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Ref NoNewscuttings/A1/Biography Vol.29
Finding NumberOpen Access: B.Col.78 Vol.29
TitleBirmingham Biography', newspaper cuttings
LevelItem
Date1938
DescriptionNewspaper articles and obituaries on noteworthy local people.

Charles James ADAMS. pg.22.
Arkworth AGER. pg.36-7, 39, 47, 87.
Rev. E.W.P AINSWORTH. pg.180, 214.
Aileen ALEXANDER. pg.22.
C.H.O'D ALEXANDER. pg.110.
Prof. Samuel ALEXANDER. pg.129.
Francis G ALLAN; orthopaedic surgeon. pg.8.
Lionel George Helmore ALLDRIDGE. pg.81-5, 94.
Sarah Cotterill ALLELLY. pg.3.
Thomas James Wigley ALLEN. pg.81-5, 94.
George ALLINSON. pg.202.
Miss Bernice AMBROSE. pg.180.
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett AMERY; M.P. pg.196.
Rev. William Louis ANDERSON; vicar of Sparkhill. pg.204.
Dr. John ASH. pg.77-8.
Herbert Arthur ASTBURY. pg.1,2, 4, 5.
William ASTLEY; cinema pioneer. pg.226-9.
Dr. Francis William ASTON; physicist. pg.197.
Frederic Arnold ATKINSON; brewer. pg.204.
W.O ATKINSON; brewer. pg.204.
T.M ATTLEE. pg.152.
Wystan Hugh AUDEN; poet. pg.177, 202.
Baron Herbert of Longbridge AUSTIN. pg.113.
Harry AYRES. pg.117.
James BAGNALL. pg.181.
Rev. H.S BAILEY. pg.109.
Mary Elizabeth BAILY; college principal. pg.13, 209.
John BAIRD; dental surgeon. pg.98.
J.S BAKER. pg.238.
Philip BAKER. pg.137.
William Thomas BAKER; butcher. pg.81-5, 94.
Michael BALCON; film producer. pg.47.
W.E BALLARD; surveyor. pg.26.
Sir Granville BANTOCK; composer. pg.7.
Joseph Vincent BARBER; artist. pg.180.
William Robb BARCLAY; metallurgist. pg.130-1.
Annie Amelia BARLING. pg.106.
Fred BARNES; entertainer. pg.162-3.
Jane Elizabeth BARNES. pg.165.
Walter BARROW; Managing Director of Cadburys. pg.167.
Rev. H. Douglas BARTON; Rector of St. Thomas. pg.158.
Edith Mary BATTEN; warden, Birmingham Settlement. pg.27, 87,110.
Laura BAXTER. pg.1.
A.E.S BAYLEY. pg.188.
John BELLIS. pg.187-9, 192, 194.
Clara Juliet Banham BEMENT. pg.233.
Edwin Percy BENNETT; chief superintendent. pg.39, 50-3, 55-7.
Gordon BENNETT. pg.114-5.
Rev. R.D. Grange BENNETT. pg.109.
Rev. James de C.S BENSTEAD; curate of St. James, Handsworth. pg.138.
George BERRIDGE. pg.151.
Charles Hall BETTS. pg.229, 230, 232.
Arthur Villiers BLAKEMORE; solicitor. pg.215, 216.
William BLOYE; sculptor. pg.8-9, 72.
Sidney George BLUCK. pg.73.
Rev. Ambrose R. BODFISH. pg.39.
Edward BOOTH. pg.26.
H.J BOSTOCK. pg.45.
G.R.K BOWLY. pg.121.
William H BOWMAN; solicitor. pg.99.
Henry BOWN. pg.106, 109.
Gerald Davidson BRADBURY; theatrical manager. pg.21, 24.
A.H BRAIN. pg.221.
Dr. Robert H.F BRAIN. pg.221.
Charles W BRECKNELL. pg.178.
Charles Gordon BROOMHEAD. pg.81-5, 94.
Peggy BRYAN; actress. pg.10, 177-9.
Dr BRYANT. pg.103.
James Johnstone BRYDEN; tailor. pg.12.
Ernest BUCKBY; chief inspector. pg.1.
