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Obituaries of noted Accringtonians.
Still searching for local artistic connections, I'm coming across other locally born people who've made their mark on the world.
I thought it would be wiser to keep them in a separate thread. Please feel free to add any others you might come across. Professor Leslie Howarth, mathematician (1911- 2001) Professor Leslie Howarth - Obituaries, News - The Independent |
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William Ashworth, Professor Emeritus (1883 - 1960)
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Prescott, James Arthur (1890 - 1987)
Born Bolton, but educated in Accrington, when the family returned to England from France. Following the return to England, and after a year at Spring Hill Elementary School devoted to reestablishing his command of English and gaining familiarity with the Imperial system of weights and measures, he spent the period 1903 to 1908 in secondary education at the Accrington Municipal Secondary School, later to be the Grammar School. Here he was awarded scholarships by the Accrington Co-operative Society and by Bridge Mechanical. His Leaving Scholarship to the University, awarded by the Lancashire County Council, was based on his results at the Higher Alternative Matriculation Examination. AAS Biographical Memoirs - James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Prescott, James Arthur - Bright Sparcs Biographical entry James Arthur Prescott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Arthur Prescott. 7 October 1890-6 February 1987 — Biographical Memoirs AAS-Biographical memoirs-Prescott |
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Professor John Proctor (1944 - 2006)
Pioneer of tropical forest ecology Professor John Proctor - Obituaries, News - The Independent |
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James Barlow Macalpine was born on February 11, 1882, at Accrington, the son of Sir George W. Macalpine.
Roundworms Wanted -- Taffs 1 (5178): 1059 -- British Medical Journal A member of the Eugenics Society, (1937 -1957). British Eugenics Society - Ma-Mc A rather beautiful illustration, in the Arts and Crafts style, of the Macalpines house, Broad Oak, by Thomas Hayton Mawson View of Garden Broad Oak Accrington from The Art and Craft of Garden Making by Thomas Mawson reproduction by Thomas Hayton Mawson - Artchive.com |
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I'm merely recording the fact he was a member. We discussed Marie Stopes being a member of the same Society on page 4 this thread. http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...n-43718-4.html |
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Harold Davenport (1907 - 1969)
English mathematician, known for his extensive work in number theory. Harold Davenport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Davenport biography StateMaster - Encyclopedia: Harold Davenport Harold Davenport: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article |
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Smirk, Frederick Horace (1902 - 1991)
Professor of medicine http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_ess...p?essayID=5S26 |
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John Grimshaw (1789 - 1851)
Soldier Coldstream Guards and Lancashire Weaver. (Fought at Waterloo.) John Grimshaw, Coldstream Guards |
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Smashing thread again Garinda! Keep up the good work. Bob Dobson, you there? Makings of another book/leaflet here!
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As was the case with cricketer Reginald Hargreaves (1852 - 1926), born at Oakhill Park. You corrected the statement that he didn't live there with his wife Alice Liddell, inspiration for Alice in Wonderland, in this thread. http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...fame-2164.html Reginald Hargreaves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Reginald Hargreaves | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com Alice Liddell was Alice in Wonderland Incidentally I worked in the costume department on the 1985 film Dreamchild, written by Dennis Potter, and starring Coral Browne, which was based on Alice Liddell's life. |
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Am reading this with great interest, as the majority of them are new to me. Some of them were Accrington Grammar school boys. At some time I would like to record these in a single file in the library. Am short of time. Garinda - have a looksee at Mr Bulleid, railway engineer, an AGSOB.
