Person    | Male  Born 6/8/1820  Died 21/1/1914

Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Smith

Born Scotland.  Emigrated to Canada in 1838 to work with the Hudson's Bay Company. He worked his way up the company and entered politics, made his fortune and was knighted in 1886. Died 28 Grosvenor Square. Buried Highgate cemetery. Unusually his daughter was allowed to inherit the barony. 

 

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Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Smith

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Leysian Mission - Strathcona

{Either side of a cartouche/shield:} Mission founded 1887 Buildings erected 1...

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Edward Charles Grenfell

Edward Charles Grenfell

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United Kingdom Temperance & General Provident Institution

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Henry Lofts

Henry Lofts

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The Green Company

The Green Company

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1 memorial

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Manor of Rotherhithe

Manor of Rotherhithe

First recorded in Norman times as part of the royal demesne. It had a long succession of owners and tenants who held rights over the area.

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1 memorial
A. E. Housman - N6

A. E. Housman - N6

N6, North Road, Byron Cottage, 17

Housman lived here 1885-1905 when he moved, with his landlady to 1 Yarborough Villas, Pinner.

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Walter H. Godfrey

Walter H. Godfrey

Walter Hindes Godfrey was born on 2 August 1881, the eldest of the six children of Walter Scott Godfrey (1855-1936) and Gertrude Annie Godfrey née Rendall (1855-1922). His birth was registered in t...

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1 memorial
Cannon in Gunpowder Square

Cannon in Gunpowder Square

We can find no information on the history of this place nor reason for the presence of the cannon.

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1 memorial