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Richard Smike

Richard Smike

in 1826 co-churchwarden of a church in Westminster.

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Westminster Union Workhouse

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Duke of Westminster, 1st, Hugh Lupus Grosvenor

Duke of Westminster, 1st, Hugh Lupus Grosvenor

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Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet

Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet

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1 memorial
Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Person, Exploring, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, USA

2 memorials
Captain John Bouchier

Captain John Bouchier

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Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Francois Rabelais

Francois Rabelais

Writer and physician. Born France, between 1483 and 1494, but probably November 1494. Became a monk and studied Latin and Greek, then left to study medicine. Died Paris.

Person, Literature, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Religion, France

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