Albert Christopher Addison Explained

Albert Christopher Addison (22 April 1862 – 24 May 1935) was an English writer born in 1862 in Northallerton, Yorkshire. In 1868, his father Daniel Addison founded the Tamworth Herald newspaper.^[1]

Prison sentence

In September 1896, Addison was sentenced to six months hard labour at the Old Bailey for forging and uttering an order for the payment of £2 5s., with intent to defraud. He was also charged with stealing two spirit levels and other articles of Henry Robert Bicknell, his master.

Bibliography

Books

• The Story of the Birkenhead 1902 published by the Gresham Press Unwin Brothers Ltd 27 Pilgrim Street London E C.
• Book: A Deathless Story of The Birkenhead and its heroes. A full account of the HMS Birkenhead (1845) disaster. co-authored with W H Matthews. 1906. Hutchinson & Co. Paternoster Row London. 9781843420576.
• Book: The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims. 1911. L C Page. Boston. 9781331542643.
• Book: The Romantic Story Of The Puritan Fathers And Their Founding Of New Boston And The Massachusetts Bay Colony. L C Page. Boston. 9781247064215.
• The Boston Guidebook 1923 published by Wing Boston Lincs.
• The Ancient Guildhall: Extract from the "Boston Guide Book" 1930 published by Wing Boston Lincs.
• Addison also wrote a book on the Lincolnshire Civil War Period but was never published due to the First World War.^[2]

External links

• • • • Online book The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims 1911.
• A. C. Addison his life story “Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian” 13 June 1931 Subscription required.

Notes and References

1. Web site: A little Herald history - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage.
2. Lincolnshire Standard newspaper 13 June 1931 pg 11 “Mr A.C. Addison gives his life story”