Colonist. Born in Stonely Priory, near Kimbolton. His second Christian name, derived from the fact that his father was a godson of Henry VII's daughter Mary, and it survived in the family for several generations. He was one of the prime movers in the expedition of 1607, which founded the Jamestown Settlement. He and his cousin Bartholomew Gosnold, recruited about 40% of the 105 settlers.
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Edward Maria Wingfield
This voyage took place 16 years before the Mayflower. The memorial has a his...
Explorer and naval administrator. Born Devon. Elder brother to William. Sailed in the same North-East Passage expedition as Willoughby, as captain of the 'Edward Bonaventure', the ship that had ...
Role on the lost expedition: Boy on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Explorer and navigator of the Australian seas. Born in Donington, Lincolnshire. Invented the Flinders Bar, a device for counteracting the vertical component of a ship's magnetic field, and gave Aus...
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
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