Kellam, Lawrence
Record IDcni00095257
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00095257
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Biographical Data1600 - 1662
Last Edit2020-11-09
General Note
Autre(s) graphie(s) : Kelam ; Kelain ; Kylam. - Variante(s) de prénom : Laurent ; Laurence. - Imprimeur ; imprimeur juré de la ville et de l'université de Douai. - Fils cadet de l'imprimeur Lawrence I Kellam. Peut-être né à Valenciennes en 1601. Le 2 mai 1620, succède à son frère aîné décédé Thomas Kellam. Travaille à son nom jusqu'en à sa mort (sépulture à Douai le 8 oct. 1662). Son activité durant les années 1640-1651 n'est toutefois pas attestée. Ses fils Thomas (II) et Simon Kellam lui succèdent (octrois d'exercer du 11 janv. 1663)
A document from 1555 (Douai, Archives communales, FF 1011, 26/10/1655) states that Laurence was 56 years old at that time. He was most likely born in Leuven, just like his elder brother Thomas. According to the parish register of St.-Jacques, he died on 8 October 1662 in Douai (cf. Douai, Archives communales, 1 II 84). Laurence took over the family's printing business from his mother Marguerite Lanseart in the course of 1620. He would continue printing until 1661, with some interruptions during the 1640s. Laurence II married twice, first with Catherine du Sauchoy (d. 1649) and after her death with Barbe Gadelor (13/06/1652). He had at least six children from the first marriage: Nicolas (b. 22/08/1621), Thomas (b. 14/07/1623), Simon (b. 01/11/1625), Marguerite (b. 23/04/1631, Cistercian nun in the convent of Flines), Marie (b. 23/01/1633) and Marc (b. 02/10/1639). In 1655 Laurence donated half of his business to Simon on the occasion of his marriage with Catherine Louise Berthe (Douai, Archives communales, FF 944, 07/01/1655). In the mid 1660s his sons Simon and Thomas would jointly issue some editions. Besides his printing activities, Laurence was also "bailly et fermier des commanderies du Temple et de St. Sampson" in Douai (Douai, Archives communales FF 944, 13/06/1652) and bedel of the Faculty of Law at Douai (FF 1009, 26/10/1655; Brussels, State Archives, 1279/23).
More Information
Further Biographical Data160.?-10.1662
160.?-1662
1599/1600-1662
1599-08.10.1662
Dates of Activity1620-1662
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Profession / OccupationImprimeur-libraire
printer (independent)
printer in Douai (1620 - 1661)
ActivityType de document concerné: Texte imprimé
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Place of Activity
Place of ActivityDouai; Rue Saint-Jacques; À l'enseigne de l'Agneau pascal (1620 - 1639 ; 1652-1662)
Related Entries
SpouseGadelor, Barbe (1652)
du Sauchoy, Catherine (1649)
Names
HeadingKellam, Lawrence
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Kellam, Laurence, II
used in: Impressae (ODIS)
Variant NameKellam, Lawrence, II
Kellam, Laurent, II
Kellam, Lawrence, II
Sources
Found inDuthillœul : ne le distingue pas de Lawrence I Kellam et attribue ses impressions à la veuve de celui-ci qui aurait travaillé sous le nom de son mari. — Lepreux, Nord : idem. — McKerrow, English books, 1557-1640 : idem. — Rouzet. — Rép. 17 s.. — Labarre, Douai. — Soenen. — Pantzer : occurrences 1621-1639. — Depoorter-Lalisse, Dormard