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2 unusual facts about John Wolley


Jacobs Well, Surrey

The manor was handed down via lines of the interconnected Wintershull/Wintershall, Bassett, Unwyn, Windsor, Wolley and Wroth family from Thurstan le Dispenser at the time of the Testa de Nevill into ultimately the major landholdings of the Earls Onslow in the 18th century, historically the Earl of Surrey who held it until the early 20th century.

John Wolley

John Wolley (13 May 1823 – 20 November 1859) was an English naturalist best known for his large collection of bird eggs and studies on the Dodo and Great Auk.



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