A year in the life: 1864

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Month

Day

Event

Source of information

Notes

January

No days

Items obtained from Robert Day Irish collection

PRM accession book

 

January

No day

Lane Fox elected to Kilkenny Archaeological Society

Chapman, 1981: 114

 

January

28

Lane Fox elected member of Archaeological Institute

Chapman, 1981: 131 from Committee Meetings of Archaeological Institute

 

February

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

 

April

6

Lane Fox's first active participation in Cuvierian Society

Twohig, 1987: 40

 

April

12, 14 or 15

Lane Fox's 37th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

 

April

30

Lane Fox visits Kilcrea Fort, Ireland for first time

Chapman, 1981: 114; exact date given in Twohig, 1987: 43

 

May

4

Lane Fox and Caulfield report to meeting of Cuvierian Society on their visit to Kilcrea Fort

Twohig, 1987: 43

 

May

9

Lieutenant-Colonel Lane Fox promoted to be a mounted officer in the Guards. His post as Assistant Quartermaster became vacant as a consequence.

The Morning Post 9 May 1864

There seems to be some problem with him and these posts as he was not supposed to hold both, but did

May

11

Caulfield investigates Lisnarah ring fort Loughane

PRM accession book

 

May

14

Items from Wiltshire acquired

PRM accession book

 

May

17-18

Caulfield investigates Lisnarah ring fort Loughane on 17th and reports to Cuvierian Society on 18th

Twohig, 1987: 43

 

May

30

Items from Wiltshire acquired

PRM accession book

 

May

No days

Item[s] acquired from Robert Day

PRM accession book

 

June

2

Elected to Society of Antiquaries

Thompson, 1977: 32, 123; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 3; Twohig, 1987: 40

On basis of his 'attachment to the study of Antiquities especially ancient arms and armour'. One of his proposers was Henry Christy

June

11, 13

Items obtained from Wiltshire

PRM accession book

 

June

13

Lane Fox resigns as deputy Quartermaster General in Cork on becoming Mounted Officer in Grenadier Guards

Manchester Guardian 13 June 1864

 

June

21 or 24

Lane Fox and Caulfield examine Ovens caves, Carrigane

Twohig, 1987: 35 and 43

NB different dates given in two pages

June

No days

Items acquired from County Antrim

PRM accession book

 

July

 

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

 

September

 

 

 

 

October

No days

Items obtained from Toome, Antrim Ireland

PRM accession book

 

November

8

Lane Fox attends wedding of Katherine Stanley at Alderley

Manchester Guardian 9 November 1864

 

November

13

Item obtained from James Brown collection

PRM accession book

 

November

30

Item obtained from Wiltshire

PRM accession book

 

December

17

Fifth son, Douglas, born in Cork

Thompson, 1977: 123

 

No month

No days

Lane Fox in County Antrim where obtains many archaeological objects

PRM accession book

 

No month

No days

Excavations Ireland Coolowen Farm, Kilcrea castle, Lisnahara Fort.

Bowden, 1991: 61-3

 

No month

No days

First excavations by Lane Fox with Richard Caulfield, President of Cork Cuverian Society at raths near Cork

Bowden, 1991: 61

 

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