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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...leid-5635.html Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid (1882 - 1970) Oliver Bulleid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Building Bulleid's Locos Oliver Bulleid Oliver Bulleid Detail O.V.S. Bulleid - Visionary |
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Prof. Wilson Smith. (1897 - 10 July 1965)
Born Great Harwood. http://www.jstor.org/pss/25403172 http://www.jstor.org/pss/769545 |
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Brian Hartley (1939 - 1994)
Mathematician. Brian Hartley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History of Mathematics at Manchester- School of Mathematics Hartley biography |
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Magdalen Nabb, author
Born Church, 1947 - died at her home in Florence, 2007. Magdalen Nabb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Magdalen Nabb | Times Online Obituary Obituary: Magdalen Nabb | Books | The Guardian Magdalen Nabb - Telegraph :: Magdalen Nabb :: |
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James Hartley Ashworth, Zoologist. (1874 - 1936)
JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie Google Translate Natural History Collections: History of Ticks 'This part of the history traces the moves that led to the building of the Ashworth Laboratories to house the Department of Zoology at the King's Buildings on West Mains Road, as well as giving a brief insight into the acquisition of the current collection and its contributors.' Natural History Collections: The Third Natural History Collection |
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Joseph Baron, poet. (1856 - 1923)
Although known as the 'Blackburn poet', he was born in Rishton, thus his inclusion here. Joseph Baron, Rishton Poet John Thomas Baron George Hull: The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn (8) |
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Joseph was one of 3 brothers, all of them fine dialect writers & poets.- Joseph, John Thomas and william
In my view, our finest poet was Nicholas Freestone of Clayton. Other poets'/writers' names are coming to mind.....Alice Miller, Ronald Digby, Joan Pomfret, Les & Alan Bond (Les is still alive and performing in a group called The Fireside Fusiliers) |
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T’ Mothers’ Meetin’ Eawr Mothers thowt they’d do a play To raise some funds for t’ Guild; They co’ed a meetin’, and on t’ day O’t Parish Hall wor filled! As t’ Vicar said, the room was packed, An’ laid deawn t’ Law wi glee – If t’ Mothers fro’ St. John’s con act, They muttered, Soa con we! An’ after t’ Prayers an’ t’ bits o’ news To business they set to, For fust ov o’ they hed to choose A gradely play to do. Some thowt a Panto. met be good – But t’ Vicar said: Come, come, Hardly – er – suitable, where could We get the fairies from? East Lynne! said Mrs. Shuttleworth, Th’ owd ’uns wor t’ best, tha knows, An’ sithee, if tha want me in Ah’ve o’ mi Gronny’s cloes! … Noa Shakespeare ’ere, said Mrs. Pyke, (At names hoo’s noa great shakes) Ah feel o’ sentimental-like – Eh, led’s do Hindle Wakes! They barged till t’ Vicar’s cough wor dreawned, An’ never settled nowt: There’ll be noa acting, Ah’ll be beawnd, But as Ah wetched, Ah thowt By Gum, if they could mek fooak pay To hear their noisy spells, They’d be as good as ony play Be bein’ just thersels! Is this Wilfred 'What's on the table, Mabel?' Pickles, the radio and television personality? |
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Arthur Appleby, cricketer. (1843 - 1902)
'He was born at Enfield, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, 22 July 1843, the son of mill owner Joseph Appleby. Educated at Grange School, Thorpe Arch, near Tadcaster he began his playing days at Enfield Cricket Club where he was coached by John Berry and W.H.Iddison. He played in 58 matches for Lancashire between 1866 and 1887 and in 81 first-class matches in total.; Arthur Appleby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wisden - Arthur Appleby Arthur Appleby | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com 'Clayton-le-Moors was the home of Arthur Appleby, who played cricket for Lancashire in the Victorian period. People who played cricket in those days had to be amateurs because only men with money had the leisure time to play. Appleby owned flour mills along the banks of the canal and also had a fleet of barges to supply them. He built his first mill in Clayton and when his profits increased he built mills in Blackburn and Bootle. It was the canal, coal and cotton which changed Clayton from a sleepy old hamlet to a bustling industrial village.' Tourist guide to Clayton-le-Moors (From Blackburn Citizen) |
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Professor Fred Brown. Virologist, (1925 - 2004)
Professor Fred Brown - Obituaries, News - The Independent Professor Fred Brown | Times Online Obituary |
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Leslie John Duxbury, scriptwriter (1926 - 2005)
Leslie Duxbury - Obituaries, News - The Independent Obituary: Leslie Duxbury | Media | The Guardian Leslie John Duxbury (1926 - 2005) - Find A Grave Memorial Leslie Duxbury Leslie was one of the major writers for Coronation Street. Starting with episode 560 in April 1966, he had written 411 scripts by the time he retired in November 1991. He also co-wrote two episodes: one with Susan Pleat in May 1967, and the other with John Stevenson in December 1991. Additionally he had two spells as Producer of Coronation Street in 1974 and 1977. Coronation Street writers |
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Edward Paynter. Lancashire/England cricketer, born Oswaldtwistle, (1901 - 1979)
Eddie Paynter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eddie Paynter | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com Wisden - Edward Paynter Eddie Paynter Profile - England Cricket Player Edward Paynter Biography - Eng Batsman E Paynter |
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I actually met Wilfred Pickles and Mabel (she wore a fur coat).
