Devon bibliography: Index of Exonian biography

The following list of Exonians is an index rather than a biographical dictionary. It gives references to collections of biographical information with only brief information on the individuals' links to Exeter. The main sources used are:
ODNB - The Oxford dictionary of national biography
Wikipedia
EM - Exeter Memories.
Oliver Biographies of Exonians

Names starting with: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y.

Acland, Baldwin 1607 — 1672 , .
The eldest son of John Acland (died 1641) of Exeter was Baldwin Acland (1607–1672), Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral and one of the Worthies of Devon of the biographer John Prince (1643–1723), whose wife was his niece.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 1

Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke. 1787 — 1871 , member of Parliament. .
MP for Devon 1812-1818 and North Devon 1837-1857. His home was Killerton House, Broadclyst, where John Veitch was employed, to landscape the gardens.
Monument: Statue Northernhay
Sources: Exeter memories website.
Hudson, Kenneth. The four great men of the Bath and West / by Kenneth Hudson. - Bath : Bath & West & Southern, 1973. -
Some few personal recollections of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland / [by J.T.C.]. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [ 1872]. -
Acland, Arthur H.D. Memoirs and letters of the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Dyke Acland / edited by his son Arthur H.D. Acland. - London : Chiswick Press, 1902. -

Acton, Henry Morell. 1828 — 1907 , journalist .
Born in Exeter. See: Acton, Henry (1797-1843, Unitarian minister).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Acton, Henry. 1797 — 1843 , Unitarian minister .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Acton, Roger Curtis. 1827 — 1906 , .
Born in Exeter. See: Acton, Henry (1797-1843, Unitarian minister).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Acworth, Sir William Mitchell. 1850 — 1925 , railway economist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Adam de Exonia — 1238 , Franciscan. .
Born in Exeter, entered Franciscan order, sent to fight the Saracens but died at Barlette. .
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 1

Adams [later Rawson], Sir William. 1783 — 1827 , oculist .
After he was elected MRCS, moved to Exeter to practice. He helped to found the West of England Infirmary for eye disease, and was a surgeon there. Between 1807 to 1810 he split his time between Exeter and Bath, before returning to London in 1810.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Adams, Orion. 1717?. — 1797 , printer .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources:

Ainsworth, William Francis. 1807 — 1896 , geographer and geologist .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: Nominated by Paul Auchterlonie.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Alexander, Daniel Asher. 1768 — 1846 , architect and engineer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Allen, James Mountford. 1809 — 1883 , architect .
Studied at Exeter under Mr Cornish, probably Robert Cornish (c.1760–1844), surveyor to Exeter Cathedral.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Alley, William. 1510/11. — 1570 , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Amory, Thomas. 1701 — 1774 , Presbyterian minister .
Studied French in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Andrew, Clara. 1862 — 1939 , Social reformer. .
During the War she was a founder member and first secretary to the Belgian Refugee Committee, later the Devon County War Refugees’ Committee. For this work she received the Belgian Medaille de la Reine Elisabeth. Her experience of child welfare led her after the War to set up the National Children’s Adoption Association (NCAA), first launched in Exeter. Born at 7 Salutary Place. Lived at 18 Southernhay West. Exeter: 7 Salutary Place ; 18 Southernhay West. Devon History Society.

Annesley, Richard, sixth earl of Anglesey. 1693 (bap) — 1761 , kidnapper and bigamist .
Baptized on 26 November 1693 at St Peter's Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, the third son of Dr Richard Annesley (1654/5–1701), dean of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Apulia, Simon of. Died 1223. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Argentine [formerly Sexton], Richard. 1510/11. — 1568 , schoolmaster and Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Armstrong, John. 1813 — 1856 , bishop of Grahamstown .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Armstrong, Sir Thomas Henry Wait. 1898 — 1994 , organist and college administrator .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Arundell, John. 1400? - — 1477 , physician and bishop of Chichester .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Arundell, John. 1435? - — 1504 , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ashwood, Bartholomew. 1622 — 1678 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Ejected from his vicarage in Axminster at the Restoration, he continued to minister to his congregation. For this he was arrested in August 1662 and, on his refusal to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, imprisoned at Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ashwood, John. 1657 — 1706 , Independent minister .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Reynolds, Thomas. A sermon preach'd on the death of the Reverend Mr. John Ashwood, with an account of his life and character .. / Thomas Reynolds. - London : For J Philips, 1707. -

Atkins [Adkins], Robert. 1628/9. — 1685 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Babbage, Charles 1791 — 1871 , mathematician and computer pioneer .
After a violent fever at the age of about ten he was sent from London to Devon to recuperate. He was placed at a school in Alphington in the care of a clergyman who had instructions to administer a programme of tuition that would not tax the feeble boy.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia
Dubbey, J.M. The mathematical work of Charles Babbage / [by] J.M.Dubbey. - Cambridge : University Press, 1978. -
Swade, Daron. The cogwheel brain : Charles Babbage and the quest to build the first computer / Doron Swade. - London : Little, Brown & Co, 2000. -
Champion, Neil. Charles Babbage / Neil Champion. - Oxford : Heinemann Library, 2000. -
Moseley, Maboth. Irascible genius : the life of Charles Babbage, inventor. - London : Hutchinson, 1964. -
Buxton, Henry Wilmot. Memoir of the life and labours of the late Charles Babbage, Esq. F.R.S. / H.W.Buxton ; edited ... by Anthony Hyman. - London : MIT Press, 1988. -
Swade, Doron. Charles Babbage and his calculating engines / Doron Swade. - London : Science Museum, 1991. -
Brown, Donald H. Charles Babbage : the man and his machines / Donald H.Brown. - Totnes : Totnes Museum Society, 1992. -
Hyman, Anthony. Charles Babbage : pioneer of the computer / Anthony Hyman. - Oxford : Oxford University Pr., 1982. -
Hyman, Anthony. Charles Babbage : pioneer of the computer / Anthony Hyman. - Oxford : Oxford University Pr., 1984. -
Torbay Council Library Services. Charles Babbage : father of the computer (1791-1871). - [Torquay] : The Service, [ 1999]. -

Baker, George. 1773?. — 1847 , organist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Baldwin [Baldwin of Forde]. 1125? — 1190 , archbishop of Canterbury .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Hele ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 1 ; Wikipedia.

