Person Scoresby; William (1789 - 1857) Scoresby William 1789 - 1857 British Male Cropton, near Whitby, Yorkshire, England 05 October 1789 Torquay, Devon 21 March 1857 Burial: Upton church (Torquay, Devon)

Liverpool (1824)

Clergyman Fellow 17/06/1824 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1857-1859 vol 9 pp 57-60 Notes: Biography in RS Library. DNB does not specify the whereabouts of Upton church - there are Uptons in both Devon and Yorkshire; the former is probably the more likely place of burial. Clergyman and Arctic explorer, 'The Times' 21 March 2001 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11634 5 Oct 1789 - 21 Mar 1857 NA6138 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/52472663 2efed0b0-310d-49d2-8b03-c9f369e7e3f3