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George Chatt
d.8 Nov 1890
Facts and Events
From "Past People of Allerdale":
- George Chatt was born on the 21st March 1838 and originated from Hexham. He had a county school education, and then did farming work until he was nineteen. He then enlisted in the royal engineers, and was sent out to Gibraltar.
- As a teenager George began to write poems, and in 1866 he published a book of poems. He then took up journalism and became editor of the Hexham Herald, and in 1872 the editor of the Lancaster Examiner, and then in 1874 editor of the West Cumberland Times in Cockermouth. He held this position for 16 years until his death on the 8th November 1890. He was buried on the 12th November; a widower aged 52 years in Cockermouth cemetery.
The book Miscellaneous Poems by George Chatt was published by J. Catherall in Hexham in 1866. The first edition was a blue hardback cloth cover, 110pp, 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"), and can still be found at some rare book sellers (as of Aug 2007).
George does not seem to appear in IGI parish register indexes, nor in any UK census indexes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Past People of Allerdale.
pamphlet published by Allerdale Borough Council, date unknown, available online.
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