Person | Male Died 1560

Henry Leeke

Founder of St Olave's Grammar School. Southwark brewer. Lived at the foot of London Bridge by Pepper Alley. Bequeathed money for the school.

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Marcial Echenique

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St Olave's Grammar School

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Sir George Cockburn

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