Husband and wife from Sierra Leone, who made their home in London. Deceased in or before 2022.
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Mo Farah
Track and field athelete. Born Somalia. Moved to Britain aged 8 to join his father in Hounslow.
Alec Dickson
Community educationist. Born Alexander Graeme Dickson at Duxhill Lodge, Ruislip. He served in Africa in World War II, where he began to formulate his ideas for mass education. He returned in 1948 a...
Patrica Shields
Shields and her sister Fortunia Moses came from Sierra Leone and made their home in England, in or before 2022.
Sir Francis Galton
Biostatistician, human geneticist and eugenicist. Born at The Larches, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, a half-cousin of Charles Darwin. An enthusiastic traveller, particularly in Africa. Darwin's publicati...
Mervyn Mansell
Born Arthur James Mervyn Mansell in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (modern day Zimbabwe). He came to England in 1937 to study pharmacy. A leading player in the Ealing Cricket Club during the 1950s. He...
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Frank Forster
We think the picture we have found is the right man but we're not certain. February 2017: Via Facebook Ian William Johnson confirmed that this was his friend Frank. Sadly, deceased 6 February 2017...
Farmer & Brindley
Firm of sculptors. Founded by William Farmer (1825-1879) and William Brindley. Worked on many buildings including the Natural History Museum, the Albert Memorial and Holborn Viaduct. In 1929 the fi...
Sydney Smirke
Architect. Born London, younger brother to Robert. London works include: Carlton Club Pall Mall, Dome Chapel in what is now the Imperial War Museum, Reading Room in the British Museum, exhibition ...
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