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Bowker, Agnes (b. 1541/2), servant and alleged mother of a cat  

David Cressy

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28 September 2006

Bowker, Agnes (b. 1541/2), servant and alleged mother of a cat, was the daughter of Henry Bowker, a yeoman or butcher of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and suffered from fits of 'the falling sickness' or epilepsy. Although she described being once sent to live in ...

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Cover Merrick, Joseph Carey [the Elephant Man] (1862–1890)

Merrick, Joseph Carey [the Elephant Man] (1862–1890)  

Maker: unknown photographer

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Joseph Carey Merrick [the Elephant Man] (1862–1890) by unknown photographer, c. 1889 Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum

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Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862–1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity  

Peter Osborne

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862–1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity, was born at 50 Lee Street, Leicester, on 5 August 1862, the elder son (there was also a daughter) of Joseph Rockley Merrick (b. 1835/6), a warehouseman and machine operator in a cotton factory, and ...

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Moore [née Peg], Ann (b. 1761)  

Maker: Anthony Cardon

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Ann Moore (b. 1761), by Anthony Cardon, 1812

© National Portrait Gallery, London

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Moore [née Peg], Ann (b. 1761), the fasting woman of Tutbury  

Rosemary Mitchell

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Moore [née Peg], Ann (b. 1761), the fasting woman of Tutbury, was born on 31 October 1761 at Rosliston, Derbyshire, the daughter of a labourer and sawyer, William Peg. She went into domestic service, and in 1788 married a fellow farm servant, ...

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Nolan, Anthony Edward (1971–1979), inspiration of a medical charity  

Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Nolan, Anthony Edward (1971–1979), inspiration of a medical charity, was born at the Memorial Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, on 2 December 1971, the only son of Shirley Nolan [née Oakey] (1942–2002). She had been born at the Maternity Hospital Annexe, Cookridge, Leeds...

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Cover Toft, Mary (bap. 1703, d. 1763)

Toft, Mary (bap. 1703, d. 1763)  

Maker: John Faber junior

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Mary Toft (bap. 1703, d. 1763) by John Faber junior (after John Laguerre) © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Toft [née Denyer], Mary (bap. 1703, d. 1763), the rabbit-breeder  

Philip K. Wilson

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Toft [née Denyer], Mary (bap. 1703, d. 1763), the rabbit-breeder, daughter of John and Jane Denyer, was baptized at Godalming, Surrey, on 21 February 1703. She married Joshua Toft, a journeyman clothier, about 1720. They had three children, Mary, Anne, and James...