Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. Born Slovakia, then part of Hungary. When he was aged 11 the family moved to New York. Worked for a time as a rabbi in Johannesburg. 1911 returned to New York...
Prime Minister of Australia. Born in Pimlico. Migrated to Queensland in 1884. Entered politics in 1894, and served in several ministerial posts before becoming Prime Minister in 1915. Died at Lindf...
From the parish of St Thomas in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a serjeant aged 26.
Born Aberdeen, Scotland. During the WW1 he was awarded the British and Victory medals, which he had himself designed. Died in hospital, Richmond, Surrey, following a mugging.Other London work: the ...
From the parish of St Peter's in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 26.
Wealthy banker. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Banker. Born 43 Lothbury, London. Died at home, 2 Carlton Gardens.
Captain Charles Gordon Paramore was the sixth of the seven children of Richard Paramore (1848-1912) and Louisa Elizabeth Paramore née Hick (1854-1930). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter o...
Map-maker. Born Phyllis Isobel Gross at Budapest, Court Lane Gardens, Dulwich. She said in her memoirs, that her inspiration for producing the London A - Z was because she was unable to find the lo...
History painter. Born London (probably 6 Northampton Street). From about 1888 he lived at The Towers, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where he died.
Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this couple: Born Jane Rosser on 3 April 1910 in Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales, a daughter of David William Rosser and Annie Rosser, née Roberts. Th...
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