He was doing a live radio show at Ossy town hall circa 1947, and took time in the day to visit Mount Pleasant Primary School. He asked us to sing for him, so we sang My Darling Clementine. If you wonder how I can remember such past detail - just detox your brain;) |
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The Rev. James Butterworth (1897-1977)
The Reverend James (Jimmy) Butterfield (1897-1977) was a significant presence in inter-war Methodism. Best known for his work in Walworth - and the establishment of Clubland - his (1932) advocacy of 'a house for friendship for boys and girls outside any church' made a major impact on debates concerning Christian youthwork (youth work) on both sides of the Atlantic. In this piece we provide an overview of his life and contribution. James Butterworth, Christian youthwork and Clubland |
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Professor Wesley Cocker (1908 - 2007)
'He played a major role in the scientific community in Dublin and Ireland. He held office in the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, Chemical Society, Royal Institute of Chemistry, and the Society of Chemical Industry.' 'From ICI, he joined forces with his cousin, William (later Sir William) Cocker in setting up Cocker Chemicals, which made mercaptobenzothiazole, an ingredient which helped to convert raw rubber into tyre rubber, and chloroxylenol, the disinfectant present in Dettol. The American company, Goodyear, had discovered and patented the use of mercaptobenzothiazole, but somehow overlooked patenting in the United Kingdom. Cocker Chemicals were able to capitalise on this mistake and manufacturered it. Dettol was made by Reckitts, and eventually this firm took shares in Cocker Chemicals.' Wesley Cocker 1908 - (He was mentioned in this thread, about his cousin William.) http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...cker-5558.html Society of Chemical Industry - New award winners - and a new award! 2005 - Archive - News - Chemistry - Trinity College Dublin |
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Professor Ethel Bidwell, Haematologist/research chemist. Born Accrington, 1919. Educated Accrington Grammar School.
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George Tomlinson M.P. Born Rishton (1890 - 1952)
At the age of 12 he started work as a half-timer in a cotton mill, becoming full time a year later. He became a Methodist lay preacher. He joined the Independent Labour Party and was elected to Rishton Urban District Council. President of the Rishton District Weavers Association 1912. He was a Christian pacifist during the First World War and was exempted from military service, working as an agricultural labourer for three years. He moved to Farnworth to sell herbal drinks from the back of a cart. He was elected to Farnworth Urban District Council and was Chairman of the Education Committee 1928-35. Lancashire County Councillor 1931. MP for Farnworth (Labour) from 1938 until his death. He held office in the Atlee government as Minister of Works 1945-1947 and Minister of Education 1947-1951. He died shortly before he was due to open what is now George Tomlinson School in Kearsley - it was named in his memory instead. (The school hall was named after his Labour Party agent, Richard Matthews, Chairman of Kearsley Urban District Council 1937-38, 1948-49, who was one of the prime movers in the building of the school and who also did not live to see its completion.) George Tomlinson George Tomlinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bolton Museums - Tomlinson, George 1 '1948 The Official Opening Ceremony of the school by The Right Honourable George Tomlinson MP' school20 |
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I'm hoping other people will add to this thread.
