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Ref NoNewscuttings/A1/Biography Vol.19
Finding NumberOpen Access: B.Col.78 Vol.19
TitleBirmingham Biography', newspaper cuttings
LevelItem
Date1931 - 1932
DescriptionNewspaper articles and obituaries on noteworthy local people.

Arthur Hugh ADCOCK; Deputy Registrar. pg.129.
T.J ADDENBROOKE. pg.87.
C. H ADKINS; butcher. pg.116-7.
Francis B ANDREWS. pg.204-5.
Miss Barbara ANSTRUTHER-GOUGH-CALTHORPE. pg.69, 70.
James Sidney ARTER; rubber planter. pg.252-3.
Miss Marjorie ASTBURY; violinist. pg.256.
Charles Henry ATKIN. pg.32.
Walter Annis ATTENBOROUGH; assistant Recorder for Birmingham. pg.202.
Elizabeth BAGOT. pg.217-8.
William Peter BAINES; postmaster surveyor. pg.86, 88, 120.
Ellen BALL. pg.151.
George BARNARD. pg.127.
Rachel BARNES. pg.244-5.
Miss Florence BARROW. pg.83.
E.O BARTLEY. pg.25.
Rev. Arthur Nesham BAX; vicar of Moseley. pg.26.
Emily Harris BAX. pg.58.
Henry BAYNTON; actor. pg.187-8.
Peter BENNETT. pg.91.
Professor William BILLINGTON; surgeon. pg.71, 73-7.
George Baker BIRCH; brassfounder. pg.101, 107.
Isabella BIRD; explorer. pg..
James BISSET; publisher. pg.249, 250.
Rev. Joseph BLACKBURN. pg.75, 81.
Lionel Alleyne BLUNDELL. pg.232.
G BOON; fireman. pg.144.
Dr. Adrian Cedric BOULT; Director of Birmingham City Orchestra. pg.131.
Alderman Sir William Henry BOWATER; Lord Mayor. pg.170-9, 183, 185-7, 190-6, 225-7.
J.F BRADFORD. pg.154-7.
Ellis W BRADSHAW. pg.169, 179, 188.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Thompson BRAIN; postmaster surveyor. pg.41-2, 44, 46-7, 86, 118-121.
Edgar Ernest BRETT. pg.91.
W.H BROOKE. pg.125.
Louis C BROWN. pg.236.
Frank Herbert BRUFF; printer. pg.1, 2.
Father George BUNCE; rector of St. John's R.C., Balsall Heath. pg.32.
Muriel J BURMAN. pg.231-5.
Louisa Ann BUTLER. pg.227, 230-1.
Frederick James BUTTER. pg.124, 150.
Billy alias Jessy BUTTON. pg.209.
Alan CADBURY. pg.132, 136.
Barrow CADBURY. pg.198-9, 218-221, 229, 235-6, 248.
Edward CADBURY. pg.199.
Mrs Richard CADBURY. pg.167.
Joseph CAINES; sports editor, Evening Despatch. pg.19, 21.
Duncan CAMERON-SWAIN. pg.151, 179-181.
Major Howard CARTLAND. pg.166-7.
Frederick CARVELL. pg.8.
Henry Ernest CASHMORE. pg.149.
Edward Watkins CAVE; Recorder of Birmingham. pg.88-90, 92, 109, 141-4.
Joseph CHAMBERLAIN. pg.26-7.
Neville CHAMBERLAIN. pg.163.
Arthur Lucas CHANCE; High Sheriff of Warwickshire. pg.27.
James Gittins CHIDLAW. pg.224, 256.
C.H CLARKE. pg.12.
Edith Nellie CLEAVER. pg.166.
Mrs S CLEAVER. pg.166.
Rev. Dr. Abraham COHEN; minister of Singers Hill Synagogue. pg.225.
James W COLE; assistant bank manager. pg.59.
Harry COLLINS. pg.239, 240.
John Knight COOPER; superintendant registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. pg.27.
