GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2958
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3183)
Name
Thomas Dackomb
Title
Mr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. 1496-01-17 d. ca. 1572-03-25 (old)
Manuscripts
Associated Places
Source of Data
Andrew G. Watson, 'A Sixteenth-Century Collector: Thomas Dackomb, 1496-c. 1572', The Library, Series 5, 18.3 (1963), 204-217; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
Andrew G. Watson, 'A Sixteenth-Century Collector: Thomas Dackomb, 1496-c. 1572', The Library, Series 5, 18.3 (1963), 204-217
Other note
Thomas Dackomb was born on 17 January 1495/6, the son of Thomas Dackomb of Stepleton, Dorset. In 1519, he was instituted to the rectory of St Peter Colebrook, Winchester. By March 1541/2, Dackomb had been appointed petty canon of Winchester Cathedral; by this time, he began collecting manuscripts and printed books. He returned to St Peter Colebrook shortly after. Dackomb died in c. 1572.
GEMMS record created
November 8, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024