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Davin, Maurice (1842–1927), sportsman and farmer, was born on 29 June 1842 at Deerpark House, Carrick-on-Suir, co. Tipperary, the first of five children of John Davin (1814–1859), farmer, and his wife, Bridget Walsh (d. 1884). His parents were both natives of Carrick-on-Suir...
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Foster, Marjorie Elaine (1893–1974), rifle shot and poultry farmer, was born at 107 Canfield Gardens, Hampstead, London, on 20 June 1893, the only child of Lancelot Henry William Foster, syphon manufacturer, and his wife, Mary Aldridge Leetham. Encouraged by her father who had held a commission in the ...
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F. M. L. Thompson
Grosvenor, Hugh Lupus, first duke of Westminster (1825–1899), landowner, racehorse owner, and politician, was born on 13 October 1825 at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the second but first surviving son, and fifth of the thirteen children, of Richard Grosvenor, second marquess of Westminster (1795–1869)...
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Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, first duke of Westminster (1825–1899) by Sir John Everett Millais, 1872 by kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Westminster OBE, TD, DL, on behalf of himself and his Trustees
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Hide, Mary Edith [Molly] (1913–1995), cricketer and farmer, was born in Shanghai, China, on 24 October 1913, the elder of two children of Arthur Hide and his wife, Edith, née Jansen. Her father ran a business in China and she was four years old when the family returned to ...
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Hill, Albert Edwin [Bertie] (1927–2005), equestrian and farmer, was born on 7 February 1927 at Birch Farm, Swimbridge, Devon, the son of Hubert Hill, farmer, and his wife, Margery Evelyn, née Thorne. His involvement with horses began at an early age. He is said to have followed the ...
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Huw Richards
Jeeps, Richard Eric Gautrey [Dickie] (1931–2016), rugby union player, fruit farmer, and sports administrator, was born at 2 Church Street, Willingham, Cambridgeshire, on 25 November 1931, the son of Francis Herbert Jeeps (1897–1977), fruit farmer, and his wife, Mildred Mary Eileen, ...
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Hayden Lorimer
Munro, Sir Hugh Thomas, of Lindertis, fourth baronet (1856–1919), mountaineer and landowner, was born on 16 October 1856 at 27 Eaton Place, London, the eldest of the nine children of Sir Campbell Munro of Lindertis, third baronet (1823–1913), and his wife, Henrietta Maria (...
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Primrose, (Albert Edward) Harry Mayer Archibald, sixth earl of Rosebery and second earl of Midlothian (1882–1974), landowner and racehorse breeder, was born at Dalmeny House, near Edinburgh, on 8 January 1882, the elder son (there were also two daughters) of Archibald Philip Primrose, ...
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Samuel Ryder (1858–1936) by unknown photographer, 1930 © PA Photos
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Ryder, Samuel (1858–1936), seed merchant and golf sponsor, was born on 24 March 1858 at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, the first son of Samuel Ryder (1823/4–1904), a gardener, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Martin (1822/3–1904), a dressmaker. He had three elder and two younger sisters and two younger brothers. He attended ...
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John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp and third Earl Spencer (1782–1845) by Charles Turner, 1832 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Ellis Archer Wasson
Spencer, John Charles, Viscount Althorp and third Earl Spencer (1782–1845), politician, agriculturist, and sportsman, was born on 30 May 1782 at Spencer House, St James's Place, London, the eldest child of George John Spencer, second Earl Spencer (1758–1834), and Lavinia Bingham, daughter of the ...
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Sykes, Sir Tatton, fourth baronet (1772–1863), landowner and racehorse breeder, was born at Wheldrake, near York, on 22 August 1772, the second son of Sir Christopher Sykes, second baronet (1749–1801), MP for Beverley, and his wife, Elizabeth Tatton (d. 1803). He was educated at ...
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Peter N. Lewis
Wethered, Joyce [married name Joyce Heathcoat-Amory, Lady Heathcoat-Amory] (1901–1997), golfer and horticulturist, was born on 17 November 1901 at Coombefield, Malden Road, New Malden, Surrey, the only daughter and younger child of (Herbert) Newton Wethered (b. 1869), artist and author, and his wife, ...
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Joyce Wethered (1901–1997) by H. N. Wethered, 1923 © reserved; National Trust Photographic Library / John Hammond
