Finlaison, John (1783–1860), civil servant and government actuary, was born on 27 August 1783 at Thurso, Caithness, the eldest son of Donald Finlayson (1761–1790), fisherman, who had six children, and his wife, Isobel Guthrie, née Sutherland (b. 1761). His parents were both Scottish. As a youth ...
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Finlaison, John (1783–1860), civil servant and government actuary
G. C. Boase
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Frend, William (1757–1841), religious writer and actuary
Nicholas Roe
Frend, William (1757–1841), religious writer and actuary, was born on 22 November 1757 at Canterbury, the second son of George Frend, wine merchant, alderman, and twice mayor of the city, and his wife, Catherine (d. 1763). His mother died when he was five years old, and his father married, on 25 September 1764, ...
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Goobey, Alastair Ross (1945–2008), pension fund manager
Richard Roberts
Goobey, Alastair Ross (1945–2008), pension fund manager, was born at 29 The Avenue, Wanstead, Essex, on 6 December 1945, the son of George Henry Ross Goobey (1911–1999), pension fund manager, and his wife, Gladys Edith, née Menzies (b. 1911). He was brought up in ...
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Morgan, William (1750–1833), actuary
D. L. Thomas
revised by Robin Pearson
Morgan, William (1750–1833), actuary, was born on 26 May 1750 at Bridgend, Glamorgan, the third of the eight children of William Morgan (1708–1772), physician of Bridgend, and his wife, Sarah, née Price (1726–1803), sister of the well-known radical and writer Richard Price (1723–1791)...
