James Herriot
1916 to 1995
6 documented presences
6 places
Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for James Herriot across 6 places, from 1916 to 1995. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
James Alfred Wight (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), better known by his pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and author.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where James Herriot was documented, and when
3 October 1916exact date
Sunderlandattested
“James Alfred Wight, who was called "Alf" for short, was born on 3 October 1916 in Sunderland, County Durham, England.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
1940year
North Yorkshireattested
“The family moved to Glasgow when James was a child, and he lived there happily until leaving for Sunderland, and then Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England, in 1940.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
1940year
Glasgowattested
“The family moved to Glasgow when James was a child, and he lived there happily until leaving for Sunderland, and then Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England, in 1940.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
November 1943month
Scarborough, North Yorkshireattested
“The couple were then apart until Wight's return from service (having rotated from Scarborough to other locations for training) in November 1943, with Joan plus the couple's first child James Alexander (known to his parents as "Jimmy" or…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
November 1943month
Sowerby, North Yorkshireattested
“The couple were then apart until Wight's return from service (having rotated from Scarborough to other locations for training) in November 1943, with Joan plus the couple's first child James Alexander (known to his parents as "Jimmy" or…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
23 February 1995exact date
Thirlbyattested
“On 23 February 1995, he died at his home in Thirlby as a result of the cancer, leaving an estate valued for probate at UK£5,425,873 His remains were cremated and scattered on Sutton Bank.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
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Places James Herriot is documented in
Glasgow1 presence · 1940
North Yorkshire1 presence · 1940
Scarborough, North Yorkshire1 presence · 1943
Sowerby, North Yorkshire1 presence · 1943
Sunderland1 presence · 1916
Thirlby1 presence · 1995
Other places tied to James Herriot in the record
In each of these, a source puts James Herriot and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that James Herriot was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1930 to 1940period
Sunderlandmentioned
“Two years later, in 1930, he decided to become a vet after the principal of Glasgow Veterinary College gave a lecture at his high school, leading to his eventual professional career as a vet, first for a brief spell in Sunderland and the…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
1930 to 1940period
Thirskmentioned
“Two years later, in 1930, he decided to become a vet after the principal of Glasgow Veterinary College gave a lecture at his high school, leading to his eventual professional career as a vet, first for a brief spell in Sunderland and the…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
1940year
Thirskmentioned
“In 1940, Wight met 21 year old Joan Danbury, the daughter of the local borough engineer, who was working as a secretary in an office in Millgate in Thirsk.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
January 1940month
Sunderlandmentioned
“In January 1940, Wight joined a veterinary practice in Sunderland, working for J.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Thirskmentioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Londonmentioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Shropshirementioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Winkfieldmentioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Windsor, Berkshirementioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Heaton Parkmentioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
April 1941month
Manchestermentioned
“Wight enlisted in the RAF in April 1941 (although in his books he gave the date as November 1942), undertaking preliminary training in London, Scarborough (during which time he obtained leave to marry Joan in Thirsk, some forty miles awa…”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
5 November 1941exact date
St Mary's Church, Thirskmentioned
“They courted for 6 months until the start of Wight's military service in the RAF (see below) and married 6 months later on 5 November 1941 at St Mary's Church, Thirsk, while Wight was stationed in Scarborough.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
5 November 1941exact date
Scarborough, North Yorkshirementioned
“They courted for 6 months until the start of Wight's military service in the RAF (see below) and married 6 months later on 5 November 1941 at St Mary's Church, Thirsk, while Wight was stationed in Scarborough.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
1949 to 1980period
Thirskmentioned
“Wight became a full partner in the Thirsk practice in 1949 and retired from full-time practice in 1980 but continued to work part time.”
source: Wikipedia: James Herriot
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1976year
1977 to 1995period
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1991year
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