Killigrew

Killigrew
Killigrew Kil"li*grew, n. (Zo["o]l.) The Cornish chough. See under {Chough}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Killigrew — may refer to any of the following:Family of, or descended from, Arwenack, Falmouth, Cornwall and Hanworth, Middlesex* Anne Killigrew (1660 1685), the poet * Catherine Killigrew (1618 1689) * Henry Killigrew (1613 1700), playwright (father of… …   Wikipedia

  • Killigrew — Recorded as Mac Kilgrew, Kilgrew, Killigrew and Kilgrove, this is a surname that the Irish suggest is English, and the English do not seem to be sure! Certainly according to the gazetters of England there is a place near Chelmsford in Essex… …   Surnames reference

  • Killigrew, Thomas — ▪ English dramatist born Feb. 7, 1612, London, Eng. died March 19, 1683, London       English dramatist and playhouse manager who was better known for his wit than for his plays, although some of the jokes in The Parson s Wedding (acted c. 1640)… …   Universalium

  • Killigrew, Anne — (1660 1685)    Born in St. Martin s Lane, London, she was the daughter of Henry Killigrew, doctor of divinity, master of the Savoy Hospital in the Strand, and chaplain to the Duke of York. Anne became maid of honor to Mary of Modena, Duchess of… …   British and Irish poets

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  • Killigrew, Thomas — (1612 1683)    Dramatist, s. of Sir Robert K., of Hanworth, was a witty, dissolute courtier of Charles II., and wrote nine plays, each in a different city. Of them the best known is The Parson s Wedding …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Thomas Killigrew — Infobox Writer name = Thomas Killigrew imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1612|02|07 birthplace = England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1683|03|19|1612|02|07 deathplace = Whitehall, London, England occupation …   Wikipedia

  • Anne Killigrew — Infobox Writer name = Anne Killigrew birthdate = 1660 birthplace = St Martin s Lane, London, England deathdate = death date and age|1685|6|16|1660|0|0 deathplace = London, England occupation = Poetess nationality = BritishAnne Killigrew (1660… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert Killigrew — Infobox Person name = Sir Robert Killigrew image size = caption = birth name = birth date = 1580 birth place = Lothbury, London, England death date = 1633, aged 53 death place = Bath, Somerset, England death cause = resting place = resting place… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Killigrew (amiral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Henry Killigrew. Henry Killigrew Naissance v.1652 Décès 9 novembre 1712 (à 60 ans) Origine …   Wikipédia en Français

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