Sidney Oldall Addy

Sidney Oldall Addy (9 January 1848 – 15 November 1933) was an English author of books on folklore and history.^[1] He was born in Norton, Derbyshire, to James Addy, a coal merchant and landowner. and his wife Sarah.^[2] He studied classics at Lincoln College, Oxford, before becoming a solicitor.^[1] In 1899 he married Mary Golden Parkin.^[1]

As well as publishing many books on history and folklore he was known for contributing papers to antiquarian journals^[1] and for his letters to Notes and Queries.^[3] He also wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography.

Works

• An account of Winfield Manor in Derbyshire, with James Croston (1885)
• Historical Memorials of Beauchief Abbey (1887)
• A glossary of words used in the neighbourhood of Sheffield (1888)
• The Hall of Waltheof (1893)
• Household Tales and Traditional Remains (1895)
• The Evolution of the English House (1898)
• Church and Manor: A Study in English Economic History (1913)
• Folk Tales and Superstitions

References

1. "Obituary: Sidney Oldall Addy". The Times. 18 November 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
2. United Kingdom Census 1871
3. Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Steve. "Addy, Sidney Oldall". A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-210019-1. OCLC 44737169.