William Turner Alchin (1790 – 3 February 1865) was an English

antiquarian An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...

and solicitor.

Life

Alchin was born at St. Mary-at-Hill, Billingsgate in the

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. For some years he practised as a solicitor at

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. On the retirement of William Herbert as librarian of the Guildhall Library, London in 1845, Alchin was appointed to the office, which he held until his death, which occurred at Chelsea on 3 February 1865.

Works

During the latter part of his time at Winchester he was engaged in the compilation of indexes to the ecclesiastical registers, etc. of the city and of Salisbury. These indexes have been important to genealogists and antiquaries. He also made indexes to the ancient records of the

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, and a calendar of the wills enrolled in the Court of Hustings of London.

References

;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Alchin, William Turner Antiquarians from London English solicitors People from Billingsgate 1790 births 1865 deaths 19th-century English lawyers