Canon Samuel Lysons
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Canon Samuel Lysons was an antiquarian
and early proponent of British Israelism
.
. His uncle was the famous English engraver Samuel Lysons
.
The Lyson's family was prominent and well known within Gloucestershire
from the 17th century onwards, having connections with the parishes of Rodmarton and Cherington. Canon Samuel Lysons became rector of Rodmarton of which he was patron, in 1833. In 1841 he arranged the construction of St Luke's Church in the expanding area of Gloucester
known as High Orchard. He was also a successful author, his Our British Ancestors (1865) received good reviews and was considered an early text on British Israelism. From November 1865 he was rural dean of Gloucester and two years later he was appointed as an honorary canon of Gloucester Cathedral
. He married three times and had six children all by his first wife, Eliza Sophia Moore. He died on 27 March 1877.
Gloucestershire Illustrations (1861)
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient objects of art or science, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts...
and early proponent of British Israelism
British Israelism
British Israelism is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David...
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Life
Canon Samuel Lysons was the eldest surviving son of Daniel LysonsDaniel Lysons
Daniel Lysons was a notable English antiquary and topographer of the late 18th and early 19th century, who published the four-volume The Environs of London ....
. His uncle was the famous English engraver Samuel Lysons
Samuel Lysons
Samuel Lysons FRS was a notable English engraver and antiquary of the late 18th and early 19th century, who - with his older brother, Daniel - published the four-volume The Environs of London...
.
The Lyson's family was prominent and well known within Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
from the 17th century onwards, having connections with the parishes of Rodmarton and Cherington. Canon Samuel Lysons became rector of Rodmarton of which he was patron, in 1833. In 1841 he arranged the construction of St Luke's Church in the expanding area of Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
known as High Orchard. He was also a successful author, his Our British Ancestors (1865) received good reviews and was considered an early text on British Israelism. From November 1865 he was rural dean of Gloucester and two years later he was appointed as an honorary canon of Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...
. He married three times and had six children all by his first wife, Eliza Sophia Moore. He died on 27 March 1877.
Gloucestershire
The Romans in Gloucestershire (1860)Gloucestershire Illustrations (1861)