[Bell Historians] Re: Benjamin Annable

[nitramwe]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Chris Pickford" <c.j.pickford.t21 at ...> wrote:
 Haven't checked it, but John Eisel's Giants of the Exercise will provide an overview of what is known about him - probably ironing out some of the inconsistencies and contradictions in other writings
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He writes: "He was probably the person of that name who was christened at St. Giles Cripplegate, on 28 August 1702. A year afterwards, his parents moved to Dove Court, Gutter Lane, off Cheapside, and lodged there until his father died a number of years later...the College Youths was saved from extinction by the influx of a number of new members of the lower middle classes. One of these was Annable, the son of a porter and himself probably a baker."

I have just now e-mailed Trinity College, Cambrisge to ask the archivist for any assistance regarding Annable as a servant of the College

Eddie Martin.