William Railton

English architect (1801–1877)
Person human Q3404952
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William Railton

Summary

William Railton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Clapham[2]. He was born on +1801-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brighton[4]. He died on +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an architect[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Clapham[2], William Railton…
  • William Railton passed away in Brighton[4].
  • William Railton was born on +1801-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Railton was born on +1800-05-14T00:00:00Z[8].
  • William Railton died on +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Railton died on +1877-10-13T00:00:00Z[9].
  • A child of William Railton was Margaret Maria Amelia Railton[10].
  • William Railton held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • William Railton worked as an architect[6].
  • William Railton is recorded as male[12].
  • William Railton's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Railton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56248597[14].
  • William Railton's GND ID is recorded as 1058391038[15].
  • William Railton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99053947[16].
  • William Railton's Commons category is recorded as William Railton[17].
  • William Railton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g1kf3[18].
  • William Railton's family name is recorded as Railton[19].
  • William Railton's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William Railton's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • William Railton's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 23018[22].
  • William Railton's Commons Creator page is recorded as William Railton[23].
  • William Railton's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 175079[24].
  • William Railton's Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID is recorded as 20512[25].
  • William Railton's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Railton-120[26].
  • William Railton's UK National Archives ID is recorded as F258120[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Clapham[2], William Railton… Recorded date of birth include +1801-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1800-05-14T00:00:00Z[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Railton's professions included architect[6].

Personal Life

A child of William Railton was Margaret Maria Amelia Railton[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1877-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1877-10-13T00:00:00Z[9]. William Railton passed away in Brighton[4].

Why It Matters

William Railton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Railton born?

Born in Clapham[2], William Railton…

Where did William Railton die?

William Railton passed away in Brighton[4].

What did William Railton do for work?

William Railton worked as architect[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Répertoire des artistes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . WikiTree. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Répertoire des artistes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . WikiTree. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Citizenship
    Sex or gender male
    Given name William
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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