Born Camberwell, London. Moved to Islington in 1845. In 1854, aged 18, he moved to Birmingham, where he made his fortune in the screw-making business. Related to and in business with the Nettlefold...
Canadian firefighter. He and a London firefighter were killed when a V1 flying bomb fell on part of Wildcroft Manor and exploded as they were attending a fire. Another Winnipegger, J.R.C. Leguee, s...
From the parish of St Thomas in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 24.
Prince George (later King George V) was made Duke of York in 1892 when he became second in line to the throne.
May Elizabeth Dodd was born on 15 November 1889 in Battersea, the only child of Alfred Warner Dodd (1854-1925) and Caroline Matilda Dodd née Donovan (1858-1893). Her father was a carpenter and she ...
Second Lieutenant Donald Jervis Gordon was born on 23 November 1891 at Court Lodge, Sevenoaks, Kent, the fourth of the eight children of Thomas Gordon (1855-1902), an architect, and Kathleen Gertru...
Margaret Ramsay Hallowes was born on 17 November 1874 at Milton House, Milton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, the third of the nine children of Major General George Skein Hallowes and Lucy Anne Hallowes né...
Documentary and press photographer known for his work published in 'Picture Post' 1941-57. Born and grew up in Priory Buildings. Photo Histories says Bert was "the first of seven children to carp...
Annie Mabel Howell Evans was born on 29 September 1871 in Boughton, Flintshire, Wales, the second of the five children of William Howell Evans(1835-1892) and Elizabeth Evans née Edmunds (1844-1928)...
Mary Elizabeth Howell Evans's birth was registered in the 4th quarter of 1870 in Chester, Cheshire. She was the eldest of the five children of William Howell Evans(1835-1892) and Elizabeth Evans né...
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