Eva Christy (1869–1954) with Nina Boyle (on foot), by unknown photographer, c. 1915
© Metropolitan Police Authority/Mary Evans
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Christy, Eva [pseud. E.V.A. Christy] (1869–1954)
Maker: unknown
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Christy, Eva [pseud. E. V. A. Christy] (1869–1954), riding instructor and equestrian author
Erica Munkwitz
Christy, Eva [pseud. E. V. A. Christy] (1869–1954), riding instructor and equestrian author, was born on 8 October 1869, at Chignal St James, near Chelmsford, in Essex, the youngest child and only daughter of Robert Christy (1819–1888), a farmer, and his wife, ...
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Dougan, (Alexander) Derek (1938–2007), footballer and author
Alan Bairner
Dougan, (Alexander) Derek (1938–2007), footballer and author, was born on 20 January 1938 at 41 Susan Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of John Dougan, a boilermaker in the riveting department of Harland and Wolff, and his wife, Josephine, née Kitchen. Most of his childhood was spent in ...
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Ellis, Thomas Evelyn Scott-, eighth Baron Howard de Walden (1880–1946), writer, sportsman, and patron of the arts
Michael Maclagan
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Ellis, Thomas Evelyn Scott-, eighth Baron Howard de Walden (1880–1946), writer, sportsman, and patron of the arts, was born in London on 9 May 1880, the only son of Frederick George Ellis, seventh Baron Howard de Walden (1830–1899), and his wife, Blanche (...
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Hance, John Edward [Jack] (1887–1964), riding instructor and equestrian writer
Hannah Smith
Hance, John Edward [Jack] (1887–1964), riding instructor and equestrian writer, was born at 1 Bold Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 24 April 1887, the elder of two sons of Frank Worthy Hance (1844–1911), draper’s assistant (and later general draper), and his wife, ...
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Hoare, Sydney Reginald [Syd] (1939–2017), judoka
Michael Callan
Hoare, Sydney Reginald [Syd] (1939–2017), judoka, was born in St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, on 18 July 1939, the eldest son of Alfred George Hoare (1911–1977), then a clerical officer at the Post Office, later a civil servant with the Ministry of Defence...
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Mansfield, Robert Blachford (1824–1908), author and sportsman
J. S. Cotton
revised by Eric Halladay
Mansfield, Robert Blachford (1824–1908), author and sportsman, born at Rowner, Hampshire, on 1 February 1824, was the second son of John Mansfield, rector of Rowner, and the younger brother of Charles Blachford Mansfield. His mother was Winifred, eldest daughter of Robert Pope Blachford...
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McTaggart, Maxwell Fielding (1874–1936)
Maker: Walter Stoneman
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Maxwell McTaggart (1874–1936), by Walter Stoneman, 1917
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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McTaggart, Maxwell Fielding (1874–1936), army officer, showjumper, and equestrian writer
Hannah Smith
McTaggart, Maxwell Fielding (1874–1936), army officer, showjumper, and equestrian writer, was born at Hale Crescent, Farnham, Surrey, on 1 November 1874, the son of Captain William Bell McTaggart (1849/50–1919), army officer, and his first wife, Amy Letitia Thompson (1848–1954) of ...
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Phillips, Henry Faudel [Harry] Faudel- (1884–1971), equestrian writer and teacher, and founder of the Pony Club
Hannah Smith
Phillips, Henry Faudel [Harry] Faudel- (1884–1971), equestrian writer and teacher, and founder of the Pony Club, was born at 8 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London, on 7 January 1884, son of Samuel Henry Phillips (1838–1909), who later adopted the additional surname ...
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Pignon [née Hickey], Melvyn Mary (1930–2016), hockey player and author
Jo Halpin
Pignon [née Hickey], Melvyn Mary (1930–2016), hockey player and author, was born on 13 July 1930 at Wingfield, South Avenue, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, the younger child of Seymour Yorke Lewis Hickey (1894–1958), a civil servant in the Ministry of Pensions...
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O’Donoghue [née Lambert], Ann Stewart Lyster [Nannie] Power (1843–1940)
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Nannie O’Donoghue (1843–1940), by unknown photographer, 1881
© The Bodleian Libraries, The University of Oxford
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O’Donoghue [née Lambert], Ann Stewart Lyster [Nannie] Power (1843–1940), author, journalist, and equestrian
Erica Munkwitz
O’Donoghue [née Lambert], Ann Stewart Lyster [Nannie] Power (1843–1940), author, journalist, and equestrian, was born in Dublin on 2 June 1843, the youngest of five children of Charles Lambert (d. 1876), an official in the Post Office...
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Smith, Albert Richard (1816–1860)
Maker: Camille Silvy
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Albert Richard Smith (1816–1860) by Camille Silvy, c. 1860 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Smith, Albert Richard (1816–1860), author, public lecturer, and mountaineer
Peter H. Hansen
Smith, Albert Richard (1816–1860), author, public lecturer, and mountaineer, was born on 24 May 1816 at Chertsey, Surrey, the son of Richard Smith (d. 1857), surgeon, and his wife, Maria. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London (1826–31), and at Middlesex Hospital...
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Sprawson, Charles (1941–2020), writer, art dealer, and evangelist for open water swimming
Michael Barber
Sprawson, Charles (1941–2020), writer, art dealer, and evangelist for open water swimming, was born in Karachi, British India, on 12 June 1941, the elder son of Eric Sprawson (1910–1982), schoolmaster, and his wife Ann Isobel, née Alexander (1914–1978), who had represented ...
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Stephenson, Tom Criddle (1893–1987)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Tom Criddle Stephenson (1893–1987) by unknown photographer, early 1960s [on Barden Moor, Yorkshire dales] Ramblers' Association
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Stephenson, Tom Criddle (1893–1987), writer and promoter of rambling
Ann Holt
Stephenson, Tom Criddle (1893–1987), writer and promoter of rambling, was born on 12 February 1893 at 181 Pall Mall, Chorley, Lancashire, the first of the nine children of John Stephenson, an engraver of blocks for calico printing, and his wife, Annie Lewis Criddle...
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Whitehead, Peter Lorrimer (1937–2019), film-maker, writer, and falconer
Steve Chibnall and Alissa Clarke
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 ...
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Wilson, John Denis (1943–2018), angler, author, and broadcaster
Kevin Parr
Wilson, John Denis (1943–2018), angler, author, and broadcaster, was born at 32 Lea Road, Enfield, Middlesex, on 24 July 1943, the elder son of Denis Sydney Wilson (1912–2001), a foreman and brick-layer, and his wife Margaret Emily, née Viercant (1912–2001...
