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Freeman, Gage Earle (1820–1903), Church of England clergyman and writer on falconry  

G. Le G. Norgate

revised by Gordon T. Mellor

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Freeman, Gage Earle (1820–1903), Church of England clergyman and writer on falconry, born on 3 June 1820 at Tamworth, Staffordshire, was the son of Captain Charles Earle Freeman of the 69th regiment and his wife, Mary Parsons. After a private education he was admitted a pensioner at ...

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Latham, Simon (d. 1649?), writer on falconry  

Richard Grassby

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Latham, Simon (d. 1649?), writer on falconry, has left virtually no record of his life. Although the precise relationship cannot be established, he may have been the nephew of, and was almost certainly connected with, Lewis Latham of Elveston, Bedfordshire, a professional falconer who rose through the ranks to become serjeant of his majesty's hawks in 1627. ...

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Salvin, Francis Henry (1817–1904), field sports enthusiast  

G. Le G. Norgate

revised by Gordon T. Mellor

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Salvin, Francis Henry (1817–1904), field sports enthusiast, born at Croxdale Hall, co. Durham, on 4 April 1817, was fifth and youngest son of William Thomas Salvin (1768–1842), of Croxdale Hall, and his wife, Anna Maria, daughter of John Webbe-Weston, of Sutton Place, near ...

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Whitehead, Peter Lorrimer (1937–2019), film-maker, writer, and falconer  

Steve Chibnall and Alissa Clarke

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13 April 2023

Whitehead, Peter Lorrimer (1937–2019), film-maker, writer, and falconer, was born on 8 January 1937 at Liverpool Maternity Hospital, the only child of William Whitehead (1903–1948), gas fitter, and his wife Zenia Madge, née Sutherland (1905–1996), factory worker, who had married in ...