Acworth, Sir Jacob (c. 1668–1749), shipbuilder, about whom details of parentage and early life are unknown, began his apprenticeship as a carpenter about 1682. He was probably a relative of William Acworth (1615–1672) who served as storekeeper of Woolwich Dockyard from 1637 until his death. ...
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Acworth, Sir Jacob (c. 1668–1749), shipbuilder
Brian Lavery
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Acworth, Sir William Mitchell (1850–1925), railway economist
C. E. R. Sherrington
revised by T. A. B. Corley
Acworth, Sir William Mitchell (1850–1925), railway economist, was born at Rothley, Leicestershire, on 22 November 1850, the third son of the Revd William Acworth, vicar of Rothley, and his wife, Margaret Dundas, daughter of Andrew Mitchell of Maulside, Beath, and Blythswood Place, Glasgow...
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Adams, Henry (1713–1805), shipbuilder
Brian Lavery
Adams, Henry (1713–1805), shipbuilder, was born in Deptford, the son of Anthony Adams, a shipwright at the town's royal dockyard. In 1726 he began his apprenticeship to Benjamin Slade, the foreman of the yard. Adams moved to Hampshire in 1744 and was appointed naval overseer for the building of the ...
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Albone, Daniel [Dan] (1860–1906), cycle and motor tractor manufacturer
Andrew Minney
Albone, Daniel [Dan] (1860–1906), cycle and motor tractor manufacturer, was born at the Ongley Arms inn, Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, on 12 September 1860, the fourth son and youngest of eight children of Edward Albone (d. 1864), publican and market gardener, and his wife, ...
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Albone, Daniel (1860–1906)
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Daniel Albone (1860–1906) by unknown photographer, c.1902 © Biggleswade History Society
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Aldersey, Laurence (1546–1597/8), sea captain
R. C. D. Baldwin
Aldersey, Laurence (1546–1597/8), sea captain, was born at Aldersey Hall, Spurstow, Cheshire, the son of Thomas Aldersey (d. 1557), sheriff of Chester in 1539 and mayor in 1549, and his wife, Cecilia Garnet (fl. 1513–1594), also of Chester. As the sixth in a family of at least eight children, in the mid-1560s he looked to ...
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Anderson, Sir Alan Garrett (1877–1952), public servant and shipowner
Freda Harcourt
Anderson, Sir Alan Garrett (1877–1952), public servant and shipowner, was born in London on 9 March 1877, the only son of James George Skelton Anderson and his wife, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836–1917), the first woman to qualify as a doctor in Great Britain...
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Angas, William Henry (1781–1832), mariner and missionary
Roald Kverndal
Angas, William Henry (1781–1832), mariner and missionary, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne on 6 October 1781, the son of Caleb Angas, a successful coach manufacturer, merchant, and shipowner. Angas was descended from a branch of the Scottish clan Angus, which had long since settled in ...
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Armstrong, Joseph (1816–1877), locomotive engineer
Ronald M. Birse
Armstrong, Joseph (1816–1877), locomotive engineer, was born on 21 September 1816 at Bewcastle, Cumberland, the son of Thomas Armstrong (1785–1844), yeoman and later farm bailiff, and his wife. Joseph and his three older brothers went with their parents in 1817 to Canada where his brother ...
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Austin, Herbert, Baron Austin (1866–1941), engineer and motor vehicle manufacturer
Roy Church
Austin, Herbert, Baron Austin (1866–1941), engineer and motor vehicle manufacturer, was born on 8 November 1866 at Grange Farm, Deep Mill Lane, Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, the second of five children of Giles Stevens Austin, a farmer, and his wife, Clara Jane, daughter of ...
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Austin, Herbert, Baron Austin (1866–1941)
Maker: Walter Stoneman
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Herbert Austin, Baron Austin (1866–1941) by Walter Stoneman, 1937 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Aveling, Thomas (1824–1882), engineer and manufacturer of steamrollers
Jonathan Brown
Aveling, Thomas (1824–1882), engineer and manufacturer of steamrollers, was born at Elm, near Wisbech, on 11 September 1824, the eldest of three sons of Thomas Aveling (1801–1835), a landowner, and his wife, Ann Hobson (1802–1873). The obstetric physician James Hobson Aveling...
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Awdry, Wilbert Vere (1911–1997)
Maker: Michael Ward
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Wilbert Vere Awdry (1911–1997) by Michael Ward © News International Newspapers Ltd
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Awdry, Wilbert Vere (1911–1997), children's writer, railway historian, and Church of England clergyman
Belinda Copson
Awdry, Wilbert Vere (1911–1997), children's writer, railway historian, and Church of England clergyman, was born on 15 June 1911 at Ampfield vicarage, Romsey, Hampshire, the elder son of the Revd Vere Awdry (1854–1928), clergyman, and his third wife, Lucy Louisa Bury (1878–1972), who was on the staff at ...
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Bacon, John Mackenzie (1846–1904), astronomer and aviator
W. B. Owen
revised by Julian Lock
Bacon, John Mackenzie (1846–1904), astronomer and aviator, born at Lambourn Woodlands, Berkshire, on 19 June 1846, was the fourth son of John Bacon (1809–1871), vicar of Lambourn Woodlands, a friend and neighbour of Charles Kingsley and Tom Hughes, and his wife, Mary Lousada...
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Baker, Matthew (1529/30–1613), shipwright
James McDermott
Baker, Matthew (1529/30–1613), shipwright, was the son of James Baker [see below], shipwright to Henry VIII. In 1550 Baker sailed to the Levant in the bark Aucher commanded by Roger Bodenham. Though only a young man, his was an inquisitive role during the voyage, and he acquired valuable knowledge of Venetian boat-building techniques. Following his return to ...
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Baker, Robert (fl. c. 1563), mariner and poet
P. E. H. Hair
Baker, Robert (fl. c. 1563), mariner and poet, is known only through his one published writing. Possibly a relative of the Bakers of Sissinghurst who had connections with the London overseas trading community, Robert Baker composed a poem about two English voyages to ...
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Ball, Albert (1896–1917), airman
David Gunby
Ball, Albert (1896–1917), airman, was born at 301 Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham, on 14 August 1896, the elder son and second of three surviving children of Sir Albert Ball (1863–1946), master plumber, land agent, and sometime mayor of Nottingham, and his first wife, Harriet Mary Page (...
