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Harold Knight, RA MP (1874 - 1961)

Harold Knight= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Knight RA (27 January 1874 – 3 October 1961) was an English portrait, genre and landscape painter.Knight was born in Nottingham, England, the...

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Harold Knight, RA MP (1874 - 1961)

Harold Knight= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Knight RA (27 January 1874 – 3 October 1961) was an English portrait, genre and landscape painter.Knight was born in Nottingham, England, the...

5/15/2018

Richard Beckinsale (1947 - 1979)

Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan...

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Richard Beckinsale (1947 - 1979)

Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan...

12/11/2017

Nicholas Hawksmoor MP (1661 - 1736)

Find a Grave Birth: 1661Death: Mar. 24, 1736Architect, originally assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and himself the designer of some of London's finest churches, and of the West towers of Westminster...

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Nicholas Hawksmoor MP (1661 - 1736)

Find a Grave Birth: 1661Death: Mar. 24, 1736Architect, originally assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and himself the designer of some of London's finest churches, and of the West towers of Westminster...

11/19/2015

Thomas Basset, Sheriff of Oxford MP (c.1120 - c.1182)

"Bassett"

The Foundation for Medieval Research Thomas and Alice's Family found in primary source at this link: [ ] From [ ] "A Royal Manor (to 1179) ■1086: The Domesday Book states “Rex tenet Hedintone”, show...

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Thomas Basset, Sheriff of Oxford MP (c.1120 - c.1182)

"Bassett"

The Foundation for Medieval Research Thomas and Alice's Family found in primary source at this link: [ ] From [ ] "A Royal Manor (to 1179) ■1086: The Domesday Book states “Rex tenet Hedintone”, show...

2/14/2013

Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland==Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG (1 March 1577 – 13 March 1634/1635), was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and...

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Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland==Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland, KG (1 March 1577 – 13 March 1634/1635), was Chancellor of the Exchequer and later Lord Treasurer of England under James I and...

1/24/2013

Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, Sir Knight , was born 1546, Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England and "died under rather mysterious circumstances" in lodgings in London, 16 November, 1596, and was buried ...

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Francis Willoughby of Wollaton, Sir Knight , was born 1546, Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England and "died under rather mysterious circumstances" in lodgings in London, 16 November, 1596, and was buried ...

1/24/2013

Sir Richard Arkwright MP (aft.1732 - 1792)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:== Sir Richard Arkwright (Old Style 23 December 1732 New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1792), was an Englishman who, although the patents were eventually overturned, is...

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Sir Richard Arkwright MP (aft.1732 - 1792)

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:== Sir Richard Arkwright (Old Style 23 December 1732 New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1792), was an Englishman who, although the patents were eventually overturned, is...

1/24/2013

Scottish author and dramatist J. M. Barrie is best remembered today for writing Peter Pan (1904), or The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up . The son of Scottish weavers, he moved to London to pursue his inte...

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Scottish author and dramatist J. M. Barrie is best remembered today for writing Peter Pan (1904), or The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up . The son of Scottish weavers, he moved to London to pursue his inte...

1/24/2013

D H Lawrence MP (1885 - 1930)

"DH Lawrence", "D.H.Lawrence"

David Herbert Richards Lawrence From Wikipedia(11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His co...

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D H Lawrence MP (1885 - 1930)

"DH Lawrence", "D.H.Lawrence"

David Herbert Richards Lawrence From Wikipedia(11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His co...

1/24/2013

"George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the...

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"George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, DL (26 June 1866 – 5 April 1923), styled Lord Porchester until 1890, was an English aristocrat best known as the financial backer of the...

1/24/2013

Ada Lovelace MP (1815 - 1852)

"The Enchantress of Numbers", "the first computer programmer", "Ada Lovelace", "Ada Byron Lovelace", "The Hon. Augusta Ada Byron"

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical ...

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Ada Lovelace MP (1815 - 1852)

"The Enchantress of Numbers", "the first computer programmer", "Ada Lovelace", "Ada Byron Lovelace", "The Hon. Augusta Ada Byron"

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, was an English writer chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical ...

1/24/2013

Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn MP (1650 - 1687)

"Nell Gwynne", "Mistress"

: English: Gwynne1F, #105035, b. 1650, d. 14 November 1687 Eleanor Gwynne was born in 1650.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Gwynne and Eleanor (?).1 She died on 14 November 1687. Eleanor Gwynne also we...

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Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn MP (1650 - 1687)

"Nell Gwynne", "Mistress"

: English: Gwynne1F, #105035, b. 1650, d. 14 November 1687 Eleanor Gwynne was born in 1650.1 She was the daughter of Thomas Gwynne and Eleanor (?).1 She died on 14 November 1687. Eleanor Gwynne also we...

1/24/2013