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Joseph Hull 1850-1931
Joseph Hull was born on the 13th of October 1850 at his grandparents’ home at 6 Bell Court in St. John’s, Bedford. His christening was held at St. John’s Church, on the 10th November 1850....
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Arthur Silas Covington. Naturalist, Taxidermist and Hairdresser
Arthur Silas Covington was a reserved man who never sought fame. Nonetheless, he became widely known as a naturalist and as one of the best taxidermists in Great Britain. Arthur was born in 1847 at Canning...
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Susannah Gale: Funeral by Torch Light
Susannah Gale’s life was remarkable as were the days leading up to her unusual funeral. Susannah Gale, nee Bradley was born in 1796 in the village of Alwalton in Huntingdonshire. She was the daughter of a...
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Alexander Grafton 1845-1907
Alexander Grafton was a Member of the Institution of Civil and Mechanical Engineers who developed and manufactured steam cranes. His firm, Grafton & Co., also known as the “Vulcan Works”, Bedford, exported cranes throughout the...
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Harry Franks Registrar and Superintendent of Foster Hill Road Cemetery
Harry Franks was born in 1883 at Southill, Bedfordshire. He was one of the seven children of Elizabeth Ann, nee Sims, and Livett Edward Franks. His parents were born at Clifton, Bedfordshire. In 1876 they...
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Bradford Rudge 1813-1885 – An Artist of the Nineteenth Century
Bradford Rudge, a renowned artist who spent his adulthood in Bedford, recorded history through his drawings, paintings and lithographs. Much of his artistic output covered the architecture and landscapes of Bedfordshire and its neighbouring counties....
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Arthur Ransom – Journalist, Novelist and Philosopher
Arthur Ransom was born on the 18th June 1831 at George Street, Hastings. He was one of the five sons of Mary and William Ransom. His siblings were William (born 1823), Walter (1825), John (1827)...
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James Thomas Hobson – Three times Mayor of Bedford
James Thomas Hobson was born on 8th February 1817 at Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. His parents were William Hobson and Ann, nee Tingle. When he was a young boy they moved to Burystead Place, next to Croyland...
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John Stride Ager
John Stride Ager was the younger of the two children of Eliza and Frederick Andrew Stride Ager. His sister, Hester was born on 7th June 1891 and John was born on 5th March 1893. They...
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How it all began – James Wyatt
James Wyatt was eleventh in the lineal descent from Thomas Wyatt, who was the brother of Sir Henry Wyatt, of Arrington. Thomas Wyatt was privy councillor to Henry V11, and great-uncle of Sir Thomas Wyatt,...