James Edge-Partington
| James Edge-Partington | |||||||
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| Born | 1854 | ||||||
| Died | 1930 | ||||||
| Residence |
Sarratt Hall, Rickmansworth, Herts [1891] Park Hall, Great Bardford [1900] Wymondley, Stevenage, Herts. [1902] The Kiln House, Greywell, near Winchfield, Hants [1907] Wyngates, Burkes Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks [1913] | ||||||
| Occupation | legal | ||||||
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AI Council 1892 Member
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AI Council 1914 Acting Hon. Secretary, Member
AI Council 1915 Acting Hon. Secretary, Member
AI Council 1916 Member
House Notes
Proposed 1891.01.13
Obit: Man 31 (1931),
Notes From Elsewhere
James Edge Partington (or Edge-Partington, 1854–1930) was a British anthropologist, acknowledged as an authority on Pacific ethnology. He collected materials of the peoples of the Pacific and Australasian regions, but also took an interest in the peasant culture of Europe, especially in the area of the Chiltern Hills.
Born 6 February 1854, his family moved from Manchester to London, though he maintained close connections with the North of the country. His education was at Rugby School, and after reading law he began a career as a solicitor. He made an extended expedition to the Pacific, starting in 1879.[1]
Partington was a long serving member of the Royal Anthropological Institute, frequently attending its meetings and publishing in its journal, and volunteered his time to the ethnological department of the British Museum.
Before he died on 4 November 1930, his extensive collections and library were donated to the British, Australian, and Auckland museums
Born Rusholme, Lancashire. Trained as lawyer but never practised and listed as ‘living on own means’ in 1901 Census. Supernumerary association with British Museum. Made two extensive trips to the Pacific. Very numerous publications.
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Related Material Details
RAI Material
MS 205; MS 339
Other Material
extensive collections and library were donated to the British, Australian, and Auckland museums
PRM field collector