Annesley, Richard, sixth earl of Anglesey (bap. 1693, d. 1761), kidnapper and bigamist, was baptized on 26 November 1693 at St Peter's Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, the third son of Dr Richard Annesley (1654/5–1701), dean of Exeter, from c.1700 third Baron Altham, and his wife, ...
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Annesley, Richard, sixth earl of Anglesey (bap. 1693, d. 1761), kidnapper and bigamist
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Billing, Noel Pemberton (1881–1948), aviator and self-publicist
G. R. Searle
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Billing, Noel Pemberton (1881–1948), aviator and self-publicist, was born on 31 January 1881 in Hampstead, the youngest child of Charles Eardley Billing, a Birmingham iron-founder, and his wife, Annie Emilia Claridge. He was educated at the high school, Hampstead; Cumming's College, outside Boulogne...
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Clare, Bogo de (1248–1294), ecclesiastic and figure of scandal
Henry Summerson
Clare, Bogo de (1248–1294), ecclesiastic and figure of scandal, was born on 21 July 1248, the third son of Richard de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford (1222–1262), and his second wife, Maud (d. 1288/9), daughter of John de Lacy, earl of Lincoln...
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Drummond, George Henry Charles Francis Malcolm, Viscount Forth (1834–1861), dipsomaniac
Richard Davenport-Hines
Drummond, George Henry Charles Francis Malcolm, Viscount Forth (1834–1861), dipsomaniac, was born on 13 May 1834, in Naples, the only surviving child of George Drummond (1807–1902), soldier, and his first wife, the Countess Rapp, née Baroness Albertine von Rothberg Rheinweiler Coligni, (d...
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Lambton, Antony Claud Frederick, styled Lord Lambton (1922–2006), politician and writer
Mark Garnett
Lambton, Antony Claud Frederick, styled Lord Lambton (1922–2006), politician and writer, was born on 10 July 1922 at West Marden Hall, Emsworth, Sussex, the younger son of John Frederick Lambton, fifth earl of Durham (1884–1970), and his first wife, Diana Mary (1901–1924), only daughter of ...
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Profumo, John Dennis [Jack] (1915–2006), politician and social worker
Simon Heffer
Profumo, John Dennis [Jack] (1915–2006), politician and social worker, was born on 30 January 1915 at 28 Basil Street, Kensington, the second son (the elder had died in infancy) and fourth of five children of Albert Peter Anthony Profumo (1879–1940), barrister, and fourth Baron Profumo of the kingdom of Italy...
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Thistlethwayte, Robert (bap. 1690, d. 1744), college head and subject of sexual scandal
C. S. L. Davies
Thistlethwayte, Robert (bap. 1690, d. 1744), college head and subject of sexual scandal, was the third son of Francis Thistlethwayte (b. 1658) of Winterslow, Wiltshire, where the Thistlethwayte family had held the manor since the sixteenth century, and of Compton Valence, Dorset...
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Thorold, Sir Nathaniel, baronet (d. 1764), entrepreneur and adventurer
Henry Thorold
Thorold, Sir Nathaniel, baronet (d. 1764), entrepreneur and adventurer, was the son of John Thorold and his wife Anne (née Alcock), of the Grantham branch of the family. He inherited Harmston Hall, Lincolnshire, quite unexpectedly in January 1738 following the death of his distant cousin ...
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Wilson, Edward [called Beau Wilson] (d. 1694), murder victim and subject of alleged sexual scandal
Philip Carter
Wilson, Edward [called Beau Wilson] (d. 1694), murder victim and subject of alleged sexual scandal, was the fifth son of Thomas Wilson (d. 1699) of Keythorpe, Leicestershire, and his wife, Anne (d. 1722), eldest daughter of the Cromwellian peer Sir Christopher Packe (c. 1599–1682)...