Ball, Peter. 1638? — 1675 , physician .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bampfield, Thomas. 1622/3. — 1693 , speaker of the House of Commons .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bankart, Ethel Rose. 1872 1961 , musician, relief worker for Serbian refugees .
Ethel Rose Bankart was Born in Exeter, daughter of surgeon James Bankart (1834-1902). She attended the High School for Girls in Exeter and studied at the Royal College of Music and in Leipzig at the Royal Conservatory and after the WWI and after humanitarian work in Serbia Ethel Bankart returned to her old profession and organized concerts, performed solo, in duets, quartets and in concerts as a first violin. She joined Serbian Relief Fund which sent several field and infectious disease hospitals to Serbia and in 1915 was appointed as the executive director of the Hospital for children. Donations were collected at her mother's home in Exeter and sent to Serbia. After the fall of Belgrade she left Mitrovitsa in the company of Serbs towards Albania, a long journey on foot. In Thessaloniki she was offered the role of accompanying the first boat with Serbian refugees to Corsica. She equipped a library and a salon in Ajaccio with a piano where they hosted poetry evenings and tea parties as well as organizing schools for Serbian refugees. She was among the women who were on one occasion accused by the Corsican prefect of “suffragette” behaviour. She was decorated with the Serbian Cross of Mercy and the Medal of the Order of St Sava. She arrived at Kovilyacha in 1919 where during two summer months she managed a sanatorium for children with scrofula. Next year she lectured in Britain about necessity to help children to raise funds for the sanatorium. She left Banya Kovilyacha before the beginning of WW2. The last years of her life she spent in Exeter where she died in 1961.
Monument: Nominated.
Places: 19 Southernhay West (brithplace).
Sources: Biography by Marija Scekic Markovic (forthcoming 2019).

Bannerman, Anne. 1765 — 1829 , poet .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bargate [married names Proud, Keeffe], Verity Eileen. 1940 — 1981 , theatre producer and novelist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bargery, George Percy. 1876 — 1966 , missionary and Hausa scholar .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Barham, Thomas Foster. 1794 — 1869 , physician and classical scholar .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Baring [née Vowler], Elizabeth. 1702 — 1766 , wool manufacturer and merchant .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Baring family — , .

Sources: Hele ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 2-3 [missing]

Baring, George. 1781 — 1854 , leader of the Western Schism and seceder from the Church of England .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Baring, John (Johan). 1687 — 1748 , wool merchant. .
Died in Exeter.
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Baring, John [2]. 1730 — 1816 , merchant, banker and Member of Parliament .
Born in Exeter
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 4

Baring, Sir Francis, first baronet. 1740 — 1810 , merchant and merchant banker .
Born in Exeter
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Baring-Gould, Sabine. 1834 — 1924 , Church of England clergyman, author, and folksong collector .
Family home Lewtrenchard Manor. Lived at 1 Dix's Field, long believed to be his birthplace but baptismal record states he was born at 1 Chichester Place, in Southernhay.
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Hele ; Wikipedia
Baring-Gould, Sabine. Early reminiscences 1834-1864. - London : John Lane Bodley Head, 1923. -
Baring-Gould, Sabine. Further reminiscences, 1864-1894 / by S.Baring-Gould. - London : Lane, 1925. -
Purcell, William. Onward christian soldier : a life of Sabine Baring-Gould, parson squire, novelist, and antiquary 1834-1924 / William Purcell. - London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1957. -
Dickinson, Bickford H.C. Sabine Baring-Gould : squarson, writer and folklorist, 1834-1924 / by Bickford H.C.Dickinson. - Newton Abbot : David & Charles, 1970. -
Lister, Keith. Half My Life : The Story of Sabine Baring-Gould and Grace / Keith Lister. - Horbury : Charnwood, 2002. -
Wawman, Ron. Never completely submerged : the story of the squarson of Lewtrenchard / Ron Wawman. - Claygate : Grosvenor House Publishing, 2009. -
Graebe, Martin. As I walked out: Sabine Baring-Gould and the search for the folk songs of Devon and Cornwall / Martin Graebe. - Signal Books, Signal Books, 2017. -

Barkham, John. 1571/2 — 1642 , antiquary and historian .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 4

Barlow, Frank. 1911 — 2009 , historian .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Barmby [née Watkins], Catherine Isabella [pseud. Kate] 1816/17 — 1853 , utopian socialist and writer on women's emancipation .
Died of asthma and consumption on 26 December 1853 at Bridge Hill, Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Barnes, Dame. (Alice) Josephine Mary Taylor. 1912 — 1999 , obstetrician and gynaecologist .
Josephine Barnes's schooling followed the path of her father's ministry, including a period in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Barnes, Kenneth Ralph. Sir. Welcome, good friends ... / edited by Phyllis Hartnoll. — London : Davies, 1958. —

Barnes, Sir Kenneth Ralph 1878 — 1957 , college head .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Barnes, William Emery. 1859 — 1939 , Church of England clergyman and biblical scholar .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bartholomew. Died 1184. , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 44
Lancefield, Arthur P. Bartholomew, bishop of Exeter. — In: Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries ; 7:7, 1913. —
Morey, Adrian. Bartholomew of Exeter, bishop and canonist; a study in the Twelfth century with text of Bartholomew's Penitential .... — Cambridge : University Press, 1937. —
Morey, Adrian Bartholomew of Exeter: Bishop and Canonist - A Study in the Twelfth Century Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2014. -

