Saturday, December 7, 2019

Richard Kelham Whitelamb

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Richard Kelham Whitelamb is said to have been born in Wisbech St.Peter, [[Isle of Ely]], England on 29, December 1763.<ref></ref>

== Early Years ==
Richard Kelham Whitelamb the younger, was the son of Richard Kelham Whitelamb the elder. In 1763 the father was landlord of the Nag's Head Inn, Wisbeach (sic) following a job as 'Drawer' at the nearby Vine and Rose.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
Whitelamb the elder may have been the son of Richard Whitelamb and Anne Kellum.

== Later Life ==

In a copy of a 1787 poster in the Wellcome library it was claimed that at the age of 22 he was only 34 inches high and weighed 32 lbs. The poster promoted a hair strengthening product.<ref></ref>

A portrait of 'Kelham Whitelamb' by Samuel Ireland (1744-1800) published in 1787 is in the Royal Collection.
He is described as aged 22, Standing by a sedan chair, full face, left hand resting on open door of sedan chair, right hand in pocket. Vignette.<ref></ref>


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