It's open to anyone from the district as a whole, and they don't necessarily have to be famous, just made some noted contribution to their field. Accrington and Oswaldtwistle are relatively easy, but trying to search for 'obituary born church' is a nightmare, as you can't specify church the place, as opposed to a building. :D Any other contributions, or leads, will be greatly appreciated. :) |
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Edmund Battersby, (1892 - 1978)
He was born in Church Kirk near Accrington, Lancashire, in the year 1892. He had little formal education nevertheless he became a noted figure in the County of Lancashire. Battersby's work featured in the Accrington Observer and also broadcast on Radio Lancashire He was a Naturalist, Artist and Writer. He made tapes of dialect for the 'Vaughan Willimams Memorial Library' and 'Penguin Books' also he was a member of the 'English Folk Dance and Song Society'. http://www.lankylad.com/ News : Accrington Library celebrates Lancashire Day The event above was mentioned in this thread. http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ary-50603.html |
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The Rev Margaret Pilkington, (1930 - 2002)
'Margaret Pilkington, died on August 14 after a relatively short illness. She graduated from University College Leicester in 1951 with a BA in English, the following year completing a Diploma in Education Studies. She was born in Accrington in 1930 and educated at the Girls’ High School. She started her teaching career in 1952 at Cowley Girls School in St Helens where she taught English.' 'In 1958 she fulfilled a resolve she had once made to teach abroad and was appointed to Ying Wa Girls’ School in Hong Kong where she taught English and later was Deputy Head. The school had been established in 1900 by the London Missionary Society (now Council for World Mission) and Margaret valued greatly the fellowship of Christians working in various capacities in the Mission. She developed a life-long love of the people and of all things Chinese and was fortunate to visit the mainland even in 1967 during the Cultural Revolution. She was in Hong Kong, apart from one year in England, until 1972 when she and other ex-patriates withdrew to enable Chinese teachers to take over.' 123people |
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Henry Ross, Architect (1857 - 1937).
Directory of British Architects 1834 ... - Google Books List of Plans Available http://www.burnleyexpress.net/peek-i...all.5984293.jp |
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Robert William Rush, (1912 - 2007). Pharmacist/transport historian.
'He was the author of several works on railway, tram and bus subjects, including ‘Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and its Locomotives, 1846-1923’ and ‘Accrington Public Transport, 1886-1986’. He contributed to the ‘Journal’ on a number of occasions with his East Lancashire memories; his last article describing the triangular station at Accrington was in the November/December 2003 issue.' Authorship of railway literature The tramways of Accrington,1886-1932 (Open Library) Accrington Corporation Transport 1907-1974 |
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Barrowclough Wright Bentley (c1829-1886). Photographer.
'Barrowclough (sometimes written incorrectly as Barraclough) Wright Bentley was born around 1829 in Accrington, Lancashire, the son of Richard Bentley, a bootmaker.' 'Barrowclough Wright Bentley was one of the early pioneers of photography in Derbyshire, opening his daguerrotype studio in Buxton in 1853. Bentley also operated a studio in Manchester from 1861 until at least 1874. He remained in business until his death in 1886, after which his wife carried on with the Buxton studio for another five years.' Derbyshire Photographers Profiles : BW Bentley (1829-1896) of Buxton & Manchester National Portrait Gallery - Person - Barrowclough Wright Bentley |
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Alexander Nowell.
