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W. Linford [Obituary]

Trans. Devon. Assoc. 1884, Vol XVI, p.67.

by

W. Harpley

Prepared by Michael Steer

 

Mr Linford’s paper on the Budleigh Salterton Pebbles was presented at the Geological Society of Edinburgh’s 26th Anniversary Meeting, 17th March 1870. His Abstract for the paper on Beer Quarries may be accessed in Google Books. The obituary, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.

W. Linford was elected a member of the Association in 1872. He spent his life from boyhood in the City Bank, Exeter. His chief interest was centred in geological researches. He was the author of a paper "On the Budleigh Salterton Pebbles," in 1870; and in 1872 he wrote a paper "On Quarries at Beer, in Devonshire, and some of their Fossils." These were both read to the Geological Society of Edinburgh, and were published in the second volume of the Transactions of that body.

In private life Mr. Linford was as gentle and kind to all as it was possible to be. A more kind-hearted man it would be difficult to find. He died June 28th, 1884, at his residence, Elstow, Tiverton Road, Exeter, aged 78.