The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
William Clayton ( - fl. 1701)
Alias Gulielmus Clayton
Relevant locations: Residence at Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Residence at Rochdale, Lancashire
Relationships: William Clayton was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
References in Documents:
A Catalogue of the Naturall and Artificial Curiositys in my slender Musaeum at Leedes Ano. 1708
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Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
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