Person Topham; John (1746 - 1803) Topham John 1746 - 1803 British Male Elmly, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England 06 January 1746 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 19 August 1803 Burial: Gloucester Cathedral

Education: Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1771) Career: Worked in the State Paper Office; Deputy Keeper of State Papers (1781); Commissioner in Bankruptcy (1783); Librarian to the Archbishop of Canterbury; worked under Philip Carteret Webb (FRS 1749), and later with Sir Joseph Ayloffe (FRS 1731); worked with Thomas Astle (FRS 1766), Richard Blyke (FRS 1773) and Philip Morant to arrange the Rotuli Parliamentorum 1278-1503; Treasurer, Society of Antiquaries Memberships: FSA (1767) Fellow 15/04/1779 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB 'A catalogue of the entire and valuable library and manuscripts of the late John Topham ...Which will be sold by auction, by Leigh, Sotheby and Son..on..February 9, 1804 etc' in National Library of Scotland 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 6 Jan 1746 - 19 Aug 1803 NA7242 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 22f8d96a-903c-4b93-9235-031f6868c602