Joseph George Cumming Explained

Rev. Joseph Cumming
Birth Date:1812 2, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Matlock, Derbyshire
Death Place:London
Education:Oakham Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Occupation:geologist and clergyman
Spouse:Agnes Peckham
Parents:Joseph Notzel Cumming and his wife Mary Gosling née Barnes[2]
Children:six

Joseph George Cumming, MA Cantab., (15 February 1812 – 21 December 1868) was an English geologist and archaeologist. His major works concerned the geology and history of the Isle of Man.

Biography

Born at Matlock in Derbyshire where his mother and father ran the Old Bath Hotel at Matlock Bath.[2] Cumming was educated at Oakham School, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking the degree of MA, and entering holy orders in 1835.

Notes and References

  1. Dictionary of National Biography now in the public domain
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20010306131040/http://www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/matlock/biography.htm#c Andrews Pages