William Turner

William Turner

male, deceased (1568)
tudor, fellow, British, ornithology, ferrara, Ornithologist…morpeth, northumberland, From Morpeth, Morpeth, Northumberland
William Turner was a British ornithologist and botanist. He is sometimes called "the father of English botany" and the first ornithologist in the...
John Scott

John Scott

male, deceased (1888)
Entomologist, natural history museum, morpeth, English, Morpeth, Northumberland
John Scott (September 21 1823 - August 30 1888) was an English entomologist. He was born, and died, in Morpeth. His collection of specimens is held...
Robert Morrison

Robert Morrison

male, deceased (1834)
Bullers Green, Bullers Green, Northumberland, Protestant, British in China, Mary Morton, Morpeth, Northumberland…northumberland, morpeth, From Northumberland
Robert Morrison (Traditional Chinese: 馬禮遜; Simplified Chinese: 马礼逊; born January 5, 1782 in Bullers Green, near Morpeth, Northumberla...
Jim Alder

Jim Alder

male, 69 years old
world record, Commonwealth Games, Order of the British Empire, Olympic competitor for Great Britain, BBC One, Kingston, Jamaica…Morpeth, Northumberland, From Morpeth, morpeth
James ("Jim") Noel Carroll Alder MBE (born 10 June, 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth. Alder's athletic...
John Urpeth Rastrick

John Urpeth Rastrick

male, deceased (1856)
From Morpeth, Foster, Rastrick and Company, steam locomotive, morpeth, northumberland, English…Morpeth, Northumberland
John Urpeth Rastrick (January 26 1780 - November 1 1856) was one of the first English steam locomotive builders. Partnering with James Foster, he...

John French 2nd Earl of Ypres

male, deceased (1958)
Field Marshal, world war 1, morpeth, northumberland, Royal Field Artillery, British Expeditionary Force…Morpeth, Northumberland
John Richard Lowndes French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (6 July 1881- 5 April 1958) was the son of the British field marshal and the first commander of the...
Eric Pringle

Eric Pringle

male
Record producer, Morpeth, Northumberland, The Carnforth Practice, Robert Holmes, WHO, Script Editor
Eric Pringle (born in Morpeth, Northumberland, England) is a British writer for radio and television. He has also written three novels for...
John Horsley

John Horsley

male, deceased (1732)
Presbyterian, historian, Archaeologist, British, glorious revolution, morpeth…northumberland, Morpeth, Northumberland
John Horsley (c. 1685-12 January, 1732) was a British archaeologist famous for his book "Britannia Romana". John Hodgson, the historian of...

Thomas Orde-Powlett 1st Baron Bolton

male, deceased (1807)
Morpeth, Northumberland, King's College, Cambridge, member of parliament, isle of wight, privy council, aylesbury…morpeth, northumberland
Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton PC (30 August 1740 - 30 July 1807) was born Thomas Orde, son of John Orde of Morpeth, Northumberland. He was...
John Cuthbert Hedley

John Cuthbert Hedley

male, deceased (1915)
Benedictine, Roman Catholic priest, morpeth, English, Post-Reformation UK Catholic bishop, Ampleforth College…Morpeth, Northumberland
Bishop John Cuthbert Hedley was born at Morpeth in 1838, died 11 November 1915. He was educated at Ampleforth College. A member of the Benedictine...