Surname: Quillinan Forename(s): Edward b. 12 August 1791. d. 8 July 1851. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet. Born in Porto, Portugal. Educated at several English Catholic schools. Quillinan
joined the English army in 1807. Married Jemima Anne Deborah Brydges in 1817. Jemima
suffered from mental illness and died from injuries in 1822 after her dress caught
fire. Quillinan was close friends with William and Dorothy Wordsworth and married
their daughter Dora on 11 May 1841. Biographical information: ODNB. (SP)