Adam Stark Explained
Adam Stark (1784–1867) was a printer, bookseller and antiquary, who worked for most of his life in Gainsborough.[1] His father was probably the notable Edinburgh architect William Stark.[2]
Life
Stark was born in Edinburgh on 24 February 1784. In 1804, in partnership with his cousin, John Stark, he became a printer, but the partnership was dissolved in 1810. In conjunction with J. Richardson he published the Hull and Lincoln Chronicle for some time; it afterwards was known as the Lincoln and Hull Chronicle. By 1810 he had moved to Lincoln when he published his The History of Lincoln [3]
In 1810 he became a bookseller at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and continued that business until his retirement in 1844.
He died at Gainsborough on 31 December 1867, having married, first, Ann Trotter of Lincoln; secondly, Harriet, daughter of Henry Mozley of Gainsborough, and sister of Anne Mozley, James Bowling Mozley, and of Thomas Mozley; and, thirdly, Sarah Wooton of Newington, Kent.
Works
Stark was the author of:
- The History and Antiquities of Gainsborough, with a Topographical and Descriptive Account of Stow, 1817; another edit. 1841.
- An Account of the Parish of Lea, Lincolnshire, 1841.
- The Visitors' Pocket Guide to Gainsborough and its Neighbourhood, 1849.
- History of the Bishopric of Lincoln, 1852.
- Printing: its Antecedents, Origin, History, and Results, 1855.[4]
Further Information
- English J.S. (1992), Adam Stark, Charles Moor, and Other Historians of Gainsborough in Sturman C. (ed) Some Historians of Lincolnshire, Occasional Papers in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, No 9. pp82–87.
- Attribution:
Notes and References
- "English", pg 83.
- Colvin H. (1995), A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. Yale University Press, 3rd edition London, 917-8
- Web site: The History of Lincoln: With an Appendix, Containing a List of the Members Returned to Serve in Parliament, as Also of the Mayors and Sheriffs of the City. Stark. Adam. 1810.
- Stark, Adam. George Clement. Boase. George Clement Boase. 54. sources: [''The Travellers' Library'', No. 82 in vol. xxv.; ''Gent. Mag.'' 1868, ii. 250.].