Ok .. taking a bit of licence here, but hey we were part of Whalley Parish at one time, weren't we. Alexander Nowell was born in 1507 at Read Hall, Whalley and was accredited for inventing ........ wait for it fellas ... bottled beer ! While Nowell was parish priest at Much Hadham in Hertfordshire, around 20 miles north of London, in the early years of Elizabeth I, it is said that he went on a fishing expedition to the nearby River Ash, taking with him for refreshment a bottle filled with home brewed ale. When Nowell went home he left the full bottle behind in the river-bank grass. According to Thomas Fuller’s History of the Worthies of Britain, published a hundred years later, when Nowell returned to the river-bank a few days later and came across the still-full bottle, “he found no bottle, but a gun, such was the sound at the opening thereof; and this is believed (causality is mother of more inventions than industry) the original of bottled ale in England.” The ale, of course, had undergone a secondary fermentation in the bottle, building up carbon dioxide pressure so that it gave a loud pop when Nowell pulled the cork out. Such high-condition ale must have been a novelty to Elizabethan drinkers, who knew only the much flatter cask ales and beers. All good fun. Learnt this at The History Society meeting tonight.. :D |
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Another from last night's lecture :
John Hacking. 1722 John Hacking of Huncoat perfected one of the earliest cotton carding machines. He and his wife lived in a cottage in Town Gate and are buried in Altham church yard. The east window of the church commemorates several members of the hacking family. Handloom weaving was still a cottage industry in the area up to this time. |
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John Heap. Lancashire/England cricketer.(1857 - 1931)
Full name John Garsden Heap Born January 5, 1857, Higher Baxenden, Accrington, Lancashire John Heap | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com Cricket-Online: Player Profiles > John Heap |
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Thomas Whittaker, Metaphysician and Critic. (1856 - 1935)
Mr. Thomas Whittaker, the author of many philosophical works, died in a Clapham nursing home yesterday after a long illness at the age of 79. The eldest son of a consulting engineer of Accrington, he was educated at Dublin Royal College of Science and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he won a scholarship in natural science and took second-class honours in biology in 1880. In 1881 he began to contribute to Mind, and from 1885 to 1891 he assisted Professor Croom Robertson in editing this publication. In association with Professor Bain he edited Croom Robertson's "Philosophical Remains." As a result of his studies of Christian origins he developed a definitely rationalist outlook, and he had been a director of the Rationalist Press Association since 1910. His philosophical writings were generally characterized by an admirable coherence of thought and a timelessness which seemed the fruit of his long study of Platoism. The Times/1935/Obituary/Thomas Whittaker - Wikisource Thomas Whittaker of Accrington, engineers: record book, late 19th cent DDX 2098 acc 8748 [0.1 m3] http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/educati...s/pdf/2000.pdf 123people JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie |
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J B Christie (1863 - 1927)
Joseph Barnes Christie was born in Accrington on May 17, 1863. 'The legendary Shrimps' benefactor was a businessman with the firm of Messrs Myrtle, Burt & Co exporters and merchants of Manchester who had a large trade in the Dutch West Indies. He moved to Morecambe from his home in Southport when he retiredand lived in the town for 10 years. A generous benefactor for many good causes in Morecambe he is best remembered for his association with the football club where he was club president. Starting as president of the supporters club he helped arrange the lease of Rosebery Park. In March 1926 the ground was renamed Christie Park.' Morecambe | Club | History | History | Who was J B Christie? History JB Christie Page 2 |
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John 'Jackie' Bray. Footballer, Manchester City/England. (1909 - unknown)
John (Jackie) Bray was born in Oswaldwistle on 22nd April 1909. He played football for Clayton Olympia and Manchester Central before joining Manchester City for a fee of Ł1,000 in 1929. Jackie Bray englandstats.com | Player Report | John Bray Player Profile Jackie Bray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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George Haworth. England footballer. (1864 - 1943)
Haworth was born in Accrington and played for Christ Church FC as a teenager from 1878[1] and by 1883 he was playing for Accrington. An English footballer, who helped Blackburn Rovers win the FA Cup in 1885. He also made five appearances for England. George Haworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wapedia - Wiki: George Haworth John Haworth. Football manager. (1876 - 1924) Haworth was born in Accrington, Lancashire in 1876 and was the nephew of England international George Haworth. Howarth is the only Burnley manager to date to have won the FA Cup. John Haworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Haworth - Burnley FC - Clarets MAD Burnley FC - The London Clarets - Nothing to Write Home About - John Haworth |
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David Howard Smith. Missionary/linguist. (1900-87)
David Howard Smith was born at Great Harwood, Lancashire. He was educated at Accrington Grammar School and trained at Victoria Park and Manchester University for the ministry of the United Methodist Church. He served as a missionary in North China from 1924 to 1948 and then returned to England where he spent ten years on the staff of Manchester University. Sackett - Syms (The John Rylands University Library - The University of Manchester) The Wisdom of the Taoists - Google Books JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie |
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Mr. A. Sharpies. Mycologist. 1887 - 1937.
