Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. Labour MP for Mile End 1923-31.
Born in Australia as John Rennie but was adopted by his uncle, Captain John Scurr, and brought to London at six months old. Married to Julia Scurr.
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John Scurr
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John Scurr House
John Scurr House This block was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1937 and ...
Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1
The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29. The count o...
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H. Hayhill
Worked in the HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. and had died in or shortly before 1882. 2013: The web has no information about him (we're not surprised.)
1 memorial
Henry Pelham
Prime Minister. Born London. Died in the house he had had built in 1740-3, now 22 Arlington Street. We think this is probably the house with the plaque overlooking Green Park.
1 memorial
Borough of Walthamstow
Walthamstow was a local government district 1894 -1965 when it combined with Chingford and Leyton to form Waltham Forest.
4 memorials
Senator Robert Kennedy
Born at Boston, Massachusetts. Assassinated at Los Angeles, California while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
1 memorial
Richard West
Member of the Fishmongers Company. Gave a bell to St Magnus in 1714.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
2 memorials
Gary King
2015, we were contacted by one of his friends who confirmed that he was a property developer who died shortly after completing the Clink project. 2020: We wondered whether Martin Gary King, a comp...
1 memorial
Fm. Trevor Paul Carvosso
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched Carvosso: Fireman Trevor Paul Carvosso was born on 3 April 1946 and his birth was registered in East Ham. He was one of...
3 memorials
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
World War 1
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...
403 memorials
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