Allan [Allen], James [Jimmy] (1734–1810), Northumbrian piper and rogue, was born at Hepple, Northumberland, probably in March 1734, and baptized at Rothbury, Northumberland, on 21 April 1734, the son of William Allan or Allen, also known as Wull Faa, a noted vermin hunter and performer on the Northumbrian small pipes. ...
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Allan [Allen], James [Jimmy] (1734–1810), Northumbrian piper and rogue
Keith Gregson
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Barrington, George (1755–1804)
Maker: Sir William Beechey
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George Barrington (1755–1804) by Sir William Beechey, c. 1785 by permission of the National Library of Australia T275
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Barrington [formerly Waldron], George (1755–1804), actor, pickpocket, and transported convict
Suzanne L. G. Rickard
Barrington [formerly Waldron], George (1755–1804), actor, pickpocket, and transported convict, was born in Maynooth, co. Kildare, Ireland. Some claim that his birth date was 14 May 1755 and that his father was Henry Waldron, a silversmith, and his mother a Miss Naish (Naith)...
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Blake, Joseph [nicknamed Blueskin] (bap. 1700, d. 1724), burglar
Andrea McKenzie
Blake, Joseph [nicknamed Blueskin] (bap. 1700, d. 1724), burglar, was baptized on 31 October 1700 at All Hallows the Great, London, the son of Nathaniel and Jane Blake, who were later described as having been 'in tolerable Circumstances' (Most Remarkable Criminals...
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Bonnet, Stede (d. 1718), pirate
Robert C. Ritchie
Bonnet, Stede (d. 1718), pirate, may have been a soldier as he was given the title of major during his trial, where he was also treated as an educated gentleman by the officers of the court. The most that can at present be said about his family is that he is probably the ...
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Clark, Margaret [Margret] (d. 1680), arsonist
Stuart Handley
Clark, Margaret [Margret] (d. 1680), arsonist, was born in Croydon, Surrey, the daughter of 'honest but mean parentage' (Warning for Servants, 1). She became a servant and was employed by several masters. By the end of January 1680 she had been with ...
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Clavell, John (1601–1643), highwayman and writer
Alastair Bellany
Clavell, John (1601–1643), highwayman and writer, was born on 11 May 1601 and baptized in the parish church of Wootton Glanville, Dorset, ten days later. He was the youngest of the six children, and the only surviving son, of John Clavell (d...
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Dampier, William (1651–1715), buccaneer and explorer
Joel H. Baer
Dampier, William (1651–1715), buccaneer and explorer, was born in August and baptized on 5 September 1651 at East Coker, Somerset, the second of six children of tenant farmers George Dampier (1618?–1658) and his wife, Anne (d. 1665).
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Dampier, William (1651–1715)
Maker: Thomas Murray
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William Dampier (1651–1715) by Thomas Murray, c. 1697–8 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Drake, Sir Francis (1540–1596), pirate, sea captain, and explorer
Harry Kelsey
Drake, Sir Francis (1540–1596), pirate, sea captain, and explorer, was born about February or March 1540 in Crowndale, near Tavistock, Devon, the eldest of five known children of Edmund Drake (d. 1566) of Tavistock. Edmund's wife is unknown, though she may have been named ...
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Drake, Sir Francis (1540–1596)
Maker: Jodocus Hondius?
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Sir Francis Drake (1540–1596) by Jodocus Hondius? © Copyright The British Museum
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Fitch, William Stevenson (1792–1859), antiquary and thief
Janet Ing Freeman
Fitch, William Stevenson (1792–1859), antiquary and thief, was born at Ipswich on 17 November 1792, the eldest of the five children of Samuel Fitch, druggist, and his wife, Elizabeth Stevenson. After five years at Ipswich grammar school (1802–7) he joined the family business and later took over the shop on his father's death in 1815. An early and consuming fascination with old documents, autographs, prints, and coins, particularly those relating to ...
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Fraser, Simon, eleventh Lord Lovat (1667/8–1747), Jacobite conspirator, army officer, and outlaw
Edward M. Furgol
Fraser, Simon, eleventh Lord Lovat (1667/8–1747), Jacobite conspirator, army officer, and outlaw, was the second but first surviving son of Thomas Fraser (1631–1699), sometimes styled 'of Beaufort' (the third son of Hugh Fraser, seventh Lord Lovat), and Sybilla Macleod (...
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Fraser, Simon, eleventh Lord Lovat (1667/8–1747)
Maker: William Hogarth
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Simon Fraser, eleventh Lord Lovat (1667/88–1747) by William Hogarth, pubd 1746 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Griffith, Piers (1568–1628), pirate
John C. Appleby
Griffith, Piers (1568–1628), pirate, was probably born at Penrhyn in Caernarvonshire, the eldest son of Sir Rhys Griffith (d. 1580), MP and high sheriff of Caernarvonshire, and his third wife, Katherine, daughter of Peter Mostyn of Talacre. His father was a prominent figure in ...
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Hall, John [Jack] (1674x7–1707), thief
Tim Wales
Hall, John [Jack] (1674x7–1707), thief, was born in Bishop's Head Court, off Gray's Inn Lane in the parish of St Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, the son of Anthony Hall, cobbler, and his wife, Rebecca. Just before his execution in December 1707 Hall gave his age as thirty-two, suggesting that he was born in 1674 or 1675. However, the parish register of ...
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Hawker [alias Collis], James (1836–1921), poacher and autobiographer
Robin P. Jenkins
Hawker [alias Collis], James (1836–1921), poacher and autobiographer, was born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, and baptized there in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on 29 August 1836. He was the first of the eight children of Charles Hawker and his wife, Charlotte Parbery (...
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Hind, James (bap. 1616, d. 1652)
Maker: unknown engraver
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James Hind (bap. 1616, d. 1652) by unknown engraver, pubd 1651 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hind, James (bap. 1616, d. 1652), highwayman and royalist soldier
Barbara White
Hind, James (bap. 1616, d. 1652), highwayman and royalist soldier, was baptized at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, on 15 July 1616, the tenth of thirteen children of Edward Hind (d. 1656), a saddler, and his wife, Anne Smythe. His father was evidently a man of some position in the parish, three times serving as churchwarden. On 24 February 1638 ...
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Hutton, Luke (d. 1598), highwayman and writer
Cathy Shrank
Hutton, Luke (d. 1598), highwayman and writer, is of uncertain origins. Sir John Harington states that he was the younger son of Matthew Hutton (1529?–1606), archbishop of York, an opinion also adopted by Cooper. However, according to Thomas Fuller, whose account is accepted by ...
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