Month

Day

Event

Source of information

Notes

January

24

Chapman dates this as earliest extant correspondence between Lane Fox and Rolleston

Chapman, 1981: 622

However, he believes earlier correspondence lost as appears two men already know each other well.

January

25

Lane Fox chairs AGM of Anthropological Institute. Reappointed President for 1876, gives presidential address

JAI 5 (1876): 465-488

February

8

Item acquired from variety of places and people ?auction

PRM accession book

February

8

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

February

11

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

March

7

Items acquired from auction?

PRM accession book

March

9

Lane Fox attends funeral at Westminster Abbey of Lady Augusta Stanley (from his in-laws family)

The Times 10 March 1876

March

14

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

March

24

Lane Fox attends lecture on 'Geological Time' at Royal Institution

Morning Post 27 March 1876 p. 2

March

28

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

April

11

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions

JAI 6 (1877): 102-119

April

12, 14 or 15

Lane Fox's 49th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

April

13

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

April

14

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

This row was misplaced, is it correct date?

April

25

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

May

9

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

May

13

Lane Fox present at Queen Victoria's visit to Loan Exhibition of Scientific Apparatus at South Kensington Museum

The Times 15 May 1876

May

23

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, contributes to discussions

JAI, 6 (1877): 167-181

May

30

Lane Fox attends Grenadier Guards regimental dinner

Morning Post 1 June 1876 p. 3

May

No days

Lane Fox measuring men of 2nd Royal Surrey Militia

Thompson, 1977: 124

June

2

Lane Fox elected as Fellow to Royal Society

Peter Rivière, Gray, 1905: xxxiv, Proceedings of the Royal Society vol 25 (187607) p. 92; Chapman 1981 Chapter 6

June

6

Item acquired Seaford, Sussex

PRM accession book

June

8

Item obtained from India

PRM accession book

June

13

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

June

16

Items acquired, possibly by auction

PRM accession book

June

17

Lane Fox attends Wellington College speech day

The Times 19 June 1876

June

22

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

June

27

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

No month, possibly June see above

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Seaford, Sussex

Thompson, 1977: 55

July

1

Lane Fox attends review of volunteers in Hyde Park, commanding 1st Brigade of 2nd Division

The Times 3 July 1876

August

September

5

Items acquired ?auction /Bryce Wright

PRM accession book

September

19-20

References to Lane Fox in letters concerning spiritualism read at British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Glasgow which he attends

The Times 19-20 September 1876, Morning Post 14 September 1876 p, 2

September

22

Letter from Lane Fox on spiritualism, writing as president of the Anthropological Institute.

The Times 22 September 1876

October

No days

Lane Fox excavating in Guildford, Merrow Down

PRM accession book, Bowden 1991: 83

November

14

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute. Lane Fox reads papers on Dyke Road and Seaford excavations

JAI, 6 (1877): 280-287; 287-299

November

28

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute, Lane Fox reads paper on figures from Tanagra

JAI, 6 (1877): 310-6

December

6

item acquired from ?auction

PRM accession book

December

9

items acquired from ?auction

PRM accession book

December

11

Lane Fox chairs meeting of Anthropological Institute

Peter Rivière

December

15

Delivery of items from Lane Fox to Bethnal Green Museum

Day or Van book known as Green book

No month

No days

Lane Fox excavating at Barton Cliff, Lymington, Hampshire?

OW website

[not confirmed]