Warden, presumably of a church.
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George Lansbury
Born Suffolk. Member of the Poplar Borough Council 1903 - 1940, Mayor 1919 - 20 & 1936 - 37. Member of Parliament, Minister of the Crown, Privy Councillor. Leader of the Labour Party 1932 - 35...
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Sir Samuel Morton Peto
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Died near Oxford, on his way to Buxton to take the baths.
Andres Bello
Born: Caracas, Venezuela.
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James Wheeler
Father of James Baldwin Wheeler. "Glover" - we think this means he was a member of the Glovers guild, rather than actually made gloves.
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Penny post - Westminster
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foundation of the Barbican Arts Centre
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Henry Wilks
Role on the lost expedition: Royal marine on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Violet Hallam
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