Bartlet, John. 1599 (bap) — 1680 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bartlet, William. 1609/10. — 1682 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Barton, Sir Sidney. 1876 — 1946 , diplomatist .
Born at Devonshire Place, Union Road, Exeter, on 26 November 1876.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Baskerville, Sir Simon. 1574 (bap) — 1641 , physician .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 4

Baskerville, Thomas. Fl. 1558/1603 , apothecary. .
Worked in Exeter.
Sources:
Rowe, Margery. Thomas Baskerville: Elizabethan apothecary../M.Rowe and G.E.Trease. — In : Trans. British Society for the History of Pharmacy,Vol.1, No.1, 1970. —

Bastin, Clifford Sidney [Cliff]. 1912 — 1991 , footballer .
Born 40 New North Road, lived 90 Pinhoe Road. Played for Exeter City, Arsenal and England. Retired to Exeter and ran Horse and Groom pub.
Monument: Nominated by Will Barrett. Street named after him.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia
Bastin, Clifford. Cliff Bastin remembers : an autobiography, in collaboration with Brian Glanville. — London : Ellrick Press, 1950. —

Bayly, John. 1595/6. — 1633 , scholar and Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Beatles pop group. Visitors — 1963/4. , .
The Beatles played three concerts at the ABC Cinema during this time. They stayed at the Rougemont Hotel.

Beer, Patricia. 1919 — 1999 , poet .
She took a first-class degree in English at the University College of the South West, in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Beeson, Paul Bruce. 1908 — 2006 , physician .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bell, Stephen. 1959 — Living 2016. , mountaineer .
Born in London - his family moved back to Exeter when he was four years old and he attended Whipton Barton Primary School.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Benazech, Peter Paul. 1730? — 1798 , engraver and watercolour painter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Benet, Thomas — 1531 , Religious martyr .
He was executed by burning on 15 January 1531, for heresy, at Livery Dole outside Exeter.
Monument: Memorial.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Bennet, William. 1767? — in or after 1833?. , organist and composer .
Bennet's first music teachers were Hugh Bond and William Jackson of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bennett, John Hughes. 1812 — 1875 , physician and physiologist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bennett, Mary. 1813 — 1899 , .
Born in Exeter. See: Saunders, John (1811-1895, writer and editor).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bennett, William Mineard. 1778 — 1858 , miniature painter .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Benson, Margaret Jane. 1859 — 1936 , botanist and palaeontologist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bereblock, John. 1557 fl. — 1572 , draughtsman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Berkeley, James. 1275? — 1327 , bishop of Exeter .
By 1302 he had received a canonry of Exeter Cathedral from its bishop. He was elected bishop by the cathedral chapter on 5 December 1326, following the murder of the previous bishop, Walter Stapledon.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bickersteth, Edward Henry. 1825 — 1906 , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bidgood, John. 1624 — 1691 , physician .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 48 [misn. 47]

Bidwill, John Carne. 1815 — 1853 , botanist and traveller .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Billington, Thomas. 1754 — 1832? , composer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Birdwood, Herbert Mills. 1837 — 1907 , judge in India .
Educated at the Plymouth new grammar school and Mount Radford School, Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bishop, Caroline Garrison 1846 — 1929 , promoter of kindergarten education .
Born on 18 October 1846 at St Leonards, Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bishop, Edmund. 1846 — 1917 , liturgical scholar and ecclesiastical historian .
He attended a private school at Mansion House, Exeter, and here, apparently, he taught himself ecclesiastical history by tracking Gibbon's references.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bitton [Button], Thomas. Died 1307. , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Blackall, John. 1771 — 1860 , physician .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Blackall, Ofspring. 1655 (bap) — 1716 , bishop of Exeter and religious controversialist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Blackburn, Robert. 1885 — 1955 , aircraft designer and manufacturer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Blackman, Honor. Visitor — 1953 , actress. .
Honor Blackman visited the Falcons Speedway track at the County Ground in 1953 - the young actress, who later starred as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), presented the Coronation Pairs trophy to Exeter's Goog Hoskin and Don Hardy at the track. This was a national competition with rounds staged at various circuits around the country. It was sponsored by Corvette after shave! See 1950s for a photo.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Blackmore, Richard Doddridge. 1825 — 1900 , novelist and fruit farmer .
Memorial in Exeter Cathedral.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bloomfield, Barry Cambray. 1931 — 2002 , librarian and bibliographer .
He was educated at East Ham grammar school and the University College of the South-West, Exeter, where he read English.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Blue, Rabbi Lionel. 1930 — 2016 , broadcaster and writer .
Evacuated to Exeter 1939-1945 - billetted with a dozen families.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Blund, Richard. Died 1257. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter. Hooker judged him ‘a mild spirited man but stowte in his church's cause and liberal to the building thereof’.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 45

Blunden, Anna Elizabeth. 1829 — 1915 , See: Women artists in Ruskin's circle. .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Boase, Charles William. 1828 — 1895 , historian and antiquary .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bodley, John. 1520? — 1591 , religious radical and publisher .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Rose-Troup, Frances. Biography of John Bodley, father of Sir Thomas Bodley. - Frances Rose-Troup 1903. -

Bodley, Laurence. 1547/8. — 1615 , Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bodley, Sir Josias. 1550? — 1617 , soldier and military engineer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bodley, Thomas 1545 — 1613 , Founder of the Bodleian Library, scholar diplomat. .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Hele ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 5 ; Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society
Bodley, Thomas, Sir. The life of Sir Thomas Bodley : the honourable founder ... library. — Oxford : Bodleian Library, 1983. —
Bodley, Thomas, Sir. Life of Sir Thomas Bodley, written by himself. - Thomas Bodley. - Sir. - 1894. -
Maxted, Ian. Sir Thomas Bodley : commemorating a great Exonian 1545-1995. — Exeter : Devon Library Services, 1995. —