Mrs Bernard BUCKHAM. pg.201.
Robert John BUCKLEY; pseud. Arley Lane. pg.238.
Timothy BULLEN. pg.217, 222.
Walter Henry BULPITT. pg.81-5, 94.
John Thackeray BUNCE. pg.74.
John Douglas BURBIDGE. pg.125.
Sir Edward Coley BURNE-JONES. pg.116.
Dr. C.L.C BURNS; psychologist. pg.134.
George H BURTON; librarian. pg.201.
J.W BUSH; police inspector. pg.150, 152.
Samuel David BUTCHER. pg.48-9.
BUTTON BILLY'. pg.132.
Dame Elizabeth CADBURY. pg.19-22, 28.
George CADBURY. pg.20.
Alderman William Adlington CADBURY. pg.58-71.
Lord Sir John CADMAN; professor of mining. pg.141.
Ronald CAMPBELL. pg.89-91.
Mrs CANNING; Lady Mayoress. pg.221.
Councillor Ernest Robert CANNING; Lord Mayor. pg.4, 183, 221.
Dr. W. H.P CANT; pathologist. pg.193.
Annie Howard CARTLAND. pg.112, 114.
Robert Sidney CATTERSON-SMITH. pg.222, 224.
Arthur Neville CHAMBERLAIN. pg.13, 14,146-8, 172-3, 201, 208.
Sir Austen CHAMBERLAIN. pg.13-15, 17.
Joseph CHAMBERLAIN. pg.79.
David John CHARLES. pg.228-30.
Arthur George CHATTAWAY. pg.81-5, 94.
Rev. P.L.D CHATTERTON; vicar of Hall Green. pg.204-5.
William Henry CHECKLAND; grocer. pg.80.
Harold CHESHIRE. pg.1.
John CHESHIRE; musician. pg.1.
Rev. G.E CHILDS. pg.198.
Rev. John Thomas CHILDS; vicar of St. Saviour's, Hockley. pg.198.
Henry CLAY. pg.127.
Thomas COE. pg.217.
Dr. Abraham COHEN; jewish minister. pg.195.
Rev. E.G COLE. pg.120-1, 125.
Kathleen COLLIER; pseud. Susan Taylor (author). pg.20.
Nancy COLLIER; pseud. Mary Shane. pg.20.
George Dawson COLLINS. pg.81-5, 94.
Thomas Milnes COLMORE. pg.112.
Rev. Alan V COMLEY. pg.178.
A.J COOKE; piano tuner. pg.20-1.
Harriet May COOKE. pg.81-5, 94.
Albert COOMBS; fireman. pg.110.
Eliza CORBETT. pg.180.
Rev. W.W COTTON. pg.120, 135.
J.B COVENTRY. pg.11.
David COX; artist. pg.104-5, 143.
Mary COX. pg.143-4.
Rev. Frank L CRAIG-KELLY. pg.11, 12, 19.
Sydney William CRAVEN. pg.19.
Major Robert Henry Herbert CREAK; solicitor. pg.230.
Lady CROOKE. pg.149.
Sir John Smedley CROOKE; M.P. pg.149.
Mrs CRUMP. pg.184.
Alderman James CRUMP; Lord Mayor. pg.87-8, 90-3 182-6, 189-192.
G.D CUNNINGHAM; city organist. pg.18.
Dr. Harry Guy DAIN. pg.86.
Dr. Cuthbert Bracey DALE. pg.213.
Colonel J.W. DANIELSEN. pg.149.
Frederick William DAVIES. pg.232.
J.W DAVIES. pg.175-6.
Sir David DAVIS; Lord Mayor. pg.2-3, 5-7, 26-7.
E DAVISON; schoolmaster. pg.56.
George Charles DEAN; tailor. pg.122, 125.
H.J DEANE; chief inspector. pg.39.
John Horace DENNETT. pg.11.
Major Gilbert DENNISON. pg.170.
Frederick Charles DILLINGHAM; railway booking clerk. pg.8, 10, 11.
Catherine Isabel DODD. pg.129.
Dr. T.M DONOVAN. pg.57.
William DOUBLEDAY; architect. pg.206-7, 212.
Billy DUDLEY; comedian. pg.228.
