Individual Details
Robert Vernon Hornby
(6 Nov 1805 - 25 Aug 1857)
"Educated at Eton and Oriel College, Oxford. Author of "Statistical Account of Winwick", 1837, and of "Vale - A Poem", 1854. Friend of Edward Lear, the artist and humorist, (see "Edward Lear - The Life of a Wanderer", by Vivien Noakes, published by Collins, 1968). Died unmarried."
Events
| Birth | 6 Nov 1805 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |||
| Death | 25 Aug 1857 | Wansfell, Windermere, England |  |
Families
| Father | Rev. James John Hornby M. A. (1777 - 1855) |
| Mother | Hester Atherton (1776 - 1830) |
| Sibling | James John Hornby (1801 - 1818) |