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Chatterton's Life (Timeline)
Complete with links to his (Works : Authentic/Doubtful/Lost)
Birth & Family Bible : 1752 : (W: 0/0/0)
Pile St School - Expelled : 1758 : (W: 0/0/0)
Colston's School : 1760-67 : (W: 4/4/0)
Apprentice at Lambert's : 1767-70 : (W: 168/11/9)
Moving to London : 25/4/70 : (W: 0/0/0)
Shoreditch : 25/4/70 - 31/5/70 : (W: 17/2/0)
Barrett, William 1733 - 1789 : Surgeon, Historian
Burgum, Henry 1739 - 1789 : Pewterer.
Catcott, Alexander Stopford 1692-1749 : Headmaster.
Catcott, Rev. Alexander 1725 - 1799 : Vicar of Temple.
Catcott. George Symes 1739 - 1802 : 'Friend'
Chatterton, Mary 1748/9 - 1804 : Sister
Chatterton, Sarah, née Young 1731 - 1792 : Mother
Chatterton, Thomas 1713 - 1752 : Father
Cottle, Joseph 1770 - 1853 : Publisher.
Croft, Herbert 1751 - 1816 : Author.
Dodsley, James 1724 - 1797 : Printer, publisher.
Fry, Thomas 1718 - 1782 : Potential saviour.
Ireland, William-Henry 1775 - 1835 : Forger
Milles, Rev. Jeremiah D.D. 1714 - 1784 : Author,
Newton, Thomas 1704 - 1782 : Bishop of Bristol,
Smith, Richard 1772 - 1843 : Surgeon, (Catcott's nephew)
Quick Access to Manuscripts
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. So, please bear in mind that the images really do need to be viewed on a laptop or PC. A lesser option would be a decent sized tablet. I won't mention m-b--e ph--es!
Colston's School - All Works : 3/8/1760 - 30/6/1767
Lambert's - All Works : 3/7/1767 23/4/1770
Shoreditch - All Works : 25/4/1770 - 31/5/1770
Brooke Street - All Works : 1/6/1770 - 25/8/1770
Works : of Doubtful Authenticity.
Correspondence with Dodsley : 1768/9
Correspondence with Walpole : 1769
The menu is growing exponentially - yes some obvious links are missing but will be added in due course - this is defiantly a work in progress - suggestions welcome.