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The Clarabut Family
Richard Clarabut and his brother, Alfred Bouchier Clarabut were two of the eight children of John Stone Clarabut and Mary Blaxland (née Love). John and Mary were both born at Sandwich, Kent and were married...
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William Ernest and Emma Sowter (née Carroll)
William and Emma were born at Litchurch, Derbyshire. William lived at 106 High Street and Emma lived at 71 Nelson Street. They both went to St. Andrew’s School, Litchurch. It is most likely that William...
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The Chapman and Gillions Family
John James Chapman was born on the 10th January 1790 at Hungerford, Berkshire. He was the son of Captain Thomas Chapman and Mary (née Lowndes). Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries John James Chapman’s ancestors...
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William Palmer, Editor of the Bedfordshire Times and Family
William Palmer was one of the six children of William Palmer, who was a builder’s foreman, and Charlotte (née Gumbrill). The family lived at 33 West Hill Street, Brighton, Sussex, where William was born on...
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The Rev. George Sidney Owen – Missionary and Professor of Chinese
The Rev. George Sidney Owen was born on the 24th January 1843 at Pembroke. His christening took place at Llangwm, Pembrokeshire, Wales on the 29th January 1843. On leaving school he started his training to...
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Anne Insull Tilby
Anne Insull Tilby (née Malden) was born into one of the most well-known families in Bedford. Her cousins were Charles Wells, the brewer, and George Wells who served five times as the Mayor of Bedford....
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Higgins and Sons – Hoteliers and Brewers
Charles Higgins (1789-1862) and his wife Mary (née Branson) (1791-1862) were born in Northamptonshire. In 1817 Charles was the landlord of the 17th century Hind Inn in Sheep Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. In 1823, Charles and...
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The Wells Family – Basket Makers and Furnishing Manufacturers
Thomas Wells was born in 1775 in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, and was the son of Thomas Wells, a basket maker and Eleanor née Lugsden. When Thomas was 7 years old his father died. As soon...
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Charles Wells – Brewer, Maltster, Wine and Spirit Merchant
Charles Wells was born on the 16th August 1842 and was one of the six children of George and Sarah née Hayward Waldron. At the age of fourteen, Charles left the Commercial (Modern) School, and...
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Thomas Tokelove Gray Wine, Spirit and Ale Merchant
Thomas Tokelove Gray was born in 1827 in the village of Wimblington in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire. He was the youngest of the three sons of Amy née Tokelove and George Gray.* Their other...