Hilary EAVES; actress. pg.179.
W.J EDGERTON. pg.180.
Tom EDWARDS. pg.48.
Walter John EDWARDS; accountant. pg.134.
William Frederick EDWARDS; architect. pg.154, 156.
Alderman Arthur George ELLAWAY. pg.9.
H.A ELLIOTT. pg.12.
Albert Harvey ELSMORE. pg.129.
Violet van der ELST. pg.105.
Rev. Walter EMERY. pg.206.
Bertram A ENSELL; chief cashier. pg.173.
Rev. F.S.A ETHERIDGE. pg.74.
Henry Alfred FELLOWS. pg.104.
John Arthur FELLOWS. pg.9.
Anderson FENN. pg.105.
George FENTHAM. pg.72.
G.F FINDLEY. pg.80, 86.
Donald FINNEMORE; barrister. pg.144.
Amelia Jane FLAVELL. pg.40.
Campbell FLETCHER; actor. pg.201.
Joseph FLITCROFT; cinema organist. pg.120.
Richard FORD. pg.132.
Ann Frances FOSTER. pg.134-5.
Sir Henry FOWLER. pg.152-4.
G.T FRANKS. pg.99.
Thomas FREEMAN; detective constable. pg.187.
Rev. Wilfred FULLER; vicar of Emmanuel, Sparkbrook. pg.144.
Mary Anne GALTON. pg.103-4.
Tom GARNETT. pg.224, 229.
Hector GEIGER; hotel proprietor. pg.9-10.
Miss H.L.M GIBBS; barrister. pg.86, 89, 91, 168.
Herbert Henry GIBLIN. pg.197.
Carl GILBERT. pg.178.
Councillor Alan Stewart GILES. pg.81-5, 94.
Nicholas GILLOTT. pg.113.
W. Joseph GILLOTT. pg.216.
Joseph James GITTINGS; varnish manufacturer. pg.214-6.
E.B GOLD; cinema manager. pg.168-9.
Bishop Charles GORE. pg.175.
Rosa GRANT. pg.152.
Dr. A. Russell GREEN; radiologist. pg.199.
Rev. Vincent GREENWOOD. pg.12.
George GRENFELL. pg.135-6.
Alderman Samuel John GREY; Lord Mayor. pg.81-5, 94.
Rev. Dr. Bernard GRIFFIN; administrator at Father Hudson's Homes. pg.32-4, 36-8.
Richard John GROVES. pg.197.
Billy GUEST. pg.99.
Rev. Henry J GUEST. pg.11.
E.L GUILFORD. pg.121.
Barnabas GUNN; organist. pg.101.
G.D HADLEY. pg.24.
James E HALL; postmaster. pg.116.
John HALL. pg.94, 96.
John G HAMMOND; printer. pg.122-3.
William HAMPER. pg.142-3.
Josiah E HAMPSON. pg.145.
Professor W.K HANCOCK. pg.99.
Thomas HANDS. pg.90.
Benjamin HARCOURT. pg.74.
Clifton HARCOURT. pg.74.
Robert HARCOURT. pg.74.
John HARDISTY. pg.5.
Beman HARRISON; chief superintendant. pg.1, 39, 86.
Harold Cecil HARRISON; Major General. pg.175.
Isabella Elizabeth HARRISON; teacher. pg.233.
Frederick Montague HAWNT; accountant. pg.217.
Professor W.N HAWORTH. pg.155.
Robin HEARLE. pg.105.
John C.W HEATH. pg.192.
L.W HEELER; solicitor. pg.149.
Robert Mitchell HENRY; professor. pg.217.
Ernest F HILL; headmaster. pg.28.
Wilfred HILL; chemist. pg.218.
Lauritz Theodor Hange HIORTH; Norway's vice consul. pg.204.
Dr. Alfred Ernest W HIRD; surgeon. pg.25-7.
Major E.G HOLLOWAY. pg.46.
J.M.D HOLMES. pg.200.
Alfred William HORDERN; engineer. pg.18.
Rev. E. Henry HOWARD. pg.50, 101, 146.
F.E.W HOWELL. pg.18.
William Ernest HUGGINS. pg.128.