MR. ARNOLD SHARPLES, formerly mycologist in the Department of Agriculture, Federated Malay States and head of the Pathological Division of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, died at St. Anne's-on-Sea on August 6, after a long illness.Mr. Sharpies was born at Great Harwood, Lancashire, on November 25, 1887. He received his elementary education at Stoneyholm School, Burnley. He left school early, but later, overcoming great difficulties, he became a student at the Burnley Technical College, where in 1908 he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Science, London, and at the same time was awarded King's prizes in both geology and mineralogy. Sharpies disease named after him. Fungus diseases of tropical crops - Google Books Full text of "Diseases And Pests Of The Rubber Tree" |
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John Boardman - Rally Driver, 1920 - 2008.
Born in Great Harwood in 1920, John taught himself to drive at the tender age of 11 in a wagon around the family farm. After demonstrating his prowess behind the wheel, John started out in motorsport by competing in trials and hillclimbs, quickly progressing to rallying. John ‘Johnny’ Boardman was famous for his exploits on events such as the Monte Carlo Rally, the Tulip Rally and the Liege-Rome-Liege events in the 1950s. boardmanmotorsport.com - News 1958 Miscellaneous Rallies Photographs Monte Carlo Rally, 1958. Picasa Web Albums - seecvs - John Boardman... |
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Although not a very famous character .. was doing some research, online and in the field yesterday of Cemetery records. Thought this was an interesting little entry. A John Finney who played for Accrington Stanley and Rishton C.C. He sadly died at the tender age of 23 years in 1904, but the headstone was paid for by public subscription, so must have been fairly well known and respected within the town:
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Emile Grimshaw. 1880 - 1943.
Emile Grimshaw was a noted English banjo player who played for many years in a quartet in the early part of the 1900s and eventually extended his contributions to composition and instruction. He also formed a company with his son that manufactured both banjos and guitars, including the highly valued "Grimshaw Guitar". Many of Emile's classical banjo compositions are played to this day. He is credited with about 70 compositions. Emile was born October 7, 1880 in Accrington and died December 12, 1943 in London. He apparently lived in Burnley until about 1933, when he moved to London and set up shop with his son. It is not known which line of Grimshaws Emile was descended from. Emile Grimshaw, Banjo History : Grimshaw Guitars Grimshaw Guitars Classic Banjo YouTube - Exercises for Classic Banjo by Emile Grimshaw |
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Boley Pittard - Racing driver. Born 1938, died Monza, 1967.
Bit of a tenuous link, seeing he was from Jersey, but he had strong family ties here, and visited the area many timed in his youth, including a summer romance with a second cousin of mine. He was Oswaldtwistle's Doctor Pittard's nephew, and his cousin still lives here. Boley Pittard: Racing Driver from Jersey Fatally Injured in Formula 3 Car at Monza The AUTOSPORT Bulletin Board > Bo Pittard Top 100 |
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Mike Perkins - Trade unionist, anti-apartheid campaigner.
Born 9th April 1940 Oswaldtwistle. Died London 1987. Educated Accrington Grammar School. Former President of the Society of Civil & Public Servants. Member of the International Trade Union Committee for Peace and Disarmament, also sat on the National Council of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. Appeared many times on television in the seventies/eighties, speaking at the TUC conference. Lifelong Communist. Lived Barbican London. Memorial speakers Peter Parker, President SCPS, & Abdul Minty, Honorary Secretary, Anti-Apartheid Movement. Music by the choir of the ANC. Donations to the Morning Star. Communist biographies - Mike Perkins Long-standing member of the Communist Party, Mike Perkins was elected to his union branch committee at the age of 30, he served first the customs and excise officers' union and then the Society of Civil and Public Servants, which it joined with. He was sometime President and also Vice-President of the SCPS, which is now part of PCS. Perkins died of a heart attack in June 1987, at the relatively young age of 47. Source: Morning Star June 24th 1987 Perkins Mike There is also a prize awarded in his name. In 1990 Claire Ward won the South East TUC Mike Perkins Memorial Award for Young Trade Unionists. She went on to become MP for Watford. (Michael/Mike Perkins was the son of George and Marjorie Perkins, and brother of Oswaldtwistle butcher Tony Perkins. He was also the nephew of well known local comic Bernard Perkins.) |
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I remember Mike Perkins. He was the same age as my brother and was 'one of the lads' in Ossy in the late 50s.
