Clasper, Henry [Harry] (1812–1870), oarsman and boat builder, was born at Dunston, near Newcastle upon Tyne, on 5 July 1812, the son of Robert and Jane Clasper. He married his cousin Suzannah Hawks on 19 September 1836 and they had eight daughters and five sons, the eldest of whom was ...
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Clasper, Henry [Harry] (1812–1870), oarsman and boat builder
Eric Halladay
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Clasper, John Hawks [Jack] (1836–1908), boat builder and oarsman
Eric Halladay
Clasper, John Hawks [Jack] (1836–1908), boat builder and oarsman, born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 13 October 1836, was the eldest of thirteen children (eight daughters and five sons) of Henry Clasper (1812–1870), oarsman and boat builder, and his wife, Suzannah, née Hawks...
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Hayward, Walter Scott (1855–1910), yachtsman and boat designer
Roger Ryan
Hayward, Walter Scott (1855–1910), yachtsman and boat designer, was born on 17 April 1855 at 20 St James Walk, Clerkenwell, London, the son of James Robertson Hayward (d. in or before 1880), ironmonger, and his wife, Eliza Isabella Greely. Nothing is known about his education or early life, but he joined ...
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Heath, Sir Edward Richard George [Ted] (1916–2005), prime minister
Douglas Hurd
Heath, Sir Edward Richard George [Ted] (1916–2005), prime minister, was born at 1 Holmwood Villas, Albion Road, Broadstairs, Kent, on 9 July 1916, the elder son of William George Heath (1888–1976), carpenter and builder, and his wife, Edith Annie, née Pantony (d...
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Hubbard [née Newman], Denise Audrey St Aubyn (1924–2016), high diver and sailor
Jean Williams
Hubbard [née Newman], Denise Audrey St Aubyn (1924–2016), high diver and sailor, was born on 19 February 1924 at 16 Harvey Road, Hornsey, London, the daughter of Percy Arthur Newman (1891–1980), shipping clerk and later manager for Anglo-Iranian Oil...