Professor A.M.D. HUGHES. pg.197.
Dr. S. W HUGHES. pg.17.
W.H HUGHES. pg.45.
Rev. John HULME. pg.17.
Sir Herbert Henry HUMPHRIES; city surveyor. pg.29-32, 35, 54-5.
William HUTTON; historian. pg.205.
Sir Charles HYDE; proprietor of Post and Mail. pg.137-8.
Lord ILKESTON. pg.118.
Christopher ISHERWOOD. pg.177.
R JACKSON. pg.176.
Alderman A.H JAMES. pg.171.
William Henry JAMES. pg.192.
Edward JARMAN. pg.12.
Ella Nancy JOLLY. pg.58.
Edwin JONES. pg.148.
R JONES; railway inspector. pg.217.
Rev. Philip James KELLY; vicar of Acocks Green. pg.196.
Rev. Henry F KELVEY; pastor of Aston. pg.27, 57.
Dr. P.R KEMP. pg.81.
George KENDRICK. pg.200.
Rev. J.O KENNEDY. pg.155.
Rev. John KENNEDY. pg.155.
Alderman Wilfred Byng KENRICK. pg.58-71, 130-2,.
John Clarence KEYTE. pg.18.
Major Frederick T KIFF. pg.174.
James Wentworth KILGOUR; theatre manager. pg.117-9.
Basil KING. pg.126.
Cecil KNIGHT. pg.193.
Rev. W.F. KNIGHT. pg.17.
Albert Jones KNIGHTON. pg.4.
Rev. Alan G KNOTT; assistant minister Carrs Lane. pg.153, 59.
David LAMBERT. pg.132.
Harry B LANE. pg.3.
F.W. LAWDAY. pg.104, 106.
R.A LAWRENCE. pg.192.
Alfred Kingston LEA. pg.174.
Thomas LEATH; chief inspector. pg.1.
Gerald Percy Alexis LEDERER. pg.1, 4-5.
Sergeant-Major G LEVACK. pg.46.
Harold Clare LEWIS; accountant. pg.100-1.
Frederick William LLOYD; nail manufacturer. pg.121-2.
Geoffrey LLOYD; M.P. pg.23.
Robert Douglas LOCKHART; professor of anatomy. pg.100-1.
Robert Edward Crozier LONG; journalist. pg.155.
J.C LOUDON. pg.79.
Jane LOUDON. pg.79.
Alderman William Edward LOVSEY. pg.52, 56, 149, 231-2.
Mrs W.E LOVSEY. pg.231-2.
Arthur Horton LOXTON; journalist. pg.72.
Arthur LUMMIS-GIBSON. pg.81-5, 94.
Arthur MABBETT. pg.135.
Jospeh MALINS. pg.124, 144.
Lord MARKS; civil engineer. pg.136-7.
Sarah Johnson MARRIAN. pg.155-6.
Frederick MARSH-FUETT. pg.127-8.
Alderman Ernest MARTINEAU. pg.58-71.
Sir Josiah MASON. pg.75.
Charles Edward MATHEWS; mountaineer. pg.78-9.
George Spencer MATHEWS. pg.13.
Lewis Osler MATHEWS; surveyor. pg.13, 15, 20, 87.
William MATHEWS. pg.78.
A. MATTHEWS. pg.219, 220.
William Joseph MAY; Superintendent. pg.170, 179.
Rev. Father Bernard McDONALD. pg.193.
William McDOUGALL; F.R.C.S. pg.200.
Dandy MEYER. pg.132.
William MILLINGTON. pg.75, 95.
R.H MOGFORD. pg.169.
Kenneth Lloyd MOLE. pg.81-5, 94.
John Edgar MORCOM. pg.210.
B.O MORRIS. pg.18.
Edgar C MORRIS. pg.104.
William David MOULD. pg.149, 151.
Lister MUFF. pg.225.
Colonel J MUIRHEAD. pg.120.
Philip Henry MUNTZ. pg.233.
Arthur MUSGROVE. pg.105.
Rev. Arthur MYERS. pg.116.
Professor Arthur P NEWTON; historian. pg.22.
Horace William NICKSON; tailor. pg.106, 111.
Evan A.G NORTON. pg.161, 169.
