Francis Drake

Francis Drake

male, deceased (1596)
pirate, civil engineer, ducats, Philip II, buried at sea, Royal Navy admiral…FromTavistock
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, politician and civil engineer of...

Charlie Waller

male, 29 years old
guitarist, Vincent Vincent and the Villains, Tavistock, Devon, Action Hero, FromTavistock, source
Lead singer Charlie Waller of The Rumble Strips was formerly a member of the UK band Vincent Vincent and the Villains and the Action Heroes. The UK...

William Browne

male, deceased (1645)
Tavistock, Devon, Inner Temple, milton, spenser, English, keats…FromTavistock, Tavistock
William Browne was an English poet, born at Tavistock, Devon, educated at Oxford, after which he entered the Inner Temple. His poems, which are...
John Surman

John Surman

male, 65 years old
FromTavistock, Tavistock, Devon, jazz musician, Jazz baritone saxophonist, Michael Gibbs, Ronnie Scott…Tavistock
John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944 in Tavistock, Devon, England) is a jazz saxophone, bass clarinet and synthesizer player and composer. He...

Andy Hicks

male, 36 years old
Tavistock, Devon, snooker, Tavistock, FromTavistock, Snooker world rankings, Liskeard
Andy Hicks (born 10 August 1973, Tavistock, Devon, England) is a English professional snooker player presently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "the...

William Henry Smith

male, deceased (1865)
British business person in retailing, FromTavistock, newsagents, book shops, railway station, retailing
William Henry Smith (July 7, 1792 - July 28, 1865), was an entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops. He ran his...
Elizabeth Charles

Elizabeth Charles

female, deceased (1896)
The Early Dawn, English women writer, Women poet, Tavistock, Devon, Women novelist, FromTavistock…Tavistock
Elizabeth Rundle Charles (2 January 1828 - 28 March 1896) was an English writer. She was born at Tavistock, Devon, the daughter of John Rundle,...

Corelli Collard Field

male, 179 years old
liberal, field, Mayor of places in Ontario, FromTavistock, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Tavistock…Tavistock, Devon
Corelli Collard Field (October 5 1830 - after 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the...
Maurice Wilder-Neligan

Maurice Wilder-Neligan

male, deceased (1923)
Tavistock, Devon, FromTavistock, Croix de guerre recipient, dcm, croix de guerre, Australian…Tavistock
Maurice Wilder-Neligan, Lieutenant-Colonel DSO (with Bar) DCM, Croix de Guerre, Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Mentioned...

Herbert Sims

male, deceased (1885)
cambridge university, Yorkshire cricketer, whitby, FromTavistock, Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Tavistock…Tavistock, Devon
Herbert Marsh Sims was a first class cricketer who played 18 matches for Cambridge University from 1873 to 1875 and 5 games for Yorkshire County...