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J. W. Kirshaw (fl.1873 - )

John William Kirshaw of Warwick was past owner of the University of Saskatchewan's copy of Grew's Musaeum Regalis. He was interested in paleography and geology and was a fellow and one time director of the Geological Society. He published with P. B. Brodie . “Excursion to Warwickshire, July 10th and 11th, 1871.” Proceedings of the Geologist’s Association. 2.7 (Oct 1872): 284-287. He is listed as a subscriber to The Tyldesley Diary in 1873 and cited in Jones, T. Rupert. Fossil Estheriae, 1862.

 Other Links: books.google.ca/books?id=ASAFAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA195&ots=YblMeVvRzn&dq=j.%20w.%20kirshaw&pg=PA195#v=onepage&q&f=false - Listed as a subscriber to The Tyldesley Diary in 1873. Jones, T. Rupert. Fossil Estheriae, 1862. - http://books.google.ca/books?id=fNcaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=j.+w.+kirshaw&source=bl&ots=6pXbdiiLvq&sig=O3bnpC8FB_AMXRYE1A9EZUg0wis&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KUadULq1C6roiwLz0oHoAw&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=kirshaw&f=false References in Documents:
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) To his Honoured Friend J. W. Kirshaw Esqr. Daniel Colwall Esq; Fellow of the ROYAL SOCIETY.