Henry Andrew CORNISH; building contractor. pg.202-3.
Benjamin Marcus COTTON; export merchant. pg.12, 14.
Alfred A CULL; rail guard. pg.59, 60.
Joyce Jones DANCER. pg.205.
Emily DANIELL. pg.35.
Rev. Harold S DARBY. pg.124.
Dr. Erasmus DARWIN. pg.11, 13-13A.
Tom B DAVIS. pg.17.
Charles DAWES; Sergeant-Major. pg.236-7, 240-4, 247-8.
Rev. A. DAWSON. pg.200.
Rev. J.T DAWSON; minister of Moseley Baptist Church. pg.161, 167-8.
Alfred DINGLEY; jeweller. pg.157.
William James DINGLEY; jeweller. pg.252-3.
E.W DIXON. pg.208.
Rev. F.J DOVE; vicar of St. Chrysostom, Handsworth. pg.25, 54.
John DRINKWATER; author. pg.71-2.
Bessie DUNN; headmistress Blue Coat School. pg.203.
William DYER. pg.39.
W EDDIE-ROSS. pg.167, 169.
Frederick J.T.P. Earl of EGMONT. pg.151-2, 158-160.
Cyril Armitage ELLAM. pg.188.
George ELLS; sub postmaster. pg.101.
Dr. Francis Barnard Probert EVANS. pg.137.
Mary FARMER. pg.244-5.
Ramsden Walker Luis FERNANDES. pg.203.
Joseph George FORRESTER; headmaster of Tindal Street Boys School. pg.87, 90-1, 93, 125.
Thomas Edward FORSYTH; solicitor. pg.123, 203.
Edgar S FORTEY; builder. pg.118.
Jack FOSTER; manager of Green Lane Picture House, Small Heath. pg.149, 150.
John Horace FRANCIS; magistrate. pg.51-2, 55-6.
Dr. Adele Mary FRANKLAND. pg.137.
Alfred Richard GAUNT. pg.223-4.
William GERWIN; export merchant. pg.19-21.
John GIBBINS; art dealer. pg.250-1.
Francis John GIBBS. pg.216-7.
Bernard H GLOVER. pg.118.
Joseph GOLD; railway official. pg.122-3.
Henry GOODALL. pg.78.
Charles GORE; Bishop of Birmingham. pg.35-9, 40-52, 200-1.
John GREEN; superintendent Public Lighting Department. pg.223.
Alderman Jospeh GREGORY. pg.93-100.
W.B GRIFFIN. pg.85.
Walter Goffe GRIFFITH; jeweller. pg.197.
Frank GRIFFITHS. pg.47-8, 55-6.
Rev. Alfred GROVE. pg.84.
W.E GROVES. pg.253.
James GUIDNEY; 'Jimmy the Rockman'. pg.209.
Samuel GUISE. pg.16, 17.
Rev. William Fearon HALLIDAY; professor of theology. pg.49.
John HAMPSON; author. pg.79.
Mary HANDS. pg.60-1.
Patrick Joseph HANNON; M.P. for Moseley. pg.164.
Rev. R.G HARKER; vicar of St. Andrew's, Handsworth. pg.199, 200, 206.
Cedric Charles HARRIES; assistant secretary, Birmingham University. pg.53-4.
Arthur HARRIS; plumber. pg.202.
Dr. James Rendel HARRIS; founder of Woodbrooke Settlement. pg.58.
Mr & Mrs Charles HARRISON. pg.164-5.
Walter William HART. pg.210.
Dr. William Frederic HASLAM; Dean of Medical Faculty, Birmingham University. pg.79-82, 214-5.
Ebenezer HEALEY; sales manager, Fort Dunlop. pg.17.
Charles HEATON. pg.169.
Rev. J.P HEDGES; curate of St. Martin's. pg.161.
Arthur HEMMING; builder. pg.112.
Albert E HENSHALL. pg.198.
Edward James HERNE; headmaster. pg.255-6.
Tom HEWSON. pg.227-9.
