1813: Birth |
George Samuel was born in Culham, Oxfordshire, son of Rev. Henry and Anne Box Wintle. He was baptised on April 4th but an entry in a Wintle family birthday book held by Gloucester Museums indicates that he may have been born on January 10th. |
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1837: H C Watson |
In H C Watson's Guide to the localities of the rarer plants of Britain, Wintle is credited with 33 plants around Gloucester. |
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1839 April 8: Change of occupation |
On this day the partnership of Bower and Wintle, curriers, of Gloucester, was dissolved. |
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1845: Elected Councillor, Gloucester |
1845 November 8: ¹Gloucester Journal - "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. - The result of the municipal elections in Gloucester, on Saturday last, was a gain of one to the number of Conservatives in the town council, Mr. G. S. Wintle having been elected for the East Ward ... Some of Mr. Wintles's friends were so hilarious in their triumph, that we are told they attempted in a body to carry his liquor stores by storm; and it was not without much difficulty and a display of heroic valour on the part of the garrison of clerks, porters, and servants, that the gin casks were preserved ..." |
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1852 June 29: Birth of son |
George and Eliza had at least 14 children - Ernest Douglas Wintle (their second child with this name) later emigrated to Canada where he authored The birds of Montreal in 1896. [Biodiversity Heritage Library] |
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1854: Sheriff of Gloucester |
1854 November 11: ¹Gloucestershire Chronicle - "THE RECENT MUNICIPAL CONTESTS. ... For the shrievality, however, two gentlemen were put forward, and the Conservatives carried the election of their candidate, Mr. G. S. Wintle. We may safely congratulate our fellow citizens on the choice made made by their representatives. The legal knowledge, acumen, and experience of their new chief magistrate, will render him highly valuable [the mayor]; while the honourable office of sheriff will not lose any of its dignity or importance in the keeping of our worthy and respected fellow citizen Mr Wintle." |
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1857 May 16: Exhibition |
¹Gloucester Journal "GLOUCESTER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. - The first show of the season was held at the Corn Exchange, on Wednesday last. The display was perhaps the best we have seen in Gloucester since the monster show of 1853 ... Mr. G. S. Wintle was by far the largest contributor, and the valuable and handsome collection of foliage plants sent by this gentleman constituted an imposing feature of the show ..." |
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1860 February 25: Gloucester Museum |
¹Gloucester Journal - "OPENING OF THE GLOUCESTER MUSEUM This museum, which has for some time past been in course of formation under the able superintendence of Mr. John Jones, was formally opened on Thursday last. ... Mr. G. S. Wintle has most munificently contributed about 700 or 800 volumes of rare, valuable old and modern books, chiefly treating on numismatology, botany, horticulture, the more abstruse branches of natural history and history in general ..." |
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1861 June 21: Letter |
The Phelps family of America had contacted Gloucester teacher and Parish Clerk John Atkins Swornsbourne about their origins in Gloucester. - "... I met a very intelligent member of the Phelps' family, who felt an interest in the matter, and the result was my introduction to a gentleman of the name of G. S. Wintle, wine merchant, of the city of Gloucester, a man in very opulent circumstances, and no mean antiquary in the bargain ..." |
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1863 March 7: Sale of Hucclecote Gardens. |
¹Gloucester Journal - "HUCCLECOTE GARDENS, Two and a Half Miles from Gloucester, on the Barnwood and Cirencester Turnpike Road. BRUTON and KNOWLES Have received instructions from G. S. WINTLE, ESq. (who has let the Gardens to Messrs. Adams,) TO SELL BY AUCTION, Upon the Premises, on Monday, the 9th of March, 1863, commencing at twelve o'clock in the morning, - THE STOCK and EFFECTS in and about the above Gardens, viz., :- 1100 choice scarlet, pink and variegated Geraniums, 100 valuable Hot-house Plants ..." |
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1864: Bronze Medal |
He was awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Horticultural Society for the second best collection of plants from Gloucestershire in their Botanical Competition of that year. |
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1865 July 29: Silene dichotoma |
¹Gloucester Journal - "A NEW BRITISH PLANT. - We have no doubt that many of our readers will be interested to know that Mr. G. S. Wintle, in his botanical rambles, last month, near Painswick, discovered a new addition to the flora of Gloucestershire, and English Botany, in a beautiful plant names Silene dichotoma. According to Mr. Syme the plant occurs in south-eastern Europe (Austrian Hungary.) It has probably been introduced into this country accidentally; and it will be interseting to observe if it appears another year." |
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1867 August 27: Utricularia neglecta |
The Journal of Botany p 279 - CORRESPONDENCE - In my Botanical rambles this month I have beenso fortunate as to gather some fine specimens of Utricularia neglecta (Lehm.) in the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal (where I also find in great plenty Acorus Calamus). I have sent specimens of U. neglecta to J. B. Syme, Esq., who says it is certainly this plant. He says in Eng. Botany thet 'the palate is striated with numerous anastomosing bright red streaks;' and this is quite correct, although his new plate in Eng. Botany has them not. Gloucester |
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1869: Cephalanthera rubra |
In volume 9 of English Botany Boswell Syme records that he had been provided with a specimens of this plant by G S Wintle. It had been collected in 1864 and Syme exhibited at the Linnean society in June of that year. |
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1869 June 26: Business problems |
¹Gloucester Journal - "Notice to the Public. G. S. WINTLE and CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Beg to thank their Friends, Customers, and the Public, for the kind and liberal support extended to them for upwards of 30 years past, and to inform them that in consequence of the Premises in Eastgate Street having been sold, they are compelled for the present to Suspend Business ..." [Various reports show that his business had been in trouble since as early as 1863. The premises at 40 Eastgate-street were auctioned in March 1869 and later his library of gardening and botany books on June 15th.] |
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1871 September 11: Death of wife |
1871 September 16: ¹ Gloucestershire Chronicle - "DEATHS. Sept. 11, at West-end-terrace, aged 53, Eliza, the beloved wife of G. S. Wintle, of this city; deeply regretted." |
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1877 December 1: Sale |
¹Gloucester Journal - "BELL HOTEL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, GLOUCESTER. Bruton, Knowles, and Bruton, WILL SELL BY AUCTION, ... a small collection of STUFFED BIRDS and ANIMALS, (hitherto part of the Gloucester Museum Loan Collection), the Property of a Gentleman removing, Mr. G. S. WINTLE, and others." |
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1884 July 28: Death |
Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976 "George Samuel Wintle an annuitant died 28.7.1884 at 7 Cooper Rd, Redland, Bristol .. age 71. Eva Amelia Wintle dgh. Present at death Newlands, Elliston Rd, Redland, Bristol. " |
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