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| Name |
William DAMPIER |
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| Christened |
16 Nov 1834 |
Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I10822 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
8 Sep 2012 |
| Father |
George DAMPIER, b. 1801, Maidstone, Kent, England , d. 1849 (Age 48 years) |
| Mother |
Harriet HILLS, c. 30 Sep 1801, Maidstone, Kent, England , d. Jun 1881, London, England (Age ~ 79 years) |
| Married |
23 Jan 1827 |
Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Notes |
- Witnesses to the marriage were John Hyland and Lydia Hills.
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| Family ID |
F3265 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary, b. Abt 1835, Maidstone, Kent, England , d. 1861/1871 (Age ~ 36 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3295 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- 1861 living at Clerkenwell St. James.
1871 a widower living at Rotherhithe.
Amanuensis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amanuensis is a Latin word adopted in various languages, including English, for certain persons performing a function by hand, either writing down the words of another or performing manual labour. The term is derived from a Latin expression which may be literally translated as "manual labourer".
Origin and secretarial uses
The word originated in ancient Rome, for a slave at his master's personal service 'within hand reach', performing any command; later it was specifically applied to an intimately trusted servant (often a freedman) acting as a personal secretary.
A similar semantic evolution occurred at the French royal court, where the secrétaire de la main du roi, originally a lowly clerk specializing in producing, at royal command, the Sovereign's signature on more documents than he cared to put his pen to, developed into the secrétaires d'état, the first permanent portfolio ministers, to which the British Secretaries of State would be the counterpart.
The term is often used interchangeably with secretary or scribe.
Academic uses
It is also used in a specific sense in some academic contexts, for instance when an injured or disabled person is helped by an amanuensis at a written examination. A notable case in classical music was that of Eric Fenby, who assisted the blind composer Frederick Delius in writing down the notes that Delius dictated.
In the Netherlands it refers to a (technically schooled) physics or chemistry laboratory assistant responsible for preparing and assisting with tests and maintaining the instruments. When employed as such in a school environment s/he will have the title of "TOA" ("technisch-onderwijsassistent", i.e. Technical Teaching Assistant).
In Norway, amanuensis is an academic rank of a lecturer without a doctorate, and this title is going out of use. Førsteamanuensis (Norwegian for "first amanuensis") is the equivalent of associate professor.
In Sweden, amanuens is used to denote roughly a teaching assistant at university who continues with his own scientific work, or a civil servant at archives or museums.
The term is used to describe one who assists an organist during a performance, by drawing and retiring stops, and by turning pages.
Job titles
On the other hand, certain employers use the term for (generally unskilled) manual labourers at the bottom of the hierarchy, for example as factotum. During the nineteenth and early twentieth century, an amanuensis was the job title for male secretaries who were employed by the railroad or ship to be available for travelers who required services on route.
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- [S8] 1881 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bermondsey, Surrey, England, RG11/0570, ED 70, p.16, FHL Film #1341130, 3 Apr 1881.
74 Lynton Road, Bermondsey, Surrey:
William DAMPIER Head, Married, 46, Amanuensis, born Maidstone, Kent
Ellen M. K. DAMPIER Daur, unmarried, 22, Booksewer, born Islington, Middlesex
William H. DAMPIER Son, unmarried, 19, Wood Engraver (Artist), born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
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