Jacobite. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden. Tried and beheaded on the Tower Hill scaffold.
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Earl of Kilmarnock
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Tower Hill Martyrs - Kilmarnock & Balmerino
Brenda Cook helpfully suggested we refer to the Newgate Calendar’s account of...
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Sir William Robertson, Field Marshal
Born Lincolnshire with humble origins. He enlisted in 1877 and rose rapidly through the ranks, not commanding troops but excelling in intellectual work such as languages and intelligence. Died at...
J. S. Maynard
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Second Lieutenant Ernest George Westacott
Ernest George Westacott was born on 1 December 1876, the sixth of the nine children of Thomas Bentley Westacott (1839-1924) and Sarah Rebecca Westacott née Cosby. His birth was registered in 1st qu...
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Cecil Day Lewis
Poet and novelist. Born Ireland but brought up in London. His mystery novels were written under his pseudonym, Nicholas Blake. During the 1940s, while still married to his first wife, he had a long...
Smithfield Fish Market opened
Thanks to (C) Peter Gregson for the picture.
British Telecom
A number of privately owned telegraph companies operated in Britain from 1846 onwards. In 1868 these all came under the control of the newly formed GPO (General Post Office). With the invention of ...
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