Croft, Henry [called the Original Pearly King] (1861–1930), road sweeper and founder of the pearly tradition, was born on 24 May 1861 at St Pancras workhouse, 4 King's Road (later St Pancras Way), Somers Town, London, the son of Henry Croft (1828/9–1871?)...
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Croft, Henry [called the Original Pearly King] (1861–1930), road sweeper and founder of the pearly tradition
Philip Carter
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Croft, Henry (1861–1930)
Maker: unknown artist
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Henry Croft (1861–1930) by unknown artist, c.1930 © Mary Evans Picture Library
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Crossley, Francis William (1839–1897), engine manufacturer and philanthropist
K. A. Barlow
Crossley, Francis William (1839–1897), engine manufacturer and philanthropist, and his brother, Sir William John Crossley first baronet (1844–1911), were born in Antrim, the sons of Major Francis Crossley (1787–1846) of Glenburn, Dunmurry, Antrim, and his second wife, Elizabeth Helen Irwin, whom he married in 1837. ...
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Dollar, Robert McVey (1844–1932), shipowner and philanthropist
Michael S. Moss
Dollar, Robert McVey (1844–1932), shipowner and philanthropist, was born at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, on 20 March 1844 (and baptized there on 5 April), the eldest son of William Dollar (d. 1873) and his wife, Mary Wilson, née Melville (1814/15–1853). His father managed the timber yard of his father-in-law, ...
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Dollar, Robert McVey (1844–1932)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Robert McVey Dollar (1844–1932) by unknown photographer © reserved
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Ferres, Thomas (1568/9–1631), master mariner and benefactor
M. J. Short
Ferres, Thomas (1568/9–1631), master mariner and benefactor, was probably born at Glaisdale near Danby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Nothing is known of his parents (a brother and two sisters outlived him), but his brother was a yeoman and his background was modest. As a young man ...
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Green, Richard (1803–1863), shipowner and philanthropist
James Burnley
revised by A. W. H. Pearsall
Green, Richard (1803–1863), shipowner and philanthropist, was born on 5 December 1803, probably in the family house in Blackwall Yard, Poplar, London, the fourth child, and third son, of George Green (1767–1849), shipbuilder, and his first wife, Sarah Perry (1774–1805), daughter of John Perry...
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Hills, Arnold Frank (1857–1927), shipbuilder and philanthropist
Alan G. Jamieson
Hills, Arnold Frank (1857–1927), shipbuilder and philanthropist, was born at Denmark Hill, London, on 12 March 1857, the youngest son of Frank Clarke Hills and his wife, Ann Ellen, daughter of James Rawlings. His father had made a fortune as a manufacturing chemist and acquired a large interest in the ...
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Measom, Sir George Samuel (1818–1901), publisher and philanthropist
G. H. Martin
Measom, Sir George Samuel (1818–1901), publisher and philanthropist, was born in Blackheath, Kent, on 3 December 1818, and baptized in St Alfege, Greenwich, on 12 July 1819, perhaps the eldest of the five children of Daniel Measom (b. c.1790), carver and gilder, and his wife, ...
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Morris, William Richard, Viscount Nuffield (1877–1963), motor manufacturer and benefactor
R. J. Overy
Morris, William Richard, Viscount Nuffield (1877–1963), motor manufacturer and benefactor, was born on 10 October 1877 in the parish of St John, Worcester, the eldest son of Frederick Morris (1849–1916) from Witney and his wife, Emily Ann (d. 1934), daughter of Richard Pether...
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Morris, William Richard, Viscount Nuffield (1877–1963)
Maker: Walter Stoneman
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William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield (1877–1963) by Walter Stoneman, 1934 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Paulet, Harry (d. 1804), supposed seaman and benefactor
J. K. Laughton
revised by Randolph Cock
Paulet, Harry (d. 1804), supposed seaman and benefactor, details of whose birth and parentage are unknown, is said to have been the master of a small vessel trading to North America before his capture by the French in 1758. Paulet's knowledge of the ...
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Pearce, Sir William George, second baronet (1861–1907), shipbuilder and philanthropist
H. M. Innes
revised by Ian St John
Pearce, Sir William George, second baronet (1861–1907), shipbuilder and philanthropist, was born at Chatham, Kent, on 23 July 1861, the only child of Sir William Pearce, first baronet (1833–1888), and his wife, Dinah Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Socoter of Gravesend, Kent. He was educated at ...
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Pearson, Zachariah Charles (1821–1891)
Maker: English School
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Zachariah Charles Pearson (1821–1891) English School, 19th cent. Hull and East Riding Museum / Bridgeman Art Library
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Pearson, Zachariah Charles (1821–1891), shipowner and philanthropist
Arthur G. Credland
Pearson, Zachariah Charles (1821–1891), shipowner and philanthropist, was born in Sutton Row, Hull, on 28 August 1821, the eighth of the ten children of Zachariah Pearson, merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth. After the death of his mother in childbirth in 1825 he was taken into his uncle's household, but at the age of twelve he ran away to sea. The stowaway was quickly found and returned to complete his education at ...
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Smith, Sir William Reardon, first baronet (1856–1935), shipowner and philanthropist
David Jenkins
Smith, Sir William Reardon, first baronet (1856–1935), shipowner and philanthropist, was born at Appledore, Devon, on 7 August 1856, the youngest of nine children of Thomas Smith (1810–1859), master of the schooner Hazard, and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1906), the daughter of ...
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Tata, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (1904–1993), aviator, industrialist, and philanthropist
Dipli Saikia
Tata, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (1904–1993), aviator, industrialist, and philanthropist, was born in Paris on 29 July 1904, the second of five children of the Parsi industrialist Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1856–1926) and his French wife, Suzanne, née Brière (1880–1923), who, upon marriage, was given by her husband the Parsi name ...
