Richard Sainthill

Richard Sainthill (28 January 1787 – 31 December 1870) was an English born Irish numismatist and author.

Life and work

Sainthill was born on 28 January 1787 in Topsham, Devon. His father, Richard was a captain in the Royal Navy.

He resided in County Cork, Ireland, and was noted for unearthing Cork's city charter of 1185 in the British Museum in the 1820s.

He died 31 December 1870 at his home in Valebrook, Cork.

Bibliography

Personal life

Sainthill married Charlotte, the daughter of Thomas Green of Mossbury, Hertforfshire.

References

  1. ↑ "Leicester Galleries | Portrait of Richard Sainthill". www.leicestergalleries.com. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Richard Sainthill: CM.15-1972". The Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  3. ↑ Nichols, John Gough (1871). The Herald and Genealogist. Nichols.
  4. ↑ The Western Antiquary. Latimer & son. 1888.
  5. ↑ Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. 1892.
  6. ↑ "TNA PROB 11/1762/92 - Will of Richard Sainthill of Valebrook Cork, County". Virtual Treasury. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  7. ↑ Sainthill, Richard (2022-10-27). An Olla Podrida: Or, Scraps, Numismatic, Antiquarian, and Literary; Volume 2. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-1-01-903075-2.
  8. ↑ Sainthill, Richard (1861). The Old Countess of Desmond: An Inquiry, Did She Ever Seek Redress at the Court of Queen Elizabeth, as Recorded in the Journal of Robert Sydney, Earl of Leycester? and Did She Ever Sit for Her Portrait?. private distribution only, at the University Press.
  9. ↑ Sainthill, Richard (2025-08-18). Numismatic, and Other Crumbs. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-563-55021-2.
  10. ↑ "Two famous Cork numismatists" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)