Person    | Male  Born 1878 

Victor Hugo Watson

Victor Hugo Watson

Born near the Kennington Oval but his family returned to Yorkshire when he was very young and he saw himself as a Yorkshireman. In 1908 he joined Waddingtons, a printing firm which developed a specialism in playing cards and in the '30s moved into jigsaws for which there was a craze. Was responsible for acquiring the rights to Monopoly.

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Victor Hugo Watson

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Co-op bank - Monoploy

Victor and Marjorie came to London from Leeds specifically to select names fo...

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Lewis Williams

Lewis Williams

Co-churchwarden of St Antholin in 1830.

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Sir William Barlow

Sir William Barlow

Born Oldham. At various times Chair of the Post Office, BICC, etc. President of The Royal Academy of Engineering 1991-96. Our picture source outlines his career. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, infor...

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Joseph Thomas Taylor

Joseph Thomas Taylor

JP, CC. Member of Brentford Council in 1909.

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Charles Spiers

Charles Spiers

Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.

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John Ball

John Ball

Born St Albans.  As a priest he followed the Lollard doctrine which advocated social equality and hence was imprisoned several times.  This was where he was when the Peasants' Revolt began.  The Ke...

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