Walter HIGGS. pg.215.
Ernest J HILL; solicitor. pg.96, 216.
Harry G HILL. pg.216.
Mathew Davenport HILL. pg.109.
Herbert HODGES. pg.48.
Thomas HODGETTS. pg.197.
Mr & Mrs William Pendrell HODGETTS. pg.97.
Dr. Christopher Haynes Jenner HOGG. pg.137.
Dr. Arthur Thomas HOLDSWORTH; police surgeon. pg.254-6.
Priscilla HOPKINS. pg.189, 213.
Canon Ernest Charles HOPTON; Archdeacon of Birmingham. pg.231.
Thomas HORTON. pg.205-8.
John HOWES; sergeant major. pg.247.
Henry HUGGINS. pg.220.
Sergeant-major Edwin HUGHES; member of the Light Brigade. pg.247.
Evan Nicholas HUGHES; opthalmic surgeon. pg.11, 12.
John HUMPHREYS; dental surgeon. pg.198, 200, 204-5.
James HURLEY; headmaster of Wattville Road Senior School. pg.96.
John Gibbard HURST; Recorder of Birmingham. pg.1, 2, 4-9, 133.
William HUTTON; historian. pg.245.
Rev. E.G.H HYMAS; curate of St. Paul's, Balsall Heath. pg.49.
John IRVING; headmaster Birmingham Blue Coat School. pg.32.
Washington IRVING. pg.181-2.
Sir Barry Vincent JACKSON; director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. pg.31.
JEMMY THE ROCKMAN'. pg.209.
Alderman Alfred Roger JEPHCOTT; M.P. for Yardley. pg.104-8, 110-15, 184-5.
Caroline Lavinia JOHNSON. pg.75, 85.
Samuel JOHNSON. pg.244.
Joseph C.B JONES; dentist. pg.15.
A.E JOWETT. pg.150.
Ernest Charles KEAY. pg.126-8, 130, 242-3, 246.
Babs KELL. pg.12.
Thomas C KEMP; playwright. pg.202-3.
KENRICK FAMILY. pg.145-6, 201.
Archibald KENRICK. pg.201.
Barbara KENRICK. pg.151, 179-181.
Nora Penelope KENRICK. pg.39.
Edwin James KING; tax collector. pg.225.
Ellen KING. pg.168-9.
Professor Adam Willis KIRKALDY; professor of finance, Birmingham University. pg.23, 25, 116.
William J KNIGHTON. pg.207.
Lady KNILL. pg.129.
Sir John Stuart KNILL. pg.129.
Robert John Martin LACY. pg.209.
Dorothy LAWRENCE. pg.12, 14, 15.
Dr. Charles LEEDHAM-GREEN; surgeon. pg.2, 10.
Rev. A.G.A LEES. pg.9.
W.A LEONARD. pg.203.
Edward Lawrence LEVY; schoolmaster. pg.153-8.
Counciller W.S LEWIS. pg.250.
Rev. Canon Arthur Gittins LLOYD; vicar of St. Augustine's, Edgbaston. pg.18, 20- 22, 95, 124.
Charles LLOYD. pg.244.
Captain E.C LLOYD; telegraph superintendent. pg.125.
Geoffrey LLOYD; M.P. for Ladywood. pg.77-8.
Gwyneth LLOYD. pg.4.
Sampson LLOYD. pg.244.
William Orr LOWRY. pg.75.
Joseph MALINS. pg.253-4.
Thomas Archer MARGRETT. pg.54.
Clara MARTINEAU. pg.56-8, 66-8, 77, 143.
Ven. Dr. James MARTINEAU. pg.77.
Alderman Robert MARTINEAU. pg.77.
Sir Thomas MARTINEAU. pg.77.
Colonel J.S MATHEW. pg.216.
William Lee MATHEWS. pg.12.
Appleby MATTHEWS; conductor of City Orchestra. pg.224.
Bernard McEVOY; journalist. pg.101.
