John Bathurst Deane

John Bathurst Deane (27 August 1797 - 12 July 1887) was a curate, antiquary, and author.^[1][2] He belonged to the Society of Antiquaries and its Council and also to the Antiquarians' Club. He was one of the founders, in 1843, of the British Archaeological Association and, in 1844, of the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. His daughter Eleanor was the mother of P. G. Wodehouse.

Works

• The Worship of the Serpent (1830)
• Observations on Dracontia (1833)
• On the Church and Chapters (1840)
• The Life of Richard Deane, Admiral and General of the Forces under Cromwell (1870)
• Roman Legions in Britain (incomplete manuscript at his death)

References

1. "John Bathurst Deane". Memorial Biographies of the New-England Historic Genealogic Society: 1880-1889. Vol. VIIII. Boston: The New-England Historic Genealogic Society. 1907. pp. 302–303.
2. "John Bathurst Deane". Genealogia familiae. Retrieved 2 January 2016.