I met up with him again in the early 80s when I attended a union meeting in Manchester. He was giving a training lecture and discussion to a packed large room of Union Health and Safety reps (I was one). He was passionate about the rights of the working man. You could almost say that it was his reason for living. At the interval we chatted about Ossy and his main concern was that too much of the housing for the working classes was substandard. I couldn't convince him that some were 'little palaces' inside. He was dynamic and dedicated, which maybe was the reason why his life was short - he packed a lot of living into the years he had - working for the rights of the working man. He was charismatic and inspiring. |
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I never saw him sober, but he was certainly funny.
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(Attention Mr Dobson. Though you probably already have him listed.)
George Smith - Research Chemist. George Smith, born in 1895, went to Accrington Grammar School and Manchester University, graduating in 1916 and gaining an MSc two years later. He then worked as a Research Chemist for Boardman & Baron in Great Harwood from 1919 to 1930 and published works on textile chemistry. He published his first mycological paper in 1928 entitled ‘The identification of fungi causing mildew in cotton goods: the genus Aspergillus', publishing part 2 in 1931, the year he moved to The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where he was to stay until he retired in 1961. He was involved in the discovery of the antibiotic 'patulin' but was more interested in mycology and became a world authority both on aspergillus and penicillius. During the second world war he became one of the first specialists in 'bio-deterioration', preventing mould causing equipment sent to the tropics to deteriorate. Smith - Family history of the Jollans family |
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I think that Accrington Grammar School can claim him, thiough he attended before it got its Grammar name and was a technical school.
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(I think this is a first, being a fictional character.)
(John) Jack Walker - Publican. Born Accrington 1900, died Weatherfield 1970. Landlord, Rovers Return, Coronation Street, Weatherfield. Jack Walker - Corriepedia - Coronation Street, UK soap opera The life and times of Annie and Jack Walker, part one : Corrieblog |
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I honestly didn't think they put that much detail into the back stories of soap characters. Was it featured as a part of a plot element? Or was it just the product of script writers with too much spare time on their hands?
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I do remember Annie Walker showing off, saying she was a Beaumont. A Clitheroe Beaumont. So it's highly likey it was. If only to let him know she was a catch, and he was lucky to have got her. Accrington's been mentioned many times, the same as Oswaldtwistle. Both places usually mentioned for comedic effect. |
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Incidentally, carrying on the thread wander, Mollie Sugden's first acting job, which lasted three months, and saw her working with Eric Sykes, was in Accrington. Mollie Sugden: The Times obituary | Times Online Obituary |
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Frederick James (Jim) Feather - Actor.
Born Accrington 1920. Died Ontario, Canada 2010. Jim Feather - IMDb Frederick James "Jim" Feather Obituary: View Frederick Feather's Obituary by Toronto Star |
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Joseph Eccles - cricketer.
Born 1863 Accrington - 1933. ECCLES, MR. JOSEPH, died on September 2, 1933, aged 70, at Barton near Preston in Lancashire. Born at Accrington on April 13, 1863, he played for the county from 1886 to 1889. In 1887 he scored 677 runs in all matches with an average of 33, his best score being 113 at Cheltenham. In the following season, when he made 184 against Surrey at the Oval and 97 against Middlesex at Lord's, he headed the Lancashire averages with 27 for an aggregate of 525 runs. He was in the Gentlemen's Eleven which won at Lord's by 5 runs, the last four Players--Attewell, Peel, Lohmann and Flowers--falling at one total to C. Aubrey Smith and S. M. J. Woods. Wisden - Obituaries in 1935 http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/...t/player/12601. Lancashire Cricket Archive |
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PROFESSOR R.P. JEPSON
Born Accrington 1918 - 1980. http://health.adelaide.edu.au/surger.../RP_Jepson.pdf |
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Herbert Gladstone WRIGHT lived 1888-1962. He attended Accrington Grammar School and became a professor of English at Bangor University. He was an editor and translator of 77 books
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Law, Miss A., F.R.S.L., The Old Parsonage, Altham, Accrington
Cambridge Journals Online - Fulltext Can't find anything about this woman...yet, other than she was listed as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Did find this, which relates to Altham. In 1926 Chopin's Tempo Rubato was published by a firm called The Old Parsonage Press, Altham, Accrington. JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie |
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The scenes I worked on as wardrobe assistant, in the 1985 film Dreamchild. Filmed in St. George's Hall, Liverpool. Which was meant to be Columbia University, and where Alice Liddell was awarded an honorary doctorate. Dreamchild (1985) - IMDb Dreamchild - Part 9 of 10 - YouTube! |
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Major Norman Nuttall - (born 1893 Accrington, Lancs, died 18 Sept 1944.)
