The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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William Burnaby, 1st Baronet (c. 1710 - 1776)

British naval officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station. Upon his return to England he bought Broughton Hall in Broughton Poggs in 1747. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Burnaby,_1st_Baronet#Sources Relevant locations: Lived at or near Jamaica, West Indies
Broughton Poggs, Oxfordshire
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Junior Proctor (MacGregor, ed.) [Addendum 9] Two unfledg'd Humming-Birds in their proper nest. Given by Captn. Willm. Burnaby of Broughton Poggs in Oxfordshire.