William Henry OAKLAND. pg.109, 110.
Rev. Michael O'HAGAN. pg.85.
Frederick H OLIVER. pg.103.
F.E OLNEY; lecturer. pg.24.
Elsie OSBORN. pg.53, 55-6.
Leonard Arthur OUSTON; auctioneer. pg.215-6.
Simon PAAK. pg.132.
H.E PACKWOOD. pg.182.
Muriel PAILING. pg.136.
Rev. W.P PAILING. pg.135.
Rev. A. Perry PARK; vicar of St. Mary's, Pype Hayes. pg.8.
Benjamin PARKER. pg.180.
Dandie PARKER. pg.132.
Winifred PARKINSON; teacher. pg.198.
W.C PARNELL; theatre manager. pg.198.
W.H PARROTT. pg.233.
J.H. PARRY. pg.200-1.
Harry PELL; musical director. pg.171, 198.
C.W PERKINS; organist. pg.25.
John PERROT. pg.132.
Rev. Robert PETTY. pg.17.
Mary Elizabeth PICKUP; solicitor. pg.168.
Richard PILKINGTON. pg.105.
T. Harold PLATTS. pg.11.
Charles POOLEY. pg.151.
George Edward POOLTON. pg.204, 206.
C.R POULTENEY. pg.201.
Clive David Allen POWELL; auctioneer. pg.81-5, 94.
Joseph POWELL. pg.172.
Orlando Cecil POWER; traffic manager with Midland Red. pg.25.
Rev. Ernest PRICE. pg.138, 146.
Dr. Raymond PRIESTLEY; vice chancellor Birmingham University. pg.41-3
Alderman John Suckling PRITCHETT. pg.159.
PUGH FAMILY. pg.127.
Eric Lawrence RABONE. pg.81-5, 94.
Maude Mary RABONE. pg.193.
Rev. E.H RATCLIFFE; curate of St. James, Handsworth. pg.138.
John RAWBONE. pg.1.
C.A RAWCLIFFE; lecturer. pg.22.
Mary J RAWES. pg.134-5.
Enid RAYNER-SMITH. pg.103.
Ann REDFERN. pg.70.
Raymond Crompton RHODES; drama critic. pg.201.
Rev. Leyton RICHARDS; pastor of Carrs Lane Church. pg.223, 225-6.
Frederick W. RINDER. pg.234-5, 237, 239.
Edward ROBERTS. pg.18.
John Henry ROBERTS. pg.158.
Sir Charles Grant ROBERTSON; vice chancellor Birmingham University. pg.44, 80, 139-42, 161, 164-7.
Rev. Robert Sydney ROBINSON. pg.204.
Rev. P.E ROCK; vicar of Immanuel. pg.18.
R.C RODGERS. pg.98.
John ROGERS. pg.108-9.
Rev. Travers Guy ROGERS. pg.195.
William Henry ROGERS. pg.81-5, 94.
Josiah Henry ROOKE. pg.171.
Rev. George David ROSENTHAL; vicar of St. Agatha, Sparkbrook. pg.210-3, 226-7.
John Evans RUBERY; accountant. pg.160-1.
Ernest Timothy RUSSELL; chief inspector of Birmingham post office. pg.44.
Mark RUTHERFORD. pg.102-3.
Clarence Thomas Albert SADD. pg.1, 4-5.
Leon SALBERG; theatre manager. pg.133.
Professor F.E SANDBACH. pg.197.
Louisa SANGSTER. pg.11.
Alderman Henry James SAYER. pg.58-71, 194.
James Albert SAYERS. pg.111.
Major W SCOTT. pg.174.
Rowland W SCURRAH. pg.125.
Charles E SHAW. pg.156.
William SHAW. pg.111-12.
Thomas SILVER. pg.8.
Harry SILVESTER. pg.216.
H.V SIMMONDS. pg.116.
Rev. Morley B SIMMONDS. pg.17.
R.J.G. SIMPSON. pg.74.
Rev. W SLADER; minister of Gravelly Hill Methodist. pg.104.
Rev. P.H.C SLOCOMBE. pg.128.
John J SMALL. pg.103.
Joseph SMALL; police inspector. pg.193.
