 - 1782, potential saviour.
Gardner, Edward 1756-1823 (tbc), Friend
Ireland, William-Henry 1775 - 1835, forger
Milles, Rev. Jeremiah D.D. 1714 - 1784, author,
Newton, Thomas 1704 - 1782, Bishop of Bristol,
Manuscripts: Quick Access
NOTE: A huge amount of work has gone into preparing and presenting the manuscripts on this website and I want you to experience them in the best way possible. Please bear in mind that the images of manuscripts really do need to be viewed on a laptop or PC. A lesser option would be a decent sized tablet.
Colston's School - 3rd Aug 1760 to 30th June 67
Lambert's - 3rd July 1767 to 23rd April 70
Shoreditch - 25th April 1770 to 31st May 70
Brooke Street - 1st June 1770 to 25th August 70
Works of Doubtful Authenticity
Correspondence with George Catcott
Correspondence with Dodsley - 1768/9
Correspondence with Horace Walpole - 1769
The menu is growing exponentially - yes, some obvious links are missing but will be added in due course - this is definitely & defiantly a work in progress.