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Henry Davis Pochin (1824 - 1895)

WIKI ====Henry Davis Pochin(1824–28 August, 1895) was an English industrial chemist. He invented a process that enabled white soap to be made and a means of using china clay to create better quality pa...

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12/31/2017
8/26/2018
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12/31/2017

Henry Davis Pochin (1824 - 1895)

WIKI ====Henry Davis Pochin(1824–28 August, 1895) was an English industrial chemist. He invented a process that enabled white soap to be made and a means of using china clay to create better quality pa...

8/26/2018

William Sherard (1659 - 1728)

"Sherwood"

References * Wikisource* Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jul 12 2018, 16:23:57 UTC

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William Sherard (1659 - 1728)

"Sherwood"

References * Wikisource* Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jul 12 2018, 16:23:57 UTC

7/12/2018

Clare Hollingworth, OBE MP (1911 - 2017)

Clare Hollingworth, the veteran British war correspondent who broke the news that World War Two had started, has died at the age of 105.Her first husband was Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 's fourth...

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1/10/2017
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Clare Hollingworth, OBE MP (1911 - 2017)

Clare Hollingworth, the veteran British war correspondent who broke the news that World War Two had started, has died at the age of 105.Her first husband was Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother 's fourth...

1/11/2017

Sir Harold Ridley FRS MP (1906 - 2001)

Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley= From Wikipedia Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley[ 1][2] (10 July 1906, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire – 25 May 2001, Salisbury, Wiltshire) was an English ophthalmolo...

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12/23/2011
1/6/2016
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12/23/2011

Sir Harold Ridley FRS MP (1906 - 2001)

Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley= From Wikipedia Sir Nicholas Harold Lloyd Ridley[ 1][2] (10 July 1906, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire – 25 May 2001, Salisbury, Wiltshire) was an English ophthalmolo...

1/6/2016

Edmund Cartwright, Sr. MP (1743 - 1823)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary == Edmund Cartwright was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University very early and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19,...

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1/1/2014
7/17/2015
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Edmund Cartwright, Sr. MP (1743 - 1823)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary == Edmund Cartwright was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University very early and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19,...

7/17/2015

Richard Crispin Armitage (born 22 August 1971) is an English actor famous for his roles as John Thornton in North and South, Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, and Lucas North in Spooks. He is currently ca...

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4/5/2012
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Richard Crispin Armitage (born 22 August 1971) is an English actor famous for his roles as John Thornton in North and South, Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, and Lucas North in Spooks. He is currently ca...

6/24/2015

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British...

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12/7/2008
6/11/2015
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12/7/2008

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay PC (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British poet, historian and Whig politician. He wrote extensively as an essayist and reviewer, and on British...

6/11/2015

Sue Townsend MP (1946 - 2014)

Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend, FRSL = From Wikipedia (2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English novelist and playwright, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole books. Although her writing primar...

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4/11/2014
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Sue Townsend MP (1946 - 2014)

Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend, FRSL = From Wikipedia (2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English novelist and playwright, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole books. Although her writing primar...

4/11/2014

Gary Winston Lineker OBE (born 30 November 1960) is an English former footballer, who played as a striker. After retiring, he became a sports broadcaster and has worked for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports a...

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7/29/2013
7/30/2013
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7/29/2013

Gary Winston Lineker OBE (born 30 November 1960) is an English former footballer, who played as a striker. After retiring, he became a sports broadcaster and has worked for the BBC, Al Jazeera Sports a...

7/30/2013

Sir Leonard Hastings M.P.(706) was born in 1396. He died on Oct 20 1455. Sir Leonard Hastings fought at Agincourt in the retinue of the Earl of March. He was attorney for Ireland under the governorship...

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8/3/2007
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Sir Leonard Hastings M.P.(706) was born in 1396. He died on Oct 20 1455. Sir Leonard Hastings fought at Agincourt in the retinue of the Earl of March. He was attorney for Ireland under the governorship...

1/24/2013

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings MP (1431 - 1483)

"Lord Hastings"

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings KG (c. 1431 – 13 June 1483) was an English nobleman. A follower of the House of York, he became a close friend and one of the most important courtiers of King Edwar...

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8/3/2007
1/24/2013
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William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings MP (1431 - 1483)

"Lord Hastings"

William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings KG (c. 1431 – 13 June 1483) was an English nobleman. A follower of the House of York, he became a close friend and one of the most important courtiers of King Edwar...

1/24/2013

Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England (disputed) MP (c.1537 - 1554)

"Lady Jane Grey Dudley", "the Nine Days' Queen"

Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as "the Nine Days' Queen" , was an English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from...

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5/1/2007
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Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England (disputed) MP (c.1537 - 1554)

"Lady Jane Grey Dudley", "the Nine Days' Queen"

Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as "the Nine Days' Queen" , was an English noblewoman and de facto Queen of England and Ireland from...

1/24/2013

Richard III, King of England MP (1452 - 1485)

"Old Dick", "Crookback"

latest news about Richard skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III.Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king's: III dig: University to relea...

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5/8/2007
1/24/2013
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Richard III, King of England MP (1452 - 1485)

"Old Dick", "Crookback"

latest news about Richard skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III.Richard III dig: DNA confirms bones are king's: III dig: University to relea...

1/24/2013