160 Memoir of the Rev. R. H. Williamson. 



His death was sudden and unexpected. He was at Whickham 

 Church on the mornirig of Good Friday, 27th March 1891, and 

 had reached home, when early in the afternoon he was attacked 

 by an apoplectic seizure, from which he never rallied, but 

 lingered on in an unconscious state until 1st April, when he died, 

 in his 78th year. On the following Saturday, 4th April, the 

 funeral took place with every demonstration of sorrowful 

 respect, in the presence of a large assemblage in Whickham 

 churchyard ; among the clergy present were the Revs. Canon 

 Carr, Dr Waite, Canon Bromley, E. H. Adamson, G. H. Eoss 

 Lewin, James Colling, and others. His life-long friend and 

 college contemporary, Canon Ilderton, was prevented attending 

 by illness. 



Mr Williamson became a member of the Berwickshire Natural- 

 ists' Club in 1877, and was a pretty regular attender at the 

 Summer Meetings. The present writer, whose happy privilege 

 it was to accompany Mr Williamson on several occasions both 

 before and after his own election as a member, can testify how 

 greatly he enjoyed those excursions, which afforded him an 

 opportunity of holding intercourse with so many agreeable 

 friends, men of culture, well-informed, and keen observers. 

 Mr Williamson was also a member of the Society of Antiquaries 

 of Newcastle,and well acquainted with one of the Vice-Presidents, 

 the late Mr Clayton, whom he often visited at the Chesters. He 

 was likewise a member of the Literary and Philosophical Society 

 of Newcastle, as well as of the Natural History Society, and 

 took much interest in the Museum at the Barras Bridge. 



Mr Williamson's own literary productions were sermons, 

 several of which were printed for private distribution amongst 

 parishioners and friends. The list includes a Farewell Sermon, 

 preached at Gateshead, 27th January 1839. A sermon preached 

 at Lamesley during the prevalence of the cholera, 15th Sept. 

 1849. A sermon preached at the consecration of the church of 

 St. Thomas, at Eighton Banks, 6th Sept. 1854. A sermon 

 preached after the funeral of Thomas Henry Lord Ravensworth, 

 18th March 1855. A sermon preached on the re-opening of All 

 Saints, Hurworth, 6th Nov. 1870; besides other single sermons 

 or series of sermons preached at Darlington, Lamesley, and 

 Whickham. 