Colonel Oliver Daniel SMALLWOOD. pg.120.
C. Gilbert SMITH. pg.214, 216, 220-1.
Sir Charles Herbert SMITH; accountant. pg.52-3, 55-6.
Frederick Arthur SMITH. pg.81-5, 94.
G. Eric SMITH. pg.181.
Professor J.G SMITH; vice principal Birmingham University. pg.113-4.
J.W SMITH; chief inspector postman. pg.44-6.
Robert Foster SMITH. pg.118.
Amy M SMURTHWAITE. pg.136.
Joseph SOUTHALL. pg.26, 40.
Mary Isabel SOUTHALL. pg.214.
Wilfred SOUTHWORTH; cinema organist. pg.105-7.
Geoffrey SPENCER. pg.232-3.
Alfred SPRAGG. pg.206.
Councillor William Eli STEVENS. pg.122.
Major James Geoffrey STEWART-SMITH. pg.112.
Councillor Joseph STILES. pg.136.
W. Edward STIRLING. pg.201.
Dr. Jean W STRANG. pg.30.
Dora SUMMERHAYS; artist. pg.39-40.
John B SURMAN; architect. pg.222.
Mrs Robert SYDENHAM. pg.24.
Rev. William Henry SYMONDS. pg.180.
Edward TAILBY. pg.178.
T TANDY. pg.188.
Amy TAYLOR. pg.201.
G.A TENNANT. pg.148.
Walter James TERRY. pg.126-8.
Alexander Hamilton THOMPSON. pg.200.
Christopher C THOMPSON; Postmaster General. pg.129-30.
William TIMBRELL. pg.132-3, 135.
Herbert TIMMINGTON. pg.103.
George Henry TIMMINS; brassfounder. pg.8.
Frank TITTERTON; singer. pg.76-7.
George TITTERTON. pg.76.
Mary Ann TITTERTON. pg.76-7.
Sergeant-Major F TOWNLEY. pg.46.
Sir Reginald TOWNSEND. pg.176.
Robert TOZER; fireman. pg.172, 174.
H TREADWELL. pg.45.
Miss G.M TRUSCOTT; warden of Birmingham Settlement. pg.125-6.
David Edgar TURNER; architect. pg.136.
Charles TWIGG; builder. pg.97.
Rev. Norman UPRIGHT; methodist minister. pg.110.
Professor Charles Wilfred VALENTINE. pg.99.
Leonard Howard VAUGHTON; jeweller. pg.148.
Tom VICKERS; billiards player. pg.177.
Canon Arthur H VILLIERS. pg.156-60.
Brennan de VINE; vet. pg.123.
B VOGT. pg.204.
Offley WADE; bank manager. pg.227.
Marjorie Fleetwood WALKER. pg.230.
Elijah WALTON; artist. pg.79.
Middlepate WARD. pg.132.
A.H WAROM. pg.72.
Albert Henry WARRINER; accountant. pg.227, 229.
Rev. H.S WATTS; vicar of All Saints, Kings Heath. pg.187.
John Griffiths WHITE. pg.124.
R WHITE. pg.188.
William WHITE. pg.74.
John Benjamin WHITEHOUSE; builder. pg.230.
Frank Solomon WIGLEY. pg.10, 11.
Peter WILDE; actor. pg.102.
Alfred WILLIAMS. pg.3, 7.
Thomas WILLIAMS. pg.48-9.
Rev. Bernard WILLIAMSON; rector of St. Thomas. pg.168-9, 171, 204.
George Ernest WILLMOTT. pg.16.
Sir Alfred WILLS. pg.78.
Sergeant-Major J.G WILSON. pg.150.
Frank Harold Cufaude WILTSHIRE; town clerk. pg.52-3, 55-6.
Rev. W.W WINFIELD. pg.136.
Dr. William WITHERING. pg.78, 86, 98-9.
Annie Florence WOOD. pg.81-5, 94.
Dr. Edward Robert WOODHOUSE. pg.169.
J WOODWARD. pg.25, 27.
Edgar William WOOLLEY. pg.171.
John Henry WYNN; jeweller. pg.154.
Henry Smallwood YOXALL; insurance company director. pg.121.
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