Bolt, Robert Oxton [Bob]. 1924 — 1995 , scriptwriter and playwright .
Bolt took up a teaching diploma course at Exeter University (1949–50).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Boniface [St Boniface]. 672x5?. — 754 , archbishop of Mainz, missionary, and martyr .
Educated in Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.
Sladden, John Cyril. Boniface of Devon: apostle of Germany. - John Cyril Sladden 1980. -
Willibald, Saint. Das Leben und Leyden dess heiligen Ertzbischoffs und Martyrers Bonifacii Apostels der Teutschen...auss...S.Wilibaldi Schrifften. - 1588. -

Borders [née Kreher], Elsie Florence Eva [Elsy]. 1905 — 1971 , housing activist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bourne, Kenneth. 1930 — 1992 , historian .
Became in 1951 a student at the University College of the South-West (later the University of Exeter).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bowie, David. Visitor — 1969 , pop singer. .
David Bowie performed at Tiffany's in Commercial Road on 17th October. This was part of a national tour promoting the 'David Bowie' (Space Oddity) album, released in the same year. Tiffany's and its sister Quay Club are now the Warehouse, Boogies and Boxes.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Bowring [née Castle], Deborah, Lady Bowring 1816 — 1902 , local activist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Sir John Bowring 1792-1872 : aspects of his life and career :. — Exeter : Devonshire Association, 1993. —

Bowring, John, Sir. 1792 — 1872 , politician, diplomatist, and writer .
Resided in
Monument: NOMINATED Exeter: Claremont, 3 Claremont Grove
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia
Bartle, George F. An old radical and his brood : a portrait of Sir John Bowring and his family based mainly on the correspondence of Bowring ... — London : Janus Publishing Co, 1994. —

Boyd, Archibald. 1803 — 1883 , dean of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bradbridge, William. 1507 — 1578 , bishop of Exeter .
In 1571 he became bishop of Exeter. Royal assent was granted on 26 February and he was consecrated on 18 March
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Braddick, Muriel. — , social worker .
founded the Exeter Tapes for the Handicapped. Braddick, Muriel. Born for a purpose / Muriel Braddick. — Zennor : United Writers, 1976. —

Bransby, James Hews. 1783 — 1847 , Unitarian minister and writer .
He studied for the Unitarian ministry in the academy maintained at Exeter from 1799 to 1804 by Timothy Kenrick and Joseph Bretland.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Brantingham, Thomas. Died 1394. , administrator and bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bratton [Bracton], Henry of. Died 1268. , justice and supposed author of the legal treatise known as Bracton .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Bretland, Joseph. 1742 — 1819 , Presbyterian minister and schoolmaster .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 6

Brewer, William. 1922 — 1985. , Pigeon breeder. .
Born in Church Lane, St Thomas, Exeter he was apprenticed as a bootmaker at the age of 15. He served in India during World War 1 and moved to West Street in 1922 where he set up his workshop and bred and trained homing pigeons in a loft above the shop. In the 1940s he enrolled his prized pigeon Mary of Exeter in the National Pigeon Service and took on the duties of Special Constable with general responsibility for control of war pigeons in the area. Mary, “the bird who never gave up”, was dropped behind enemy lines and despite being attacked by a hawk and wounded by gunshot on different occasions, she always completed her mission by returning to Exeter where Charlie nursed her back to action. They both received medals. Mary won the Dickin Medal, often called the animals’ VC, for her gallantry and outstanding endurance, and Charlie was decorated for his war services. He was churchwarden at St Mary Steps church and a keen photographer.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society.

Brewer, William. Died 1244. , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Brice, Andrew. 1692 — 1773 , printer, journalist and writer .
Printer of The Postmaster, (from 1725 Brice's weekly journal) 1717-1773. Conducted campaigns on behalf of prisoners 1727. Author of poems Freedom 1730 and The mobiad 1770, also of The grand gazetteer 1759, first published in numbers. Partner with daughter Sarah 1743-1746, with Barnabas Thorn 1769-1773. Great supporter of the theatre. Employed many women in his printing office. Early freemason. (Ian Maxted, Devon bibliography). - Exeter. Truro.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 7
Brice, Andrew Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter: an agreeable biographical gallimaufry / edited by Ian Maxted. - 2002. -
Brushfield, T.N. The life and bibliography of Andrew Brice, author and journalist. — Privately printed, 1888. —
Maxted, Ian. Brice, Andrew (1692–1773) / Ian Maxted. - In: Oxford dictionary of national biography. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - Published in print and online: 23 September 2004

Bridgeman, John. 1577 (bap) — 1652 , bishop of Chester .
Bishop William Cotton of Exeter bestowed on him in 1613 canonical office at Exeter Cathedral. Later chaplain to James I later bishop of Chester.
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Bridgeman, Sir Orlando, first baronet. 1609 — 1674 , judge .
Born in Exeter, son of Dr John Bridgeman (bap. 1577, d. 1652)
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 8

Bronescombe, Walter of [Walter de Exonia]. 1220? - — 1280 , bishop of Exeter .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 46 [misn. 45]

Brooke, Charles. 1777 — 1852 , Jesuit .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
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Brooke, Henry James. 1771 — 1857 , crystallographer .
Born in Exeter.
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Brown, Dame Edith Mary. 1864 — 1956 , medical missionary and founder of the North India School of Medicine for Christian Women .
Resided in Exeter.
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Browne, Edward Harold. 1811 — 1891 , bishop of Winchester .
In 1841 he became perpetual curate of St James's, Exeter, and in 1842 moved to St Sidwell's, Exeter. There Browne introduced the surplice during sermons, an unpopular decision, though typically Tractarian. In 1849 he was appointed incumbent of Kenwyn in Cornwall by the bishop of Exeter (Henry Phillpotts), and thereby prebend of Exeter Cathedral. He resigned Kenwyn in 1857 on his appointment by the dean and chapter to the vicarage of Heavitree, Exeter, with a canonry of Exeter. The bishop wanted him to be principal of a projected theological college
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Brunel, Isambard Kingdom. 1806 — 1859 , engineer .
The broad gauge railway system was extended on from Bristol to Exeter, Plymouth, and Penzance
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Buckingham, Thomas. — 1349. , schoolman .
Died in Exeter.
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Budgell, Eustace 1686 — 1737 , writer .
Born in St Thomas near Exeter [or Symondsbury, Dorset]
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 8

Buller, Dame. (Audrey Charlotte) Georgiana. 1883 — 1953 , worker for the disabled .
Helped found St Loye's Training College. Died in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Buller, Sir Henry Redvers. 1839 — 1908 , General, VC .

