Background
Born at Smedmore, Dorset, on 4 December 1817, he was eldest son of Colonel John Mansel (1776–1863) of Smedmore by his wife Louisa, fourth daughter of Edmund Morton Pleydell of Whatcombe, Dorset.
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(The Birds Of Dorsetshire; A Contribution To The Natural History Of The County) By (author) John Clavell Mansel-Pleydell published on (August, 2008)
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Contained within this antique text is a comprehensive catalogue of the birds commonly found in Dorsetshire, England. For each bird there is provided detailed information on their natural history, habit, and habitat, along with some of the author's personal experiences. A great book of special interest for the amateur bird-watcher, this lovely little text is well deserving of a place in any collection of ornithological literature. The chapters of this book include: Golden Eagle, Hobby, Merlin, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Rough-Legged Buzzard, Honey-Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Tawny Owl, Barn-Owl, Long-Eared Owl, Short-Eared Owl, Scops Owl, Snowy Owl, Great Grey Shrike, Red-Backed Shrike, Woodchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, et cetera. We are proud to republish this antique text now complete with a new introduction on ornithology.
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The mollusca of Dorsetshire: (marine, estuarine, freshwater, and land) and the brachiopoda
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The Mollusca of Dorsetshire: Marine, Estuarine, Freshwater, and Land and the Brachiopoda (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Mollusca of Dorsetshire: Marine, Estuarine, Freshwater, and Land and the Brachiopoda It is nearly 100 years ago since Dr. Pulteney published his Catalogue of "Shells found on the Dorsetshire Coast," since which date Malacology has naturally received considerable additions in this County. Among the earliest works on British Shells since Pulteney's time are Montagu's "Testacea Britannica," and Maton and Rackett's "Descriptive Catalogue of the British Testacea," published in the sixth volume of the "Transactions of the Linnean Society." After an interval of about 50 years, Professor E. Forbes and Mr. S. Hanley's "British Mollusca," in four volumes, in which was incorporated the Professor's work in conjunction with Mr. McAndrew on the coast of Weymouth and the neighbourhood, appeared. In 1870 I brought out a Catalogue of the "Mollusca of Dorset" in the Introduction of the third edition of Hutchins' "History of Dorset," which I have made the basis of this Volume. Through the help of the undermentioned friends I have been able to considerably enlarge the list as to localities, and also to add some few new species and genera. My grateful acknowledgments are due to Mr. E. R. Sykes, to whom I have dedicated this Volume. I owe a debt of gratitude also to Mr. Clement Reid, whose investigations on the superficial deposits of the County gave him opportunities of which, as an experienced malacologist, he has taken advantage, and enabled him to add new localities and confirm some of Pulteney's more dubious records. For instance, he rediscovered Helix (Theba) cantiana at Spettisbury, where Rackett found it in 1813; he also collected it at Winterbourne Stickland, the only other Dorset record. I am indebted to him also for directing me to some ancient hedgerows in search of Helix (Helicodonta) obvoluta, a rare shell found only in England, in Hampshire and two other counties. Although unsuccessful with respect to Helix (Helicodonta) obvoluta, I found an equally rare snail, Clausilia Rolphit, a valuable addition to the County list. The late Messrs. W. Thompson, J. H. Austen, W. Kendall, and R. Damon gave me valuable assistance, as also Dr. Turner, Mr. C. P. Cambridge, and Miss Colson. I may have omitted to mention some to whom thanks are also due, whose names are in the body of this Volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The Birds of Dorsetshire. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County
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John Mansel-Pleydell
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Educated privately, with Henry Walter as a tutor, he entered Saint John"s College, Cambridge in 1836, and graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1839.
Career
Mansell was admitted a student of Lincoln"s Inn on 2 May 1840, but was not called to the Barometer Foreign thirty years he was an officer in the Queen"s Own Dorset Yeomanry. He was promoted from lieutenant to captain on 26 July 1856.
He was one of the promoters of the Somerset and Dorset Railway, and suffered financial losses.
In 1856 Mansel built at his own expense the Milborne Reformatory, which was converted in 1882 into an industrial school. In 1857 he was made a fellow of the Geological Society, and was later also a fellow of the Linnean Society.
He succeeded on his mother"s death to the family estate of Whatcombe, Dorset, and to landed property in the Isle of Purbeck in 1863. In 1872 he assumed the additional name of Pleydell, his mother"s maiden name.
He founded the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club in 1875, and was its president till his death.
Mansel-Pleydell died at his Dorset residence on 3 May 1902. Mansel-Pleydell presented many geological finds made by himself to the County Museum of Dorset. Theses included a fore paddle of a Pleiosaurus macromerus, and the tusks and molars of a Mammuthus meridionalis.
Mansel-Pleydell married twice:
on 6 June 1844, Emily (died 4 November 1845), daughter of Captain A. Bingham.
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on 21 June 1849, Isabel, the daughter of F. C. Acton Colville, Captain in the Scots Guards. He celebrated his golden wedding on 21 June 1899.
Of three sons, two survived him.
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The mollusca of Dorsetshire (marine, estuarine, freshwater, and land) and the brachiopoda
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The Mollusca of Dorsetshire: Marine, Estuarine, Freshwater, and Land and the Brachiopoda (Classic Reprint)
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(The Birds Of Dorsetshire; A Contribution To The Natural History Of The County) By (author) John Clavell Mansel-Pleydell published on (August, 2008)
(Contained within this antique text is a comprehensive cat...)
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The birds of Dorsetshire: A contribution to the natural history of the county
(This book was digitized and reprinted from the collection...)
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The mollusca of Dorsetshire: (marine, estuarine, freshwater, and land) and the brachiopoda
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The Birds of Dorsetshire. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County
(London published Birds)
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The mollusca of Dorsetshire (marine, estuarine, freshwater, and land) and the brachiopoda
Politics
He was an evangelical in religion, and a Liberal in politics until 1886, when he changed his party after the Home Rule Bill.
Membership
In 1876 Mansel-Pleydell was high sheriff of Dorset, and he was a member of the county council from its establishment in 1887 till his death.
