Canon Richard Barham
(1788-1845)

Canon and author of Ingoldsby Legends

Died aged c. 57

Richard Harris Barham (6 December 1788 – 17 June 1845) was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends.

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Margate, United Kingdom
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Canterbury, United Kingdom

Canon Richard Barham 1788-1845 Author of "Ingoldsby Legends" lived here

Ingoldsby House, 20 The Parade, Margate, United Kingdom where they lived (1788-1845)

The Rev. Richard Harris Barham, BA, Author of The Ingoldsby Legends, Son of Alderman Barham, Mayor of Canterbury, was born here on December 6th 1788. An Unrivalled Humorist. A Poet. A Genealogist. An Antiquary. A Clergyman greatly beloved.

61 Burgate Street, Canterbury, United Kingdom where they was born (1788)