Employed by local cloth printer and dyer and just before WW1 was seconded to their Karachi 'office'. On outbreak of war, family folk lore has it that he joined local 'Balukistan' regiment and served out duration as a Captain in (undivided) India. Photos survive in military attire, including a WW2 oil portrait that shows him wearing 1914-18 medal ribbon and another before it, presumably that which he would have earned out in India. Major Norman Nuttall - Karachi 1914-1818 - Great War Forum |
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Captain George Edge - Sea Captain/author.
Born 1905. Educated Accrington Grammar School. http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/medonedge.html |
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Robert Tasker: I cannot point you to the obituary for this Accrington ironworker, but I draw your attention to the thread ' The Wringer Mangle'
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..the confusion arises because the name of the school is really Hippings Methodist, but was commonly known as Mount Pleasant |
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It was to record Have a Go. There's an audio clip of the Have a Go show on here. Wilfred Pickles | The Radio Academy Have a Go |
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Cheers rindy, a long time since i heard "Have A Go" intro.:)
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Taimi Boswell - Gypsy storyteller.
Lived Oswaldtwistle, circa 1915. 'Another version, “The Little Red Squirrel”, was told by Taimi Boswell at Oswaldtwistle, 2 January 1915. This has the Cymbeline motif of a wager on a wife's chastity.' Folk narratives - Katharine Mary Briggs - Google Books Mossycoat is a fairy tale collected by Katherine M. Briggs and Ruth I. Tongue in Folktales of England.[1] Also included within A Book of British Fairy Tales by Alan Garner. Their informant was Taimi Boswell, a gypsy, at Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, January 9, 1915 Mossycoat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Her story 'Mossycot'. enargea.org | Mossycoat Mossycoat - Encyclopedia http://www.bspu.ru/files/Dictionary-...Folk-Tales.pdf |
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Bill was born during the war -1941. Katherine after it - 1946. As dad was away at sea a lot, there was not a lot of opportunity for arranging conceptions. Katherine lives near Stockport. Bill died after a fall several years ago.Delightful family. |
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Bob you are a mine of information.
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Derek Oldham
Born Accrington 1887 - 1968. Actor, singer, tenor D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre. Derek Oldham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Derek Oldham DEREK OLDHAM DEREK OLDHAM REMEMBERS |
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(Henry Lytton, Derek Oldham and Elsie Griffin singing.) [1926] The Mikado - D'Oyly Carte Promotional Film - YouTube Filmed in 1926, this is the oldest video of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. The Mikado ... Darrell Fancourt Nanki-Poo ... Charles Goulding (recording: Derek Oldham) Ko-Ko ... Henry Lytton Pooh-Bah ... Leo Sheffield Pish-Tush ... John Huntington Yum-Yum ... Elsie Griffin Pitti-Sing ... Aileen Davies Peep-Bo ... Beatrice Elburn Katisha ... Bertha Lewis |
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Samuel Ormerod - Manager of Manchester City F.C.
Born Accrington 1840 - 1906. SAMUEL ORMEROD - MCFC Managers - Manchester City, Man City - Bluemoon-MCFC Sam Ormerod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mancunian Way http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AXzwqC0oSl...rs+Ormerod.jpg |
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