Dr. William McMULLAN. pg.15.
Thomas MEADOWCROFT. pg.226.
Samuel John E MEDLICOTT. pg.124.
Rev. Robert MELDRUM; Chaplain of Witton Cemetery. pg.213, 217.
Dr. George Hyde MELSON. pg.81-2, 156.
Dr. John Barritt MELSON. pg.81-2.
Rev. Ralph Creed MEREDITH; vicar of Bournville. pg.10.
Tom H MIDGLEY. pg.7.
Sir William MILLS. pg.27-33.
J.S. Wardlow- MILNE. pg.193.
John MITCHELL. pg.63.
Samuel James MITCHELL. pg.81.
Edward Ross MITTON. pg.249, 251-2.
Frank MOORE. pg.162, 242.
R.J MOORHOUSE; gymnastic instructor. pg.161.
Cecil H MORIARTY; deputy chief constable. pg.216-7.
F.E MORRIS. pg.85.
A.K MURRAY. pg.217-8.
Joseph Henry NETTLEFOLD. pg.12, 14, 15.
Herbert NEW; solicitor. pg.131, 137.
Charles Philetus NEWMAN. pg.27, 29.
Ellen Louisa NICHOLLS. pg.29.
William NOBLE. pg.78-9.
Edgar Riley NORTHROP. pg.130.
Rev. William O'DOHERTY. pg.2.
Muriel Wheldale (Mrs Huia) ONSLOW; plant biochemist. pg.201-2.
H.R PADMORE; bullion dealer. pg.71.
George Edward PARKER. pg.196.
John PARKINSON; sergeant major. pg.247.
Charles William PASSEY. pg.85.
Frederick PATTISON. pg.239, 240.
Alan M PAYNE. pg.231-5.
G.H PEARCE. pg.16, 17.
Frederick Joseph Trevelyan PERCIVAL; Earl of Egmont. pg.151-2, 158-160.
Charles Frederick PERKIN; button manufacturer. pg.206.
Dr. Robert Howson PICKARD. pg.162.
Ellen Frances PINSENT; councillor. pg.207-8.
Arthur H POLLEN; chairman of B.S.A. pg.231.
Father POLLOCK. pg.206.
Samuel POWELL. pg.204.
James Damrel PRIOR; manufacturer. pg.96, 214-5.
A.H PROSSER; accountant clerk. pg.204.
Clara Jane RADFORD. pg.85.
John RAMSDEN. pg.53.
Harry RANDALL; comedian. pg.155.
W.A.J RILEY. pg.230.
Philip RODWAY; manager of the Prince of Wales Theatre. pg.61-5, 68-9A, 71-3, 213-14.
Sir Hallewell ROGERS; M.P. for Moseley. pg.53.
R.J ROGERS; gas official. pg.97, 132.
Rev. G.D ROSENTHAL; vicar of St. Agatha's, Sparkbrook. pg.213.
Canon John ROSKELL; administrator at St. Chad's Cathedral. pg.55.
Arthur ROUND; solicitor. pg.112, 115.
Rev. S.P ROWCROFT. pg.29, 58-9.
George Henry RUSSELL; Brigadier Salvation Army. pg.123.
Dr. R.F RYLAND. pg.131.
Elizabeth Jean SADLER. pg.124.
Rev. Henry SAUNDERSON; vicar of St. Matthias, Birmingham. pg.213.
Frank SELLARS. pg.197.
Tom William SEWELL. pg.144.
Commander George A SHARP. pg.122.
Harold Arthur SHARP; accountant. pg.131-2, 135, 138.
Rev. J.A SHARP. pg.90, 92.
William SHENSTONE. pg.21-2.
Samuel Edward SHORT; magistrate. pg.17, 18, 20, 23.
Charles SHOWELL; brassfounder. pg.156, 161.
Madeline Zena SHURMER. pg.152-3.
J.D SIDDELEY. pg.193.
Alderman Henry SIMPSON. pg.98.
David SMITH. pg.125-6, 141.
