Background
Scragg, Thomas William was born on September 19, 1940 in Wirral, Cheshire, England. Son of Joseph and Norah (Scragg) Scragg.
Historical researcher Librarian solicitor
Scragg, Thomas William was born on September 19, 1940 in Wirral, Cheshire, England. Son of Joseph and Norah (Scragg) Scragg.
Bachelor of Arts with honours, School Slavonic and East. European Studies, U. London. Bachelor of Philosophy, U. Liverpool. Master of Arts, Manchester Polytechnic (England).
Postgraduate King"s College, U. London, U. Wales, Aberystwyth.
Diplomatic.Lib., F.L.A. Manchester Library School.
Solicitor Supreme Court, since 1968. Music adviser, history researcher, program annotator Chester Festival, 1967, 1986—1988, Festival in Great Irish Houses, 1970—1981, Queen's Festival, University Belfast, 1971, 1972, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Festival, 1972—1975, Portsmouth Festival, 1977—1978, Dublin Festival, Royal Dublin Society, 1979, Alfred Beit Foundation, 1979—1981, Leeds Castle Festival, 1987, Music Association Ireland, others. Phonographic consultant, cataloguer Sir Compton MacKenzie's Jethou Record Collection, 1973—1975.
Music library consultant Granada television Ltd., 1973—1975. Library, archivist Knowsley Library., 1974—1991.
Fellow: Library. Association (Charles Nowell Memorial prize 1992), Society Antiquaries of Scotland, Royal Society Arts, Royal Geography Society. Member: E.S.U., Anglo-Polish Music Circle Great Britain (honorary vice president 1970), Polish Institute Arts and Sciences American (associate), Society Genealogists, Royal Museum Association, Society Archivists, Law Society, International Association Religious Freedom.
Married Isabel Mary Thomas, April 3, 1972. Children: Maximian Rhys Joseph, Halcyon Rosemary Louise, Sophia Isabel Hannah, Mortimer Henry Thomas.