John Freeth [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), by unknown artist, 18th century
by Birmingham Musuems Trust, licensed under CC0
John Freeth [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), by unknown artist, 18th century
by Birmingham Musuems Trust, licensed under CC0
Freeth, John [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), innkeeper and political ballad writer, was born at the Bell Tavern, Philip Street, Birmingham, the second of three sons of Charles Freeth, landlord of the Bell, and his wife, Mary. All three sons were trained for a trade: ...
Lemon, Denis Edward (1945–1994), newspaper proprietor and restaurateur, was born on 11 August 1945 at Berryfield House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, the eldest child and only son of Albert Edward Lemon, an executive officer with the Assistance Board, and his partner, Jane Kenyon, formerly Unsworth (1912–1988)...
Lloyd, Edward (c. 1648–1713), coffee-house keeper, publisher, and eponymist of ‘Lloyd's insurance’, was probably born about 1648, but nothing is known of his origins. He was the proprietor of a London coffee house licensed some time between March 1685 and 1687. This was almost certainly '...