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Alexis Charles Doxat, VC (1867 - 1942)

Major Alexis Charles Doxat V.C was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force...

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7/17/2013
10/12/2018
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Alexis Charles Doxat, VC (1867 - 1942)

Major Alexis Charles Doxat V.C was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth force...

10/12/2018

George Sturt MP (1863 - 1927)

"George Bourne"

George Sturt= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sturt (1863-1927), who also wrote under the pseudonym George Bourne , was an English writer on rural crafts and affairs. He was born and grew ...

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11/20/2017
11/20/2017
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11/20/2017

George Sturt MP (1863 - 1927)

"George Bourne"

George Sturt= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sturt (1863-1927), who also wrote under the pseudonym George Bourne , was an English writer on rural crafts and affairs. He was born and grew ...

11/20/2017

STUBBS, FRANK EDWARDRank: Serjeant Service No: 1506 Date of Death: 25/04/1915 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Bn. Awards: V C Panel Reference: Panel 59 to 73 or 218 to 219. Memori...

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STUBBS, FRANK EDWARDRank: Serjeant Service No: 1506 Date of Death: 25/04/1915 Age: 27 Regiment/Service: Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Bn. Awards: V C Panel Reference: Panel 59 to 73 or 218 to 219. Memori...

1/10/2017

Donald Campbell MP (1921 - 1967)

"The Skipper"

Malcolm Campbell CBE (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only pe...

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7/28/2016
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Donald Campbell MP (1921 - 1967)

"The Skipper"

Malcolm Campbell CBE (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only pe...

7/28/2016

E. Nesbit MP (1858 - 1924)

Edith Nesbit=[From Wikipedia: ] Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.She...

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12/2/2011
3/9/2016
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E. Nesbit MP (1858 - 1924)

Edith Nesbit=[From Wikipedia: ] Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.She...

3/9/2016

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour , KG, OM, PC, DL (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He authored the Perpetual Crimes Act (1887) (or Coercion A...

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7/22/2010
1/15/2016
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7/22/2010

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour , KG, OM, PC, DL (25 July 1848 – 19 March 1930) was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He authored the Perpetual Crimes Act (1887) (or Coercion A...

1/15/2016

Thomas Simons Attlee (1880 - 1960)

Thomas Simons Attlee* Born on 18 October 1880.* Son of Henry Attlee and Ellen Bravery Watson.* Married Kathleen Mary Medley in 1913.* Died on 11 October 1960 at age 79.* Educated at Haileybury College,...

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Thomas Simons Attlee (1880 - 1960)

Thomas Simons Attlee* Born on 18 October 1880.* Son of Henry Attlee and Ellen Bravery Watson.* Married Kathleen Mary Medley in 1913.* Died on 11 October 1960 at age 79.* Educated at Haileybury College,...

9/13/2015

George Harrison MP (1943 - 2001)

George Harrison was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison em...

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4/8/2010
7/1/2015
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4/8/2010

George Harrison MP (1943 - 2001)

George Harrison was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist in The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison em...

7/1/2015

John Lennon MP (1940 - 1980)

Family Search WikiTree Wikipedia: John Lennon John Lennon achieved worldwide fame in the 1960s as a singer, songwriter and guitarist in one of the most successful bands of all time - The Beatles...

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4/23/2009
6/30/2015
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4/23/2009

John Lennon MP (1940 - 1980)

Family Search WikiTree Wikipedia: John Lennon John Lennon achieved worldwide fame in the 1960s as a singer, songwriter and guitarist in one of the most successful bands of all time - The Beatles...

6/30/2015

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE= From WIkipedia: Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer.After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramati...

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Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE= From WIkipedia: Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer.After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramati...

6/26/2015

Philip Edward Thomas MP (1878 - 1917)

"Edward Thomas", "Edward Eastaway"

Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was an Anglo-Welsh poet, essayist, and novelist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experience...

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Philip Edward Thomas MP (1878 - 1917)

"Edward Thomas", "Edward Eastaway"

Philip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was an Anglo-Welsh poet, essayist, and novelist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experience...

6/16/2015

Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as t...

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Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as t...

6/2/2015

John Henry Knight MP (1847 - 1917)

John Henry Knight= John Henry Knight (21 January 1847 – 22 September 1917), from Farnham, was a wealthy engineer, landowner and inventor. With the help of the engineer George Parfitt he built one of Br...

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John Henry Knight MP (1847 - 1917)

John Henry Knight= John Henry Knight (21 January 1847 – 22 September 1917), from Farnham, was a wealthy engineer, landowner and inventor. With the help of the engineer George Parfitt he built one of Br...

5/21/2015

Lewis Carroll MP (1832 - 1898)

Lewis Carroll Society * " Lewis Carroll ", Westminster Abbey Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathemat...

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1/3/2015
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Lewis Carroll MP (1832 - 1898)

Lewis Carroll Society * " Lewis Carroll ", Westminster Abbey Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ( 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathemat...

1/3/2015

Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter. He was born the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver in Suffolk, and, in 1740, left home to s...

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Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter. He was born the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver in Suffolk, and, in 1740, left home to s...

7/6/2013

Sir Michael Redgrave CBE MP (1908 - 1985)

He was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.He twice (1958 and 1963) won Best Actor trophies in the Evening Standard Awards and twice received the Variety Club of Great Britain...

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Sir Michael Redgrave CBE MP (1908 - 1985)

He was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.He twice (1958 and 1963) won Best Actor trophies in the Evening Standard Awards and twice received the Variety Club of Great Britain...

6/24/2013

John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906–1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter....

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11/14/2011
6/24/2013
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John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906–1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter....

6/24/2013

Michael Faraday MP (1791 - 1867)

Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, dia...

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Michael Faraday MP (1791 - 1867)

Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, dia...

6/24/2013

William Cobbett MP (1763 - 1835)

"Peter Porcupine"

William Cobbett =From WikipediaMarch 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the ro...

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William Cobbett MP (1763 - 1835)

"Peter Porcupine"

William Cobbett =From WikipediaMarch 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the ro...

3/12/2013

Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA =This profile is based on the BBC Programme BBC 'Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 8 Programme 10Tracey Emin is a British artist of English and Turkish Cypriot origin.===Fro...

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Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA =This profile is based on the BBC Programme BBC 'Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 8 Programme 10Tracey Emin is a British artist of English and Turkish Cypriot origin.===Fro...

3/12/2013