Thomas Laxton
1830?–93
Nurseryman. Solicitor's clerk in Stamford, 1851. Lawyer in Stamford, 1861, 1871. Seedsman in Bedford, 1881, 1891. Raised new varieties of peas, beans, and strawberries. Conducted breeding experiments on Pisum for CD.
Sources
Census returns of England and Wales 1851 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/2094/192/22), 1861 (RG9/2311/49/7), 1871 (RG10/3309/135/23), 1881 (RG11/1619/97/23), 1891 (RG12/1249/142/26)
R. Desmond 1994.
Northamptonshire, England, Church of England baptisms, 1813–1912 (Ancestry.com, accessed 29 August 2019)
Bibliography
Desmond, Ray. 1994. Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. New edition, revised with the assistance of Christine Ellwood. London: Taylor & Francis and the Natural History Museum. Bristol, Pa.: Taylor & Francis.
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