Person:Jonathan Binns (4)

RELIGION: Christian - Religious Society of Friends.

BIRTH: G.J. Binns gives 1785 as the date of birth in his genealogical chart. This is expanded in Appendix E of his document to 13 May 1785.

DEATH: G.J. Binns gives 1871 as date of death (gen. chart) and expands this in Appendix E to 10 March 1871. The place of death was Edenbreck [Lancashire Guardian, 8 April, 1911]. He died 10th of 3rd Month 1871 aged 85 years and was buried in Lancaster.

EDUCATION: Apprenticed to a farmer. Made valuable contributions to the breeding of sheep and cattle and the cultivation of corn.

OCCUPATION: Farmer 1809 to 1818 - He started to farm and carried out valuable experiments and bred special cattle. One of these, "Elvira", was very noted in its time. Land Surveyor 1822 - Appointed the surveyor for the Garstang District Authority. Lithographer 1824 - He published a map of Lancaster that is still very valuable, based upon his surveys of 1821. Agent 1830 - Became agent for the Salmesbury Estates and took an active part as a judge in many agricultural shows. Member of the Lancaster Literary, Scientific and Natural History Society ; became President of the Society in 1841. Assistant Commissioner with respect to the Poor in Ireland.

AUTHOR: 1839 - "Corn Laws Superceded by Improved Agriculture, &c." (pp.16, Milner, Lancaster, 8-vo.), now in the British Museum. 1847 - "The Miseries and Beauty of Ireland" In two volumes - Vol. I London: Longman, Orme, Browne & Co. 8vo 1837

                                              Title, Dedication (to the Queen), Advertisement, and Contents,12pp; Text 418 pp.
                             Vol. II  A map and six plates

1851 - "Notes on the Agriculture of Lancashire with Suggestions for its Improvement", pub. Dobson and Son, Preston. 1861 - "Grasses" - a lecture to Lancaster Farmers, published as a pamphlet by Messrs. E. & J.L. Milner, now in the possession of Lancaster Library. 1865 - "A Collection of the Most Valuable Grasses, with Descriptions", a manuscript now in the Lancaster Public Library.

RESIDENCES: 1785 - At birth - Leach House, near Galgate, Lancashire, England. 1809 - After marriage went to reside at Leach House, Nr Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Great John Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Corner of Brock Street and Mary Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England (where he installed the first gas supply ever used in Lancaster). Highfield, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. West Place, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Edenbreck, Lancaster, Lancashire England. (See notes under CONFLICT, below.) 1871 - At death - [LR 102 SD482566] West Place, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

CONFLICT: Place of death is disputed. It was either West Place or Edenbreck (both in Lancaster).

MISCELLANEOUS_NOTES: For an expansion of the many activities of Jonathan Binns, see notes extracted from the Lancaster Guardian for 8 April, 1911 by Margaret Page [1990 ]. At least one letter of Jonathan's is addressed from his son's residence in Derbyshire [Clay Cross Hall] indicating that the latter had achieved success moderately early in life.

INITIAL_SOURCE: Leicester.

1. ↑ ? Arthur Chamney Leicester. An Account of the Family of the Binns from 1663 (Leicester Document). (Unpublished Family Tree).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Joseph John Binns (1839-1922). An Account of the Family of the Binns from 1663 (Sunderland document). (Largely collected materials from Friends' Registers)
   Line 8, pp 43-44.
3. ↑ T. Cann Hughes, MA, FSA of Lancaster. A Lancaster Literary Family. (The Manchester Literary Club Papers 1932)
   p.226.
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 T. Cann Hughes, MA, FSA of Lancaster. A Lancaster Literary Family. (The Manchester Literary Club Papers 1932)
   p.228.
5.   Kenneth Wilson. Lothersdale Chart. (unpublished chart of Binns families derived from Lothersdale records).