Person    | Male  Born 14/12/1829  Died 19/3/1881

William Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans

Born Plymouth. Diplomat and Liberal politician. In 1877 succeeded his father as Earl. Died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother Henry.

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William Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans

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Earl St Germans

The feast of St Alphege is 19 April, which in 1880 was a Monday. He was Arch...

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Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Brought up at the court of Henry VII. A favourite of King Henry VIII. Took possession of the family's estate in Southwark following the death of his uncle Thomas Brandon, in 1510. Henry VIII create...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
William Orme Wedlake

William Orme Wedlake

Hon. Secretary of Willesden Council or a sub-committee in 1888. We think we found reference to him and his family at Ancestors, which gives his dates as 1856 - 1906.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Anthony Frey

Anthony Frey

Anarchist and anti-fascist. Killed while rock climbing in France, aged 31. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: His full name was Anthony Christopher Frey. He was born in January 1977 i...

Person, Politics & Administration, Tragedy

1 memorial
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham

Born Wales.  His father was executed by Richard III.  Buckingham was part of the court of Henry VII and Henry VIII but his Plantagenet heritage made Henry suspicious of him and so following a trial...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Garnham Edmonds

Garnham Edmonds

Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall. Describing the Bethnal Green councillors at this time, British History gives: "Some later called themselves Liberals, am...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Nash summer house - SW1

Nash summer house - SW1

SW1, St James's Square

Since they are so concerned about their copyright we'd better provide a link to the NG's page for the original of this medallion. This p...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Richard Burton

Richard Burton

NW3, Lyndhurst Road, 6

Burton lived here with his first wife, Welsh actress Sybil Williams. Plaque unveiled by Michael Sheen, another Welsh thespian.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Hugh Lane

Sir Hugh Lane

SW5, South Bolton Gardens, 8

Lane and Orpen were distant cousins and rented this house together in 1907. The Lane plaque is above, Orpen below, with a little window b...

2 subjects commemorated
Katherine Mackay Low

Katherine Mackay Low

SW11, Battersea High Street, 108

These two plaques tell a complex story which we only fully understood once we found this UCL paper. Erskine Clarke, vicar of St Mary's Ch...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Captain Frederick Marryat

Captain Frederick Marryat

Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source.  Entere...

Person, Armed Forces, Literature

3 memorials