Monument: Statue.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Buller, William. 1735 — 1796 , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
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Bullock, Sir Ernest. 1890 — 1979 , organist and music teacher .
Resided in Exeter.
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Burrow, John Wyon. 1935 — 2009 , intellectual historian and historiographer .
He became a day boy at Exeter School
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Burrows, Tony. 1942 — Living 2016. , Singer .
Born in Exeter. British session singer, providing vocals on Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes, 1970. ; White Plains' My Baby Loves Lovin'", 1970; The Pipkins' novelty song "Gimme Dat Ding" 1970; and The First Class' "Beach Baby" 1974.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Burt, William. 1778 — 1826 , writer .
Educated at Exeter grammar school, and afterwards articled to a banker and solicitor at Bridgwater. Subsequently he practised at Plymouth as a solicitor for the rest of his life, while at the same time editing the Plymouth and Dock Telegraph for several years.
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Burthogge, Richard. 1638 (bap) — 1705 , philosopher .
He went to Exeter grammar school
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Bury, Arthur. 1623/4. — 1713 , college head and writer on theology .
Resided in Exeter.
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Bury, John 1580 — 1667 , Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
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Bussell, John Garrett [Jan]. 1909 — 1985 , See: Hogarth, Ann [real name Margaret Ann Gildart Jackson; married name Margaret Ann Gildart Bussell] (1910-1993), puppet-master. .
Died in Exeter.
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Butter, John. 1791 — 1877 , ophthalmic surgeon .
Born in Exeter.
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Byam, Henry. 1580 — 1669 , Church of England clergyman .
He was made canon of Exeter on 17 March 1632 and elected clerk for his diocese in the 1640 convocation.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

C
Cadbury, William A. Richard Tapper Cadbury 1768 - 1860 / by Willaim A.Cadbury. — Birmingham : The Author, 1944. —

Cadbury, Richard Tapper. 1768 — 1860 Philanthropist .
Born in Exeter. Became a draper and moved to Birmingham. Active abolitionist.

Caines, Michael Andrew. 1969 — Living 2019. , Chef. .
Born in Exeter, and adopted into a local family. Part owner of the Royal Clarence Hotel (Abode) where he once headed the restaurant, in 2016 head chef at Gidleigh Park Hotel. MBE.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Callaway, Henry 1817 — 1890 , bishop of St John's, Kaffraria, in Cape Colony .
Callaway was educated at Crediton grammar school, and in May 1833 he went to Heavitree as assistant teacher in a small school. The headmaster, William Dymond, was a Quaker, and Callaway inclined to his opinions.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
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Calwodeley, Thomas — 1492 , .
Mayor of Exeter
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 9

Cardmaker, John. 1496? - — 1555 , clergyman and protestant martyr .
Born in Exeter.
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Carew, Sir Peter. 1514? - — 1575 , soldier and conspirator .
He was elected senior knight of the shire for Devon in 1559, and sat as a burgess of Exeter in 1563.
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Carey, Edward, Sir 1569 — 1654 , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 9

Carey, Valentine. Died 1626. , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
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Carey, William. 1769 — 1846 , headmaster and bishop of Exeter and St Asaph .
Resided in Exeter.
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Carne, Robert Harkness. 1784 (bap) — 1844 , Calvinist minister .
Resided in Exeter.
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Carpenter, Lant. 1780 — 1840 , Unitarian minister and schoolmaster .
Resided in Exeter.
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Carpenter, Mary. 1807 — 1877 , educationist and penal reformer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia
Adams, William Henry Davenport. Mary Carpenter / William Henry Davenport Adams 1884. -
Browne, Phyllis. Mrs. Somerville and Mary Carpenter / by Phillis Brown. — London : Cassell, 1887. —
Memorials of William Benjamin Carpenter, born 29th October, 1813 died November 10th, 1885. — London : H.K.Lewis, 1885. —

Carpenter, William Benjamin. 1813 — 1885 , biologist and university administrator .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Carr, Sir Cecil Thomas. 1878 — 1966 , lawyer .
Died in Exeter.
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Carr, William Holwell. 1758 — 1830 , benefactor to the National Gallery .
Born in Exeter.
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Carter, Herbert Augustine. 1874 — 1916 , Major, VC. .
Born in Exeter, son of Rev Conway R. D. Carter of St Erth, Cornwall. Gained VC in Somaliland 1903.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Cary, Robert. 1615 (bap) — 1688 , antiquary .
Appointed archdeacon of Exeter from 1662 to 1664. I
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Chadwick, Henry 1824 — 1908 , journalist, "father of baseball" .
Born in Exeter, migrated to United States where he was active as a sports journalist.
Sources: Wikipedia

Chambers, Wilfrid Lawson. — , Lost mariner .
On board SS Landonia during WW1.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ories.co.uk/Exeter memories website. /_people/chambers.php">Exeter MExeter memories website. ories.

