Catholic priest and evolutionary biologist

John

McEnery

Article about selling the things in his house after his death. He had collected lots of fossils. Published in the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 26 March 1842. Newspaper image © The British Library Board. All rights reserved. With thanks to The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).Article explaining Pengelly had given a talk about McEnery and how important his work at Kent's Cavern had been (first few paragraphs). Published in the Norfolk Chronicle, 3 February 1866. Newspaper image © The British Library Board. All rights reserved. With thanks to The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).

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Who were they?

Do you have a hobby you really enjoy? What do you spend your free time doing? John McEnery was a priest, but he also loved fossils.

What did they do?

Have you ever visited Kent's Cavern? Do you know why it is special? John McEnery spent his free time looking around and researching Kent's Cavern, a long time before it was somewhere tourists could visit.

When they lived

When was Torquay very popular with tourists? It has been popular for a long time! John McEnery lived here when lots of people had begun to come on holiday in the 1800s.

Interesting fact

Have you heard of the Woolly Mammoth? Do you think you would like to live with a bear? John McEnery worked out that people lived in Kent's Cavern at the same time as Woolly Mammoths and Cave Bears (although they didn't all live together in the same house!).

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Article about selling the things in his house after his death. He had collected lots of fossils. Published in the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 26 March 1842. Newspaper image © The British Library Board. All rights reserved. With thanks to The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).Article explaining Pengelly had given a talk about McEnery and how important his work at Kent's Cavern had been (first few paragraphs). Published in the Norfolk Chronicle, 3 February 1866. Newspaper image © The British Library Board. All rights reserved. With thanks to The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).

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