William North

printer and bookseller in Brecon
Person human Q28051330
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William North

Summary

William North is a human[1]. He died on January 17, 1821[2]. He worked as a bookseller[3], printer[4], stationer[5], and insurance broker[6].

Key Facts

  • William North died on January 17, 1821[2].
  • William North held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[7].
  • William North held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • William North worked as a bookseller[3].
  • William North's professions included printer[4].
  • William North worked as a stationer[5].
  • William North worked as an insurance broker[6].
  • William North's field of work was bookselling[9].
  • William North's field of work was insurance[10].
  • A notable student of William North was James Awbrey[11].
  • A notable student of William North was Henry Hughes[12].
  • William North is recorded as male[13].
  • William North's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William North is part of book trade in Wales[15].
  • William North is part of W. & G. North[16].
  • William North's family name is recorded as North[17].
  • William North's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William North's work location is recorded as Brecon[19].
  • William North's start of work period is recorded as January 17, 1783[20].
  • William North's end of work period is recorded as January 17, 1806[21].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bookseller[3], printer[4], stationer[5], and insurance broker[6]. Fields of work include bookselling[9], an industry[22] and insurance[10], an industry[23]. Notable students include James Awbrey[11], a stationer[24], of Kingdom of Great Britain[25], specialised in bookselling[26] and Henry Hughes[12], a printer[27], 1781–1820[28], of Kingdom of Great Britain[29], specialised in bookselling[30].

Death and Burial

William North died on January 17, 1821[2].

FAQs

What did William North do for work?

William North worked as bookseller[3], printer[4], stationer[5], and insurance broker[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . search.ancestry.co.uk. search.ancestry.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . British Book Trade Index. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Brecon
    Imported from → —
    Student → James Awbrey, Henry Hughes
    End of work period → +1806-01-17T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46011|batch #46011]]: switch P361 to P463 for humans"
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