Chapple, Samuel. 1775 — 1833 , organist and composer .
Resided in Exeter.
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Chapple, William. 1718 — 1781 , topographer .
Resided in Exeter.
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Chardon, John. 1548? — 1601 , Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor .
On 9 August 1571 he received the living of Heavitree, also near Exeter; he held this until 1595
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Charles I. visitor — 1644 , monarch .
Charles I stopped in Exeter on 26 July 1644, in pursuit of the forces of Lord Essex. He saw, for the first time, his infant daughter Princess Henrietta. He caught up with Essex and beat him at Lostwithiel, to return to Exeter on 17 September where he stayed for a week.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Chesney, Charles Cornwallis. 1826 — 1876 , army officer and military historian .
He was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton, and for a year at a private school at Exeter
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Chichester, Robert of. Died 1160? , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
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Cholmeley [Cholmley], Hugh. 1574? — 1641 , religious controversialist .
Resided in Exeter.
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Chudleigh [née Lee], Mary, Lady Chudleigh. 1656 (bap) — 1710 , poet and essayist .
Buried in Exeter. Most of her life was spent near Exeter and her career is an interesting example of the dynamics of provincial literary life.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Chudleigh, Sir George, baronet. 1582 — 1658 , parliamentarian army officer .
Died in Exeter.
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Chudleigh, Thomas. 1649/50. — 1702?. , diplomat .
Born in Exeter.
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Clarke, Alured. 1696 — 1742 , Church of England clergyman and benefactor .
Resided in Exeter. Founder of Devon and Exeter Hospital, Southernhay
Monument: Nominated.
Places: Exeter: Dean Clarke House, Southernhay.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Clay, John Granby. 1765/6. — 1846 , army officer .
Died in Exeter.
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Clifford [née Russell], Margaret, countess of Cumberland. 1560 — 1616 , noblewoman .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Clifford, Thomas, first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. 1630 — 1673 , politician .
He played a prominent role in a meeting of Devon gentry at Exeter in January 1660 which demanded the readmission of the secluded members to the Long Parliament
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Clifford, William Kingdon 1845 — 1879 , Mathematician and philosopher of science .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society

Coade, Eleanor. 1733 — 1821 , manufacturer of artificial stone .
Born in Exeter, baptised Bow Meeting. Record states George Coade, merchant of Exeter [no location]
Monument: Nominated. Exeter: Magdalen Road?
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.
Havill, John. [ Eleanor Coade : miscellaneous papers relating to Eleanor Coade, artificial stone maker / collected by John Havill.]. — Collection, 1990. —
Kelly, Alison. Mrs Coade's stone / Alison Kelly. — Upton-upon-Severn : Self Publ., 1990. —

Cockburn, Sir Alexander James Edmund, twelfth baronet. 1802 — 1880 , judge .
Resided in Exeter.
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Cockeram, Henry. 1623 fl. — 1658 , lexicographer .
Resided in Exeter.
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Colleton, John — , .
Sir John Colleton, retired Administrator of South Carolina, introduced, in 1737, a species of magnolia to England
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 10

Collings, Paul. . — . , Waterloo veteran and innkeeper .

Sources: Exeter memories website.

Collins, David. 1756 — 1810 , first governor of Tasmania .
Collins began his education in London, but studied at Exeter grammar school from 1765 until 1770 after his father went to Plymouth in command of a detachment of marines.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society
A., M. James George Commin. — In: Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries ; 8:5, 1915. —

Condy, Nicholas Matthews. 1818 — 1851 , .
Son of Nicholas Condy (1793-1857, landscape painter). He was educated at Exeter and was intended for the army or navy, but preferred instead to become a painter.
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Conybeare, John 1692 — 1755 , bishop of Bristol .
Born in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Pinhoe
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Cook, Frederick Charles. 1804 — 1889 , clergyman and biblical scholar .
Died in Exeter.
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Cook, Sir James Wilfred. 1900 — 1975 , organic chemist and educationist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Cooke, John. My life continued ...trials and sufferings of Captain John brought down to ...Buck Hunting in St.Sidwells / by J.Cooke. — Exeter : T and H.Besley, [ 1830]. —

Cooke, John. — saddler Lived in Exeter. Notable character.
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Cooper, Thomas Frederick [Tommy]. 1921 — 1984 , comedian and magician .

Monument: Plaque, not ECS.
Places: Exeter: 3 Fords Road, Haven Banks and 56 St Leonards Road.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Cotton, William. Died 1621. , bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
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Courtenay, William Reginald, eleventh earl of Devon. 1807 — 1888 , politician and philanthropist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Heath, Benjamin (1704–1766), literary scholar and book collector / W. P. Courtney revised by Ian Maxted. - In: Oxford dictionary of national biography. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - Published in print and online 23 September 2004. -

Cousins, Samuel. 1801 — 1887 , engraver .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia
Pycroft, George. Memoir of Samuel Cousins, R.A., member of the Legion of Honour. — Exeter : [The Author], 1887. —
Samuel … Samuel Cousins. — In: Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries ; 5:1, 1908. —

Coverdale, Miles. 1488 — 1569 , Bible translator and bishop of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Memorials of the Right Reverend Father in God, Myles Coverdale, sometime Lord Bishop of Exeter ... translated the whole Bible ... — London : Samuel Bagster, 1838. —
Guppy, Henry. Miles Coverdale and the English Bible, 1488-1568 / H.Guppy. — Manchester : University Press, 1935. —

Cowie, Benjamin Morgan. 1816 — 1900 , dean of Exeter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Cox, George William. 1827 — 1902 , historian .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Crompton, William. 1630/1633?. — 1696 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Resided in Exeter.
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Cromwell, Oliver. visitor — 1646 , army commander. .
General Fairfax had masterminded the seige of Exeter during 1645/6. When the surrender terms were signed on 9 April, 1646, the defending Royalist forces marched out of the city, drums beating. Soon after, Oliver Cromwell rode at the head of the Parliamentary Army into the city to take possession. A few days later, Cromwell and Fairfax were invited to supper by the new Puritan Mayor 'where they were entertained with much respect.'
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Crosby, Allan James. 1835 — 1881 , record scholar .
Died in Exeter.
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Cusack, Margaret Anne [name in religion Mary Francis Clare; called the Nun of Kenmare]. 1829 — 1899 , founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace and writer .
Resided in Exeter.
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Dakers, Lionel Frederick. 1924 — 2003 organist English cathedral organist, who served in Ripon Cathedral and Exeter Cathedral.
Monument:
Dakers, Lionel. Places where they sing : memoirs of a church musician / Lionel Dakers. — Norwich : Canterbury Press, 1995. —

