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Edward Boswell, the Glossary

Index Edward Boswell

Edward Boswell (5 April 1760 – 30 October 1842) was an English antiquarian and solicitor.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Archdeacon of Dorset, Beacon, British Volunteer Corps, Clerk of the peace, Court of quarter sessions, Defence of the Realm Act 1803, Dictionary of National Biography, Diocese of Bristol, Dorchester, Dorset, Dorset, Dorset Militia, Ensign (rank), Henley-on-Thames, Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester, Heptarchy, Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester, Lieutenant, Lithography, Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom, Puddletown, Receiver general, Sherborne, St Marychurch, The Gentleman's Magazine, Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty.

  2. Dorset Militia officers

Archdeacon of Dorset

The Archdeacon of Dorset is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Salisbury, England.

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Beacon

A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.

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British Volunteer Corps

The Volunteer Corps was a British voluntary part-time organization for the purpose of home defence in the event of invasion, during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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Clerk of the peace

A clerk of the peace held an office in England and Wales whose responsibility was the records of the quarter sessions and the framing of presentments and indictments.

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Court of quarter sessions

The courts of quarter sessions or quarter sessions were local courts that were traditionally held at four set times each year in the Kingdom of England from 1388; they were extended to Wales following the Laws in Wales Act 1535.

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Defence of the Realm Act 1803

The Defence of the Realm Act 1803 (43 Geo. 3 c. 55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885.

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Diocese of Bristol

The Diocese of Bristol is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England in the Province of Canterbury, England.

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Dorchester, Dorset

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Dorset Militia

The Dorset Militia was an auxiliary military force in the county of Dorsetshire in South West England.

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Ensign (rank)

Ensign (Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne, from Latin insignia (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy.

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Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead, southeast of Oxford and west of London (by road), near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

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Henry Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester

Henry Thomas Fox-Strangways, 2nd Earl of Ilchester (29 July 1747 – 5 September 1802), known as Lord Stavordale from 1756 to 1776, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.

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Heptarchy

The Heptarchy were the seven petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England that flourished from the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century until they were consolidated in the 8th century into the four kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex.

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Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester

Holy Trinity Church is a Roman Catholic and former Church of England church in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

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Lithography

Lithography is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.

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Lord Lieutenant of Dorset

The Lord Lieutenant is the monarch's representative in the English county of Dorset.

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Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom

Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom at the start of the War of the Third Coalition, although never carried out, was a major influence on British naval strategy and the fortification of the coast of southeast England.

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Puddletown

Puddletown is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England.

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Receiver general

A receiver general (or receiver-general) is an officer responsible for accepting payments on behalf of a government, and for making payments to a government on behalf of other parties.

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Sherborne

Sherborne is a market town and civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England.

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St Marychurch

St Marychurch is an area of Torquay, in the Torbay district, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England.

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The Gentleman's Magazine

The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731.

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Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty

Wyke Regis and Elwell Liberty was a liberty in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following areas.

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See also

Dorset Militia officers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Boswell