AHMUTY, JAMES, 2 Lieut. Bengal artillery 7 Sep. 1791; colonel
commandant 29 Aug. 1824 to death; general 15 Sep. 1855. _d._ 14
Chesham place, Belgrave sq. London 12 Jany. 1864 aged 89.
AIKENHEAD, MARY (_eld. child of David Aikenhead of Cork, physician
who d. 28 Dec. 1801, by Mary eld. dau. of Mr. Stacpole of Cork,
merchant, she m._ (2) _Mr. Bernard of Palace Anne and _d._ 1809_).
_b._ Cork 19 Jany. 1787; received into R. C. church 6 June 1802
and confirmed 2 July 1802; took name of Sister Mary Augustine,
June 1812; superior of the first convent of sisters of charity
William st. Dublin Aug. 1815 to 1827; made her perpetual vows 9
Dec. 1816; superior of convent at Sandymount 16 Aug. 1831;
superior general of the Irish foundation of Sisters of charity
1843; lived at convent of Our Lady’s Mount, Harold’s Cross, Dublin
Sep. 1845 to death. _d._ Our Lady’s Mount, 22 July 1858. _Mary
Aikenhead by S.A. 2 ed. revised 1882, portrait._
AIKIN, ARTHUR (_1 son of John Aikin, M.D. of Warrington, Lancs.
1747–1822 by Martha dau. of Arthur Jennings of Harlington,
Bedford, she d. 1830 aged 83_). _b._ Warrington 19 May 1773; ed.
there and at Palgrave in Norfolk; studied classics under Gilbert
Wakefield, and chemistry under Dr. Priestley; settled in London
1796; one of the founders of Geological Society of London 1807,
which was incorporated 23 Apl. 1823; one of the secretaries and a
member of council; lecturer on chemistry at Guy’s hospital
1816–52; secretary of Society for encouragement of arts,
manufactures and commerce 1817–40, where he read more than 40
lectures; chairman of its committee of chemistry 1840; the first
treasurer of Chemical Society 30 March 1841; F.L.S. 1818; the
first hon. sec. of Institution of Civil Engineers 2 Jany. 1818;
one of specially selected members of the Athenæum club; much
employed in drawing specifications of patents for improvements in
chemical manufactures, in which Lord Lyndhurst held him to excel
all other persons; made many chemical analyses for patentees and
public companies; lived at 19 John st. Adelphi 1817–40; at 7
Bloomsbury sq. 1840 to death; edited _The annual review_
1802–1806; author of _Journal of a tour through north Wales, and
part of Shropshire_ 1797; _Manual of mineralogy_ 1814, _2 ed._