Darling, Grace 1815 — 1842 , Sea rescue heroine .
No Exeter links traced but monument in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

David, Albert Augustus. 1867 — 1950 , bishop of Liverpool and headmaster .
Born in Exeter on 19 May 1867, the second son of the Revd William David, then principal of the Exeter Diocesan Training College for schoolmasters and afterwards priest-vicar of the cathedral, and his wife, Antonia Altgelt. After attending Exeter School he won a classical scholarship to Queen's College, Oxford.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Davie, Donald Alfred. 1922 — 1995 , poet and literary critic .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Davies, Evan. 1805 — 1864 , Congregational minister .
He was educated in the Western Academy at Exeter; on the completion of his collegiate course he settled at Great Torrington, Devon.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Davy [Davys], Richard. Died 1521? , church musician .
Resided in Exeter.
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Davy, John. 1763 — 1824 , composer .
Carrington recommended him to the Revd Richard Eastcott, of Exeter, who gave him piano lessons and persuaded his friends to article him, by the age of twelve, to William Jackson, organist of Exeter Cathedral. Davy's progress in composition was rapid, and he soon became a competent performer on the organ, violin, viola, and cello. After completing his articles he lived for some years in Exeter as an organist and teacher.
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Davy, Robert. 1762 — 1862 , shipbuilder .
Lime burner, coal merchant and shipbuilder, he joined his father's business. Quarried limestone, transported via the River Exe to kilns at Countess Wear, Lympstone and Ebford. Undertook shipbuilding on the Exe at Gulpit and Glasshouse Yards in Countess Wear and later in the four Topsham yards. Built18 ships for the Admiralty ships were built by Davy in the reign of George III. Sponsored the building of Topsham Lock and alterations to Countess Wear Bridge. Administrator of the workhouse in Clara Place Topsham. Commemorative tablet in Countess Wear church and another in St Mary's Church, Topsham. Exeter: Topsham, Countess Wear, Waring Bowen House.
Sources: Ponsford, C.N. (Ed.). Shipbuilding on the Exe : the mExeter memories website. oranda book of Daniel Bishop Davy (1799-1874) of Topsham, Devon: with a biography of Robert Davy (1762-1862), Exeter, Devon and Cornwall Record Society (New series, vol 31) (1988) 105 pages.
Davy, Francis. Biography of Mr.Robert Davy of Countess Wear (Devon) / by Francis Davy. - Typescript of mss written 1862, [ 1978]. -

Davy, William. 1744 — 1826 , theologian .
He was educated at the Exeter Free Grammar School. He sought in vain the patronage of three successive bishops of Exeter.
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Dawbin [née Hadden; other married name Baxter], Anna Maria. 1816 — 1905 , diarist .
Born on 24 November 1816 in Exeter, the third of the three children of William Frederick Hadden (d. 1822), an army officer, and his wife, Elizabeth Hall.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dawkins, Richard MacGillivray. 1871 — 1955 , scholar of classical and modern Greek .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dawson, (Henry) Christopher. 1889 — 1970 , cultural historian .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Defoe, Daniel Defoe. visitor — 1724 , writer .
At the age of 63 years, Defoe visited Exeter while touring. He wrote of Exeter "tis full of gentry and good company, and yet full of trade and manufacturing also". Defoe is remembered for writing Moll Flanders and Robinson Crusoe.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Demainbray, Stephen George Francis Triboudet. 1759? — 1854 , .
See: Demainbray, Stephen Charles Triboudet (1710-1782, natural philosopher and astronomer).
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Dennis, Jonas — 1846 , clergyman .
Jonas Dennis died at Polsloe Park on 6 December, 1846, aged seventy-one. His only ecclesiastical preferment in life was the prebend of Carswell, one of the four prebends attached to the church of St. Mary, in the Castle of Exeter, which he held from 1799 to the day of his death, receiving the yearly emolument of £2 13s. 4d.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 10

Dennys [married name Evans], (Isabelle Dorothy) Joyce. 1893 — 1991 , artist and author .
She studied at Exeter Art School. From January to October 1916 she served at No. 2 Exeter Military Hospital. During this time she created Our Hospital ABC (Anzac, British, Canadian), published by John Lane for Christmas 1916. Her illustrations of a perky, if rather incompetent, VAD member, based on her own experiences, with verses by a colleague and Hampden Gordon, caught the imagination.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dickens, Charles 1812 — 1870 , writer .
Charles Dickens visited Exeter several times, the first to attend the hustings for the Exeter City Council elections. See Charles Dickens
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Dickens, Charles(parents) — 1835 , .
Lived in Mile End Cottage, Alphington.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Dickinson, Robert Eric. 1905 — 1981 , geographer .
Resided in Exeter.
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Digby, John, first earl of Bristol. 1580 — 1653 , diplomat and politician .
Resided in Exeter.
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Dinham, John. 1788 — 1861 , Philanthropist .
Son of a farm bailiff at Powderham Castle, born 1788. Grocer and a jeweller. Built the Free Cottages at Mount Dinham, Founded Rack Street Infant School. Left £21,000 to charitable causes.
Monument: Statue
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Dinham, Oliver de, Lord Dinham. 1234? — 1299 , .
See: Dinham [ de Dinham] family (1200/1500, gentry).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Disraeli [née Evans; other married name Lewis], Mary Anne, Viscountess Beaconsfield. 1792 — 1872 , political wife .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dodderidge [Doddridge], Sir John. 1555 — 1628 , judge .
Born South Molton. Through his second wife came into possession of Mount Radford, near Exeter. His second wife was buried in Exeter Cathedral and in his will he expressed the wish that he too should be buried there.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Downman, Hugh 1740 — 1809 , physician and poet .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 11

Downman, John. 1750 — 1824 , portrait and subject painter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dowton, William. 1764 — 1851 , actor .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Drake, Sir Francis. 1540? — 1596 , adventurer and seaman .
Visited Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Duck, Arthur 1580 — 1648 , civil lawyer .
Born in Heavitree
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 11

Duck, Nicholas 1570 - — 1628 , lawyer .
Resided in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 11

Duckworth, Sir John Thomas, first baronet 1748 — 1817 , naval officer .
Resided in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Dunstan, Gordon Reginald. 1917 — 2004 , Church of England clergyman, theologian, and writer on medical ethics .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Durbin, Evan Frank Mottram. 1906 — 1948 , economist and politician .
Durbin was educated at Heles School, Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

D'Urfey, Thomas. 1653?. — 1723 , playwright and writer .
Born Exeter
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - , Hele, Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 17, Exeter memories website. , Wikipedia.

