Janet Backhouse

The source records Corsham as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Birthplace

Corsham

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: British curator of English manuscripts at the British Museum (1938–2004)

From Wikidata Q6153171

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• Phil Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Rob Purvis, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mark Percy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Brian Robert Marshall, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Philip Halling, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maigheach-gheal, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Daniel Moden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Sheila Russell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• George Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jennifer Petrie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Doug Lee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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