John Paul Rylands
British antiquarian (1846–1923)
- Barrister
- Genealogist
- Topographer
John Paul Rylands, FSA (1846 – 22 March 1923, Birkenhead), was an English barrister, genealogist and topographer.
John Paul Rylands was the son of Thomas G. Rylands.[1] He was admitted to the Bar from the Middle Temple. He married Mary Isabel (c. 1862–1946),[2] who bore him two sons in the 1880s.[3] He died on 22 March 1923 at Birkenhead.[4]
Works
- (ed.) The visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580, by Robert Glover, 1882
- (ed.) Cheshire and Lancashire funeral certificates, A.D. 1600 to 1678, 1882
- (ed.) The visitation of the county of Dorset, taken in the year 1623, by Henry Saint-George, 1885
- (ed. with George Grazebrook) The Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623 by Robert Tresswell, 1889
- Notes on book-plates (ex libris) : with special reference to Lancashire and Cheshire examples, and a proposed nomenclature for the shapes of shields, 1889
- (ed.) Lancashire and Cheshire wills and inventories, 1563 to 1807, now preserved at Chester, 1897
- (ed.) Pedigrees made at the visitation of Cheshire, 1613 : taken by Richard St.-George esq., Norroy king of arms and Henry St.-George, gent., Bluemantle pursuivant of arms; and some other contemporary pedigrees, 1909
References
- Burke's Peerage
External links
- "Archival material relating to John Paul Rylands". UK National Archives.
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Preceded by Sir George John Armytage, Bt | President of the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 1909–23 | Succeeded by William Fergusson Irvine |
Preceded by Sir George John Armytage, Bt | Vice-President of the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire 1903–09 | Succeeded by Sir George John Armytage, Bt |
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