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NATURE NOTES 
1670 Brother Richard departed this life July 26 abt ii — i 
1684 My Father departed this life Sept ye 2 — 
about eleven at night 
My Mother dyed Sept : ye 6th — 1683 (? 8) 
The births and baptisms of ye children of Gilbert and 
Rebecca White 
John White was born Apr. 29th at 4 o-clock in ye afternoon 
1688 being and baptized May ye 23^ being on a Wednesday 
at in Surrey 
Mary born March gth — 89 being Sunday abt 4 in ye morn, 
& baptised Apr. ist — 90 being at Selbourn Hants. 
Samson born io‘'^- 31st . 1691 . being Thursday abt 7 in ye 
morn, & Xtned 169!^ Selbourn Hants, and dyed there on 
16 . 1702, abt 10 
Rebecca born Apr. i8th 1694 being Wednesday about 12 at 
noon, & Xnd being Tuesday at Selborne Hants. 
Dorothea born April 26th. 1696 being Sunday about 12 at 
noon Xnd May 19th. being Tuesday at Selbourne. Hants. 
Elizabeth born June 30th 1698 abt 7 in ye morn on a 
& Xnd July 2 — th on a Monday being St. James’s day at 
John [altered to Gilbert) son of John White was born July i8‘*' 
1720 
Catharine Susan Isaac was born 9‘*> nth 1720 [here follows an 
xrasure) 
John son of John White was born 7th 29th 1721 
Mary Jane was born Apr. 8th, 1722 ” 
These entries are in at least three different handwritings, 
which I make out to be those of Sampson White, born 1607, 
John White (son of Sampson), and, from the resemblance of the 
writing to that on the final page, Gilbert, the grandfather of the 
naturalist. The book would not appear to liave actually been 
in the naturalist’s own possession, but passed to one of his 
uncles or brothers, or the strange error of entering John instead 
of Gilbert, afterwards corrected, would not have been made. 
The correction is well shown in the photograph, from which the 
illustration has been made, and for which I am indebted to Mr. 
Watson, a member of the Ealing Branch. 
(ii) A t the end of the hook. 
The entries on the final page are as follows, and are un- 
doubtedly in the handwriting of Gilbert, the grandfather of 
Gilbert White, of famous memory. 
“Uncle John White bapt. Febr. 12th 1601 
Uncle Richard June 10th 1605 
Uncle Henry November 2nd 1606 
My hon'^^ Father SampsdWh. gth . 30th 1607 
(dyd 7th 27th 84) 
(viz. 77 years wanting 2 months) 
