b. 3 January 1868. d. 24 September 1939. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, journalist, genealogist, antiquarian, and heraldist. Pseudonym: “The Londoner,”
which he adopted when writing for the London *Evening News*. Born in West Ham, Essex.
Close friend of Edith Nesbit and co-authored *The Butler in Bohemia* (1894) with her.
Married Hilda Leonora Florence Sanders in 1899. Contributed to *The Ancestor*, the
*Victoria County History*, and *Encyclopaedia Britannica*. Biographical information:
*ODNB*. (AC, CC)