Born on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in 1808 to slave parents. Born with vitiligo, also known as piebaldism he was, as a baby, put on show in the capital, Kingstown. Aged 15 months he was taken to Bristol and sold to the travelling showman, John Richardson who took him around England's fairs displaying him for entertainment. George died aged four years and nine months.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Alexander Gratton
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St Marys Newington - Gratton
George Alexander Gratton was a Caribbean boy brought to England from the isla...
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Ralph Joscelyne
Only 10 when caught in the cross-fire during the Tottenham Outrage.
1 memorial
Geoffrey Faithful Fortescue
Died aged 9. We believe this was the 'beloved son' of Lady Emily Fortescue, commemorated on the clock tower. See her page for the evidence.
1 memorial
Coram's Fields
The memorial at the entrance to these fields tells how this playground came into existence. It is the only public space in London where adults are not allowed without children.
3 memorials
Islington Boat Club
The club has provided safe boating for thousands of youngsters on City Road Basin.
1 memorial
Soweto children killed in 1976
Soweto is a township of Johannesburg, South Africa. At least 176 people were killed during a protest about the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools. Of these, 116...
1 memorial
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The Village in the Jungle
Novel written by Leonard Woolf, published 1913, based on his experiences as a colonial civil servant in British-controlled Ceylon, but unusually written from the native point of view.
1 memorial
2 memorials
Frieze of Parnassus - Orlando Gibbons
SW7, Kensington Road
The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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