Charles Edward Britton

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Mr Charles Edward Britton ALS (2/12/1872-23/3/1944)

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Born 2nd December 1872 Lambeth, London.
Employee of the GPO. Studied the London flora.
Cultivated plants at his home at 70 Adela Avenue, off West Barnes Lane.
Died 23rd March 1944, Redhill, Surrey.

Many sheets bear a rubber stamped "Legit C.E. Britton", thus:

These are often associated with sheets of a date when Britton was known to be collecting elsewhere, so probably imply only "ex herb. C.E. Britton".

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Inferred associations

collected with

• William Robert Sherrin

associated with

• Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
• William Moyle Rogers
• Botanical Society & Exchange Club of The British Isles
• George Claridge Druce
• Job Edward Lousley
• Harry Joseph Riddelsdell
• Augustin Ley
• David Elliston Allen
• Beverley Alan Miles
• Harold Stuart Thompson
• Ida Mary Roper
• Christopher Donald Pigott
• William Charles Richard Watson
• James Walter White
• Arthur Beadell
• Charles Edgar Salmon
• William Charles Barton
• Linnaeus Cumming
• Spencer Henry Bickham
• Edward Shearburn Marshall
• J Fraser
• Watson Botanical Exchange Club
• R D Randall
• Francis Rilstone
• Albert Bruce Jackson
• Charles Bailey
• Anthony Hurt Wolley Dod
• Rex Alan Henry Graham
• John Braybrooke Marshall
• Frederick Robinson
• Chambre Corker Vigurs

Collection activity by county

Examples of handwriting

Mr Charles Edward Britton

Mr Charles Edward Britton

1910

handwriting source

Mr Charles Edward Britton

Britton often uses Roman numbers for day AND month, confusing for '2nd': here he writes 2nd Aug 1907 (not 11th!)

handwriting source

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