Aiton, William Townsend (1766–1849), horticulturist, was born at 199 Kew Road, Kew, Surrey, on 2 February 1766, the elder son of the horticulturist William Aiton (1731–1793) and his wife, Elizabeth (c.1740–1826), whose maiden name was possibly Townsend. He was educated privately in ...
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Aiton, William Townsend (1766–1849), horticulturist
D. J. Mabberley
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Bateman, James (1811–1897), horticulturist and botanist
E. I. Carlyle
revised by William T. Stearn
Bateman, James (1811–1897), horticulturist and botanist, was born on 18 July 1811 at Redivals, near Bury in Lancashire, the only child of John Bateman (1782–1858), banker, ironfounder, and manufacturer, of Knypersley Hall in Staffordshire and Tolson Hall in Westmorland, and his wife, Elizabeth...
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Blackburne, John (bap. 1694, d. 1786), horticulturist
J. R. Edmondson
Blackburne, John (bap. 1694, d. 1786), horticulturist, baptized on 13 September 1694 at Warrington parish church, was born at Orford Old Hall, near Warrington where his father, Jonathan Blackburne (1646–1724), owned a country estate. His mother was the widowed Anne Lockwood, née Chilton (1655×7–1732)...
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Blackstone, William (bap. 1596?, d. 1675), settler in America and horticulturist
Robert Charles Anderson
Blackstone, William (bap. 1596
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Bowles, Edward Augustus (1865–1954)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Edward Augustus Bowles (1865–1954) by unknown photographer Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library
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Bowles, Edward Augustus [Gussie] (1865–1954), horticulturist and watercolour painter
William T. Stearn
Bowles, Edward Augustus [Gussie] (1865–1954), horticulturist and watercolour painter, was born on 14 May 1865 at Myddelton House, Bull's Cross, Enfield, Middlesex, the fourth of five children of Henry Carrington Bowles Bowles (formerly Treacher; 1830–1918), a landowner and governor of the New River Company...
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Brailsford, Mary Ann (bap. 1791, d. 1852), originator of the Bramley's Seedling apple
John Martin
Brailsford, Mary Ann (bap. 1791, d. 1852), originator of the Bramley's Seedling apple, was baptized at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, on 20 May 1791, the eldest daughter of Charles Brailsford (d. 1812) and his wife, Elizabeth Dickinson (d. 1837). In 1809 the family moved to ...
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Caparne [formerly Caparn], William John (1855–1940), artist and horticulturist
D. E. Allen
Caparne [formerly Caparn], William John (1855–1940), artist and horticulturist, was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, on 17 November 1855, the eldest child of William Horner Caparn, an organist and music teacher, and his wife, Sophia (b. 1839/40), the daughter of William Warwick...
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Earle, (Maria) Theresa (1836–1925)
Maker: unknown photographer
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(Maria) Theresa Earle (1836–1925) by unknown photographer © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Earle [née Villiers], (Maria) Theresa [known as Mrs C. W. Earle] (1836–1925), horticulturist
Brent Elliott
Earle [née Villiers], (Maria) Theresa [known as Mrs C. W. Earle] (1836–1925), horticulturist, was born at 45 Cambridge Terrace, London, on 8 June 1836, the eldest daughter of Edward Ernest Villiers (1806–1843), younger brother of the fourth earl of Clarendon, and his wife, ...
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Gilbert, Mary Ann (1776–1845), agronomist and promoter of allotments
Judith Brent
Gilbert, Mary Ann (1776–1845), agronomist and promoter of allotments, was born on 29 February 1776, at Lewes, Sussex, where she was baptized on 29 March 1776, the daughter and only child of Thomas Gilbert 1740–1782 and his wife, Ann née Cossum c.1749–1807...
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Hanbury, William (1725–1778), Church of England clergyman and horticulturist
Nigel Aston
Hanbury, William (1725–1778), Church of England clergyman and horticulturist, was born at Bedworth, Warwickshire, on 26 September 1725 and baptized there on 10 October, the son of William Hanbury (d. 1750) of that parish and later of Foleshill and his wife, Ann, ...
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Hanbury, William (1725–1778)
Maker: Richard Earlom
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William Hanbury (1725–1778) by Richard Earlom (after Edward Penny) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Havergal, (Grace) Beatrix Helen (1901–1980)
Maker: Valerie Finnis
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(Grace) Beatrix Helen Havergal (1901–1980) by Valerie Finnis, 1960s © Valerie Finnis; collection Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library
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Havergal, (Grace) Beatrix Helen (1901–1980), horticulturist and teacher
Mary Spiller
Havergal, (Grace) Beatrix Helen (1901–1980), horticulturist and teacher, was born on 7 July 1901 at Roydon Manor House near Bressingham, Norfolk, the second of three children of the Revd Clement Havergal (1858–1941), vicar of Bressingham, and his wife, Eveline Mary Barrett (1869–1931). The children had a happy life despite friction between their father, an eccentric and repressive character, and their artistic and romantic mother. In 1902 the family moved to ...
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Hellyer, Arthur George Lee (1902–1993), horticulturist
John Martin
Hellyer, Arthur George Lee (1902–1993), horticulturist, was born on 16 December 1902 at 15 Hartington Park, Redland, Bristol, the son of Arthur Lee Hellyer (d. 1921), a chartered accountant, and his wife, Maggie, née Parlett. His father was later state's auditor for ...
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Hole, Samuel Reynolds (1819–1904), dean of Rochester and horticulturist
G. Le G. Norgate
revised by M. C. Curthoys
Hole, Samuel Reynolds (1819–1904), dean of Rochester and horticulturist, born at Ardwick, near Manchester (where his father was then in the cotton business), on 5 December 1819, was the only son of Samuel Hole (1778–1868) of Caunton Manor, Nottinghamshire, and his wife, Mary (...
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Jekyll, Gertrude (1843–1932)
Maker: Sir William Nicholson
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Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932) by Sir William Nicholson, 1920 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Jekyll, Gertrude (1843–1932), artist and garden designer
Michael Tooley
Jekyll, Gertrude (1843–1932), artist and garden designer, was born at 2 Grafton Street, London, on 29 November 1843, and baptized at St George's, Hanover Square, the fifth of seven children and the second daughter of Edward Joseph Hill Jekyll (1804–1876), a retired captain in the ...
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