Calder [née Brydone], Barbara (1924–2018), yachtswoman, was born on 19 July 1924 at 9 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, the daughter of James Marr (Robin) Brydone (1875–1967), a doctor, born in England of Scottish descent, and his wife, Mary Burch, ...
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Calder [née Brydone], Barbara (1924–2018), yachtswoman
Jean Williams
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Crowhurst, Donald Charles Alfred (1932–1969), sailor and electronics engineer
Bob Fisher
Crowhurst, Donald Charles Alfred (1932–1969), sailor and electronics engineer, was born in Ghaziabad, United Provinces (later Uttar Pradesh), India, the son of John Donald James Crowhurst (1896–1948), superintendent for North West India Railways, and his wife, Alice Isabel, née Robinson (...
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Falk, Mary Elizabeth (1946–2020), solicitor and yachtswoman
Jean Williams
Falk, Mary Elizabeth (1946–2020), solicitor and yachtswoman, was born at Northfield Nursing Home in Newbold Road, Rugby, on 8 June 1946, the daughter of Peter Falk (1910–1989), a biology teacher and housemaster at Rugby School, and his wife, Bridget Mary Lorna, ...
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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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Heath, Sir Edward Richard George (1916–2005)
Maker: Jane Bown
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Sir Edward Richard George Heath (1916–2005) by Jane Bown, 1978 © Guardian News and Media Ltd 2005
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Hodgson (née Gibson; first married name Roberts), Agnes Willoughby (1860–1949), journalist and antiques expert
Heidi Egginton
Hodgson (née Gibson; first married name Roberts), Agnes Willoughby (1860–1949), journalist and antiques expert, was born at Milton Abbas, Dorset, on 29 February 1860, the second daughter of John Gibson (1819/1820–1866), land agent, and his wife Jane, ...
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Lamont, Sir James, first baronet (1828–1913), Arctic yachtsman
A. G. E. Jones
Lamont, Sir James, first baronet (1828–1913), Arctic yachtsman, was born at Knockdow on 28 April 1828, the only son of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Lamont (1784–1861) of Knockdow, Toward, Argyll, and his wife, Jane (1793/4–1880), daughter of Alexander Chrystie of Balchrystie, Fife. He was proud that his family was the senior cadet branch of the clan ...
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Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone, baronet (1850–1931), grocer and yachtsman
H. B. Grimsditch
revised by Gareth Shaw
Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone, baronet (1850–1931), grocer and yachtsman, was born in a tenement house in Crown Street, Glasgow, on 10 May 1850, the only surviving son of Thomas Lipton and his wife, Frances, daughter of Frank Johnstone, of Kilrid, Clones. His father was a poor labourer from ...
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Lipton, Sir Thomas Johnstone, baronet (1850–1931)
Maker: Howard Coster
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, baronet (1850–1931) by Howard Coster, 1930 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham-, fourth earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1841–1926), politician and yachtsman
S. L. Gwynn
revised by Peter Gray
Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham-, fourth earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1841–1926), politician and yachtsman, was born at Adare Manor, co. Limerick, on 12 February 1841. He was the only son of Edwin Richard Windham Wyndham-Quin, third earl (1812–1871), and his first wife, ...
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Quin, Windham Thomas Wyndham-, fourth earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1841–1926)
Maker: F. A. Swaine
Windham Thomas Wyndham- Quin, fourth earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl (1841–1926) by F. A. Swaine © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Rose, Sir Alec Richard (1908–1991), yachtsman
Wray Vamplew
Rose, Sir Alec Richard (1908–1991), yachtsman, was born on 13 July 1908 at 4 Kings Terrace, Lansdown Road, Canterbury, the son of Ambrose Rose, a laundry engineer, and his wife, Louisa Annie, née Holness. He was educated at Simon Langton School, Canterbury. After leaving school at the age of fifteen he wanted to become a deckhand, but he was rejected as too small, partly a result of being delicate as a child. When he was twenty he went to ...
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Weld, Joseph (1777–1863)
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