William Abell (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655) by unknown engraver, 1641 [The Copie of a Letter Sent from the Roaring Boyes in Elizium] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655)
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician
Dagmar Freist
Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician, was the son of Thomas Abell of Oundle, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Suzanna Barker. He was probably born at Oundle, where his grandfather William Abell had endowed Oundle School...
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Acton, Eliza (1799–1859), writer on cookery and poet
Elizabeth Ray
Acton, Eliza (1799–1859), writer on cookery and poet, was born at Battle, Sussex, on 17 April 1799, the eldest of the five children of John Acton and his wife, Elizabeth, née Mercer. The Actons were a Suffolk family, and returned there soon after ...
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Allsopp, Henry, first Baron Hindlip (1811–1887), brewer
R. G. Wilson
Allsopp, Henry, first Baron Hindlip (1811–1887), brewer, was born on 19 February 1811 at Burton upon Trent, the third but only surviving son of Samuel Allsopp of Burton upon Trent and his wife, Frances, only daughter and heir of Charles Fowler of Shrewsbury...
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Ashford, Mary Ann (1787–1870), domestic servant and autobiographer
Alison C. Kay
Ashford, Mary Ann (1787–1870), domestic servant and autobiographer, was born on 30 October 1787 in London, where she was baptized at St Mary Woolnoth on 2 December 1787, the second child of Joseph Ashford (d. 1800), tanner, and his wife, Jane, née...
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Astry [married name Orlebar], Diana (bap. 1671, d. 1716), diarist and compiler of recipe books
Harriet Blodgett
Astry [married name Orlebar], Diana (bap. 1671, d. 1716), diarist and compiler of recipe books, was baptized on 2 January 1671 at St Mary's, Henbury, Gloucestershire, the third daughter and fifth child of Sir Samuel Astry (1632–1704) of Henbury, Gloucestershire, a clerk of the ...
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Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909), brewer and benefactor
Charles Welch
revised by R. G. Wilson
Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909), brewer and benefactor, was born at Brewery House, High Street, Burton upon Trent, on 12 November 1837, the elder son of Michael Thomas Bass (1799–1884), brewer, and his wife, Eliza Jane (d. 1897), daughter of ...
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Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909)
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Michael Arthur Bass, first Baron Burton (1837–1909) by C. Keene, pubd 1907 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884)
Maker: W. W. Winter
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Michael Thomas Bass (1799–1884) by W. W. Winter © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884), brewer and politician
R. G. Wilson
Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884), brewer and politician, was born on 6 July 1799 at Burton upon Trent, the eldest son of Michael Thomas Bass (1759–1827), brewer, and his wife, Sarah, née Hoskins (1763–1837). He was educated at the grammar school in Burton and afterwards at ...
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Bird, Alfred (bap. 1811, d. 1878)
Maker: Henry John Whitlock
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Alfred Bird (bap. 1811, d. 1878) by Henry John Whitlock Bird family archives
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Bird, Alfred (bap. 1811, d. 1878), chemist and food manufacturer
J. R. Turner
Bird, Alfred (bap. 1811, d. 1878), chemist and food manufacturer, the fourth son of John Bird (1780–1846), astronomer and lecturer, and his wife, Mary, née Bland, was baptized at Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, on 25 August 1811. According to family tradition, he was the great-grandson of ...
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Bird, Sir Alfred Frederick, first baronet (1849–1922), food manufacturer
T. A. B. Corley
Bird, Sir Alfred Frederick, first baronet (1849–1922), food manufacturer, was born in Birmingham, on 27 July 1849, the elder son of Alfred Bird, FCS (bap. 1811, d. 1878), and his wife, Elizabeth Lavinia Ragg, a martyr to dyspepsia. To overcome his wife's allergies to yeast products and to eggs, ...
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Bird, Sir Alfred Frederick, first baronet (1849–1922)
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Sir Alfred Frederick Bird, first baronet (1849–1922) by Bassano, 1918 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Blackmore, Richard Doddridge (1825–1900), novelist and fruit farmer
Charlotte Mitchell
Blackmore, Richard Doddridge (1825–1900), novelist and fruit farmer, was born on 7 June 1825, at the vicarage, Longworth, Berkshire, the third but second surviving son of the Revd John Blackmore (1794–1858) and his first wife, Anne Basset Knight (1794–1825). Anne was the eldest daughter of the ...
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Blackmore, Richard Doddridge (1825–1900)
Maker: Frederick Jenkins
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Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825–1900) by Frederick Jenkins © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Blencowe, Anne, Lady Blencowe (1656–1718)
Maker: Michael Dahl
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Anne Blencowe, Lady Blencowe (1656–1718) circle of Michael Dahl, 1670s private collection
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Blencowe [née Wallis], Anne, Lady Blencowe (1656–1718), compiler of recipes
Joan Thirsk
Blencowe [née Wallis], Anne, Lady Blencowe (1656–1718), compiler of recipes, was born on 4 June 1656, the elder daughter and second of three surviving children of John Wallis (1616–1703), Savilian professor of geometry at the University of Oxford, and his wife, Susanna Glyde (1622–1687)...
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Boddington, Henry (1813–1886), brewer
R. G. Wilson
Boddington, Henry (1813–1886), brewer, was born at Thame, Oxfordshire, on 18 December 1813, the second surviving son of John Boddington (1777–1839), miller, parish overseer, surveyor of the roads, and master of the workhouse in the parish, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Moores (1778–1849)...
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Booth, Sir Felix, first baronet (1780–1850), distiller and promoter of Arctic exploration
Elizabeth Baigent
Booth, Sir Felix, first baronet (1780–1850), distiller and promoter of Arctic exploration, was born on 3 June 1780, the youngest son of Philip Booth, a distiller of 55 Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, London, and his wife, Elizabeth Wallis, who had in all three sons and three daughters. ...