Frank SMITH; silversmith. pg.69.
Sir James SMITH; Lord Mayor. pg.132-140, 210, 211.
Norman Horatio SMITH; dentist. pg.15.
Mrs Priestley SMITH. pg.78.
Rev. Cecil J SOAR; pastor City Road Baptist Church. pg.31.
James SPIERS; police inspector. pg.117, 146.
Rev. Frederick C SPURR; pastor of Hamstead Road Baptist Church. pg.112, 115.
George STANDFAST. pg.81-2.
S.W.B STEPHEN. pg.183-5, 189, 190.
Edith Jane STEVENSON. pg.120.
Alexander William STILL; editor of Birmingham Gazette. pg.10-12.
Grace Anne STONE. pg.238-9.
William STONEY. pg.120.
ProfessorF.J.M. STRATTON. pg.108.
Herbert STRIDE; railway guard. pg.165-6.
Lewis John STURGE; assistant recorder. pg.22-3.
Sir John SUMNER; chairman of Ty-Phoo Tea Ltd. pg.192-3, 208-9.
Duncan Cameron SWAN. pg.151, 179-181.
Edward TAILBY; timber merchant. pg.250.
Fred A TAYLOR; Snow Hill stationmster. pg.48-9, 142.
Sir Richard THRELFALL; scientist. pg.221-4.
Rev. Charles THRIFT. pg.204.
Phyllis TIBBETTS. pg.187-8.
Hector Boothby TOMLINSON; policeman. pg.193.
Rev. Thomas TOWERS. pg.200.
Edmund TOWNSHEND. pg.166-7.
A.R TOZER; chief fire officer. pg.144,146-7, 149, 150.
Rev. E TREMBETH; pastor of Unett Street United Methodist Church, Handsworth. pg.25.
Rev. Canon Francis L UNDERHILL; vicar of St. Albans. pg.197, 200.
Mrs VAN WART. pg.181-2.
Charles Anthony VINCE; secretary of Birmingham Unionist Association. pg.2, 3, 34.
Sir Gilbert Christopher VYLE; Managing Director of W. & T. Avery Ltd. pg.144.
E.C WAKEMAN. pg.199.
Janet Mary Margaret WALKER. pg.132, 136.
William Henry WALTER; president of Birmingham Butcher's Association. pg.246, 248.
J. Cuming WALTERS; journalist. pg.23-5.
J.E WALTON. pg.146.
Kathleen WARD. pg.188.
J.S WARDLOW-MILNE. pg.193.
Mrs Van WART. pg.181-2.
Edith R WATTS. pg.120.
A WELLINGS. pg.256.
Wilfred M WELLINGS; dentist. pg.15.
Fauset WELSH. pg.15.
A.H WHEELER. pg.253.
Muriel WHELDALE. pg.201-2.
John Thomas WHILESMITH; boot and shoemaker. pg.33-5, 40-1, 46, 49.
Ernest A WHITLOCK. pg.199.
Charles H WHITTAKER. pg.17.
Ernest Lloyd WILCOX; proprietor of the Victoria Hotel. pg.92-3.
John William WILDER; firework manufacturer. pg.209, 210, 214.
Ernest John WILLIS. pg.6.
J.W WILSON; M.P. for North Worcestershire. pg.207, 211-13.
Jacob WILSON; town crier. pg.147-8.
Jane J WILSON. pg.249.
Rev. W.R WITCOMB. pg.58.
Charles Josiah WOODWARD. pg.102-5, 107-8, 114-5 230.
Henry WOOLMAN; horticulturist. pg.122.
Rev. Herbert Brook WORKMAN. pg.116.
J.H WRIGHT; journalist. pg.79A.
John Skirrow WRIGHT. pg.143.
John WYLIE; barrister. pg.214.
Thomas YARRINGTON. pg.84.
Dr. Basil A YEAXLEE; Principal of Westhill College. pg.199.
David Thomas YOUNG. pg.59, 60, 63, 65, 67-8 196.
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