Authorised form of name | Rainsford; Charles (1728 - 1809) |
Surname | Rainsford |
Forenames | Charles |
Dates | 1728 - 1809 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: West Ham, London, England (03 February 1728) Death: His house in Soho Square, London (24 May 1809) Burial: Vault in the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower, London |
Activity | Profession: Soldier Career: Brigadier General and Chief Engineer in Portugal (1762); MP Memberships: FSA |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 13/05/1779 |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Royal Society code | NA2500 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
MS/391/196 | Bond of Charles Rainsford to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 June 1779 |
NLB/61/721 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Gordon P. G. Hills Esquire; Fircroft, Cookham Dean, Berks | 17 October 1921 |
L&P/8/44 | Letter, 'Description of the King's Wells at Sheerness, Landguard Fort and Harwich' from Thomas Hyde Page to Charles Rainsford | 20 March 1783 |
MM/2/5 | Letter from Charles Rainsford to Joseph Banks | 31 December 1783 |
EC/1779/10 | Rainsford, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |