Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mr Robert Aviss
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Putney Pest House Charity
Putney Labourers Cottages Erected on land belonging to the Pest House Charity...
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John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
2 memorials
Mark Ashton
Irish political, community and gay rights activist. Born Oldham but grew up in Northern Ireland. With his friend Mike Jackson he formed and raised funds for the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners...
Person, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Ireland
1 memorial
Henry Armriding
We have found references to Henry Armriding as a member of the Ealing District Council in 1899, 1908 and 1919. He was Mayor of Ealing 1916-17. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, states that Henry Armrid...
1 memorial
William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton
MP. Either William or his elder brother, Charles, together with their father (the 4th Marquess) donated the original site for what became City University. Brother of Lady Graham. Succeeded to the t...
1 memorial
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald Davis Dawnay
Born Archibald Davis Dawnay. Mayor of Wandsworth 1908 - his death in 1919. We can find nothing about the man but here's some information about his company, from the magnificent Grace's Guide, in 19...
1 memorial
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Sir John Betjeman
Poet Laureate 1972 - 1984. Conservation campaigner. Credited with saving the Midland Grand Hotel (now St Pancras Chambers) and the station at St Pancras from demolition and helping to achieve their...
11 memorials
Mark Knopfler
Lead guitarist in Dire Straits. Born Glasgow. Apart from the fact that they were both members of the Garrick Club, not necessarily at the same time, we can find no connection between Knopfler and...
1 memorial
Lord Overstone, Samuel Jones Loyd
Wealthy banker. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Banker. Born 43 Lothbury, London. Died at home, 2 Carlton Gardens.
1 memorial
Alexander Cruden
Humanist, scholar and intellectual. Born Aberdeen, came to London in 1719 to be a tutor but then became a bookseller in the Royal Exchange and also worked as a press-reader, earning the nickname "A...
1 memorial
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