Samuel Tymms
English antiquarian
About Samuel Tymms
Lived 1808 – 1871 (aged 63). Samuel Tymms was an antiquarian and antiquarian bookseller.
Samuel Tymms (27 November 1808, Camberwell - 29 April 1871 Lowestoft) was an English antiquarian, topographer, printer and publisher. He started his work in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in the nineteenth century.
Family life Samuel was the son of Thomas Tymms and Eliza Stuart. He married Mary Anne Jugg (1824-1883), of Ely on 10 July 1844. Together they had five children: Edmund Robert (1846-1922), Mary Jane (1849-1925), Edith Anna, Mildred Ann and Samuel.
Career Following an early article which appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine Tymms moved to Suffolk where he was employed on the Bury Post, based in Bury St Edmunds. In 1848 he played a major role in founding the Bury and West Suffolk Archaeological Institute of which he was the honorary secretary.
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Who was Samuel Tymms?
English antiquarian
When was Samuel Tymms born?
Samuel Tymms was born on 17 January 1808 in Camberwell.
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Samuel Tymms died on 17 January 1871 in Lowestoft.
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Samuel Tymms was an antiquarian and antiquarian bookseller.
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