Ethel Shakespear

female, deceased (1946)
Geologist, bedfordshire, physics, justice of the peace, philanthropist, geological society…FromBedfordshire
Dame Ethel Mary Reader Shakespear DBE (17 July 1871-17 January 1946), née Ethel Mary Reader Wood, was an English geologist, public servant and p...

Sydney Beaumont

male, deceased (1939)
Preston North End F.C. player, footballer, bedfordshire, preston north end, Watford F.C. player, lincoln city…FromBedfordshire
Sydney Beaumont (October 8, 1884-1939) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played at both half-back and left-wing...

David Rushe

male, deceased (1886)
British Army soldier, Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient, British, British Indian Army officer, Victoria Cross recipient, English…FromBedfordshire
David Rushe (28 April 1827 - 6 November 1886) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry...
John Stanhope Collings-Wells

John Stanhope Collings-Wells

male, deceased (1918)
dso, Killed in action, Distinguished Service Order, Lieutenant colonel, The Bedfordshire Regiment, Marcoing…FromBedfordshire, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regimental Museum
John Stanhope Collings-Wells VC DSO (July 19, 1880 - March 27, 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...
Arthur MacNamara

Arthur MacNamara

male, deceased (1906)
member of parliament, bedfordshire, cork, country house, county cork, cipher…FromBedfordshire, Billington, Bedfordshire
Arthur Macnamara (1831 - 1906) was squire of Billington near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, where he turned a ruinous village into a model...
Thomas Gwyn Elger

Thomas Gwyn Elger

male, deceased (1897)
Astronomer, British, lunar, holstein, moon, reflecting telescope…FromBedfordshire
Thomas Gwyn Empy Elger (October 27, 1836 - January 9, 1897) was a lunar mapper and the first director of the Lunar Section of the British...

Richard Napier

male, deceased (1634)
Astrologer, bedfordshire, Anglicanism, bodleian library, medicine, Lord Mayor of London…FromBedfordshire
Richard Napier, (1559- 1 April 1634) was a prominent English astrologer and medical practitioner.

Richard de Potton

male
Roman Catholic bishop, 13th century, bedfordshire, bishop, cathedral, English…FromBedfordshire
Richard de Potton [de Poiton, de Pottock, de Poito] was a 13th century English bishop. He probably derived his name from the town of Potton in...
Lord Robert Montagu

Lord Robert Montagu

male, deceased (1902)
British, Conservative MP, Vice-President of the Committee on Education, conservative party, Younger sons of duke, Carlton Club…Melchbourne, Bedfordshire, FromBedfordshire
Lord Robert Montagu, was a British Conservative Party politician. Robert Montagu was born at Melchbourne, Bedfordshire on January 24 1825, the...

Charles Penrose

male, deceased (1952)
The Laughing Song, George W. Johnson, The Laughing Major, steeplechaser, Curate, lover…bedfordshire, FromBedfordshire
Charles Penrose was a music hall and theatre performer, and later radio comedian, who is best known for his unusual comic song "The Laughing...