Person    | Male  Born 25/11/1812  Died 25/7/1887

Henry Mayhew

Social researcher and journalist. Born London. Joint founding editor with Mark Lemon, of the magazine 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour and the London Poor'. Born into a wealthy London family, of seventeen children. Died 8 Tavistock Street. Good article at London Historians.

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Henry Mayhew, 1812 - 1887, founder of 'Punch' and author of 'London Labour an...

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John Wisden

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S Carter Hall

S Carter Hall

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Candida Lycett-Green

Candida Lycett-Green

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Carlos Castello Branco

Carlos Castello Branco

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Julius Salter Elias, Viscount Southwood

Julius Salter Elias, Viscount Southwood

'Fairlight' in Wood Lane, Highgate, was built in 1908 for Julius Elias. who was the head of the publishing firm, Odhams Press, and later became Viscount Southwood. There is a book by R.J Minney, 'V...

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