Adams, Fanny (1859–1867), murder victim and source of a colloquial expression, was born on 30 April 1859 in Tanhouse Lane, Alton, Hampshire, the fourth of seven children of George Adams (b. 1830), a labourer, later a bricklayer, and his wife, Harriet Mills (...
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Adams, Fanny (1859–1867), murder victim and source of a colloquial expression
Tony Cross
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Addy, Mark Anthony (1840–1890), boatman and life-saver
John Price
Addy, Mark Anthony (1840–1890), boatman and life-saver, was born at 2 Stage Buildings, The Parsonage, Manchester, on 13 April 1840, the sixth of eight children of Mark Addy (1801–1865), a joiner who ran a successful boat building and hire business at Stage Buildings...
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D. George Boyce
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Alderson, Thomas Hopper (1903–1965), wartime rescue party leader
Robin Woolven
Alderson, Thomas Hopper (1903–1965), wartime rescue party leader, was born at Ashburne Stables, Sunderland, on 15 September 1903, the fifth of six children and first son of Thomas Alderson (1864–1945), domestic coachman, and his wife, Sarah Annie, née Hopper (1872–1942). He was educated at a village school; then at ...
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Alexander, Horace Gundry (1889–1989)
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Horace Gundry Alexander (1889–1989) by Morland Braithwaite private collection
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Alexander, Horace Gundry (1889–1989), Quaker envoy and mediator
Geoffrey Carnall and J. Duncan Wood
Alexander, Horace Gundry (1889–1989), Quaker envoy and mediator, was born on 18 April 1889 at Croydon, Surrey, the youngest of four sons of Joseph Gundry Alexander (1848–1918), a Quaker barrister and advocate of international arbitration, and of Josephine Crosfield Alexander. He was educated at ...
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Allan, Peter (1799–1849), recluse
Sidney Lee
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Allan, Peter (1799–1849), recluse, was born on 6 September 1799, the son of Peter Allan (1762–1852), shoemaker in Gladsmuir, and Jane Kenley (1772–1852), daughter of Archibald Kenley of Tranent. In early life he was in domestic service as a valet to ...
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See Patch, Henry John [Harry]
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Andrew [St Andrew] (fl. 1st cent.), apostle and patron saint of Scotland
Ursula Hall
Andrew [St Andrew] (fl. 1st cent.), apostle and patron saint of Scotland, was a fisherman from Capernaum in Galilee.
In the synoptic gospels Andrew is merely mentioned as one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, but in the gospel of St John he appears as a follower of ...
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Matthew Kilburn
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Annesley, Richard, sixth earl of Anglesey (bap. 1693, d. 1761), kidnapper and bigamist
John Martin
Annesley, Richard, sixth earl of Anglesey (bap. 1693, d. 1761), kidnapper and bigamist, was baptized on 26 November 1693 at St Peter's Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, the third son of Dr Richard Annesley (1654/5–1701), dean of Exeter, from c.1700 third Baron Altham, and his wife, ...
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Anning, Mary (1799–1847), fossil collector and dealer
H. S. Torrens
Anning, Mary (1799–1847), fossil collector and dealer, was born on 21 May 1799 in a seaside house in Lyme Regis, Dorset. She and her brother Joseph (1796–1849) were the only surviving children of Richard Anning (c.1766–1810), cabinet-maker and carpenter, and his wife, ...
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Mary Anning (1799–1847) by unknown artist, before 1842 © The Natural History Museum, London
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Appleby, Sir William (1732–1796), eccentric and municipal reformer
C. D. Watkinson
Appleby, Sir William (1732–1796), eccentric and municipal reformer, was born at Durham on 15 September 1732, the third surviving son of Edward Appleby (1702–1736), a grocer, who was said to have introduced the bleaching of linen cloth from Ireland to Durham, and his wife, ...
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Appulby, Simon [Symon the Anker of London Wall] (d. 1537), religious recluse and author
J. P. D. Cooper
Appulby, Simon [Symon the Anker of London Wall] (d. 1537), religious recluse and author, was the last anchorite to be attached to the church of All Hallows, London Wall. An ordained priest, Simon made his anchoritic profession at the nearby priory of the ...
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Armitstead [née Cane; married name Fox], Elizabeth Bridget (1750–1842), courtesan
Martin J. Levy
Armitstead [née Cane; married name Fox], Elizabeth Bridget (1750–1842), courtesan, was, according to an entry in her journal, born on 11 July 1750. Her parentage, place of birth, and reason for changing her maiden name to Armitstead are unknown, as are the circumstances surrounding her emergence as a prominent courtesan. About 1774 she became the mistress of ...
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Armour, Jean (1765–1834), wife of Robert Burns and subject of poetry
Valentina Bold
Armour, Jean (1765–1834), wife of Robert Burns and subject of poetry, was born in Mauchline, Ayrshire, on 25 February 1765, the second of the eleven children of James Armour and his wife, Mary Smith. The family lived in Mauchline's Cowgate. James Armour was a master mason whose work included ...
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Armour, Jean (1765–1834)
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Jean Armour (1765–1834) by J. A. Gilfillan, 1822 Scottish National Portrait Gallery
