Mentioned by Sharp (1908) p.13 as one of the ‘Other students and collectors of the Coleoptera, belonging perhaps to a somewhat different social order [ie. not ‘working men’]’. He lived at Stretford and was still alive in 1907. Sharp states that his collection was ‘almost complete’ and ‘has been lately purchased by the Owens College Museum.’ Johnson (2004) records specimens in the general collection at Manchester dating 1886-1904 and notes that the majority of Reston’s collection was made up of T.Morley’s specimens. There are also Reston specimens in the Blatch collection there and the Museum also houses notebooks and catalogues. Hancock and Pettit (1981) note that ‘it is extremely difficult to relate data in catalogues to specimens’. Johnson (2009) records that he lived at Park House, Stretford, Manchester, in 1901-04 (MD 11/04, 11/09)
Dates
b.1844