Durnford, Misses — , .
Alphington ponies
Sources:

Dusgate [Benet], Thomas Died 1532 , protestant martyr .
Died in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
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Dyer, Gilbert. 1743 (bap) — 1820 , antiquary and bookseller .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 11 ; Maxted, Ian. Dyer, Gilbert (bap. 1743, d. 1820), antiquary and bookseller / Ian Maxted. - In: Oxford dictionary of national biography. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - Published in print and online 23 September 2004. -

Dymond, Jonathan. 1796 — 1828 , Quaker moralist and peace advocate .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 11

Eastcott, Richard. 1744 (bap) — 1828 , writer on music and Church of England clergyman .
At the time of his death, which was reported in the Gentleman's Magazine for December 1828, Eastcott was chaplain of Livery Dole
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Ellacombe [Ellicombe], Henry Thomas 1790 — 1885 , campanologist and Church of England clergyman .
Born at Alphington, Devon, on 15 May 1790, the second of seven sons of William Ellicombe (d. 1831), rector of Alphington
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ellicombe, Sir Charles Grene 1783 — 1871 , army officer .
Son of William Ellicombe (d. 1831), rector of Alphington
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ellicott, Charles John. 1819 — 1905 , bishop of Gloucester .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ellis, Robert. 1819/20. — 1885 , classical scholar .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Elys, Edmund. 1633x5. — 1708 , nonjuring Church of England clergyman and writer .
In 1659 or early 1660 he was imprisoned by the authorities at Exeter on suspicion of being an ‘enemy to the Common Wealth’
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Endacott, Sidney. 1873 — 1918 , artist and wood carver .
He taught at the Exeter Art School
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Enty, John. 1675?. — 1743 , Presbyterian minister .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Etheridge, John Wesley. 1804 — 1866 , Wesleyan Methodist minister and Semitic scholar .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Evans, David 1764? — 1847 , Supporter of universal suffrage .

Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Exeter [Canterbury], Joseph of. 1180? fl. — 1194 , poet .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Eysenck, Hans Jurgen. 1916 — 1997 , psychologist .
Studied at the University College of the South West of England, Exeter, in 1932. No other connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ezekiel, E. A 1757 — , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 12

Ezekiel, Ezekiel Abraham. 1757 — 1806 , engraver and printmaker .
Born and died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Lord Fairfax. 1612 — 1671 , Civil War general .
Received surrender of Exeter 1646.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Falcon, Norman Leslie. 1904 — 1996 , geologist .
His early schooling was at home, followed from 1914 to 1923 by attendance at Exeter School, where he excelled at sports and became head boy
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fallaize, Elizabeth Anne. 1950 — 2009 , French scholar .
She was educated at the University of Exeter, where she graduated in 1972 with the highest first in the arts faculty. She stayed at Exeter to undertake postgraduate research
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Farley, Edward [2]. 1705? — 1729 , printer .
Died in Exeter. See: Farley family (1698/1775), printers and publishers.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Farley, Felix. 1708 (bap) — 1753 , printer .
Resided in Exeter. See: Farley family (1698/1775), printers and publishers.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Farley, Mark. Died 1766. , printer .
Born in Exeter. See: Farley family (1698/1775), printers and publishers.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Farley, Samuel [1]. 1675? — 1730 , printer .
Resided in Exeter. See: Farley family (1698/1775), printers and publishers.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 13

Farley, Samuel [2]. 1699 — 1753 , printer .
Born in Exeter. See: Farley family (1698/1775), printers and publishers.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fender, Percy George Herbert. 1892 — 1985 , cricketer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fiennes, Celia. visitor — 1698 , traveller .
At the age of 36, Celia Fiennes embarked on a journey round England by horseback. She arrived in Exeter from Cullompton and stayed long enough to witness the woollen industry when it was entering a golden age. She wrote a journal of her adventures, and the short section covering Exeter gives a fascinating account of the city. See Celia Fiennes visit for the full text.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Finley, Doug 1946 — 2013 , Canadian Senator .
Born in Exeter. Principal operational strategist of the Conservative Party of Canada
Sources: Wikipedia

Fishacre, Richard. Died 1248. , Dominican friar and theologian .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fisher, John. 1748 — 1825 , bishop of Salisbury .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fitzralph [FitzRalph], Richard [called Armachanus]. 1300 (before). — 1360 , theologian and archbishop of Armagh .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Flavell, John. 1630 (bap) — 1691 , Presbyterian minister and religious writer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Flindell, Thomas. 1767 — 1824 , newspaper editor and printer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Follett, Sir William Webb 1796 — 1845 , lawyer and politician .
Topsham links.
Monument: Plaque.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 14 ; Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Foote, Peter Godfrey. 1924 — 2009 , Old Icelandic scholar .
1942 began his studies at the University College of the South West, Exeter, on a scholarship. No other connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ford, Richard 1796 — 1858 , Author and traveller .
Died in Exeter. Author of A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain. Owned Heavitree House which he adorned with extensive gardens in the Moorish style.
Monument: Plaque.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Ford, Simon. 1618/19. — 1699 , Church of England clergyman .
Born at East Ogwell, Devon, the son of Richard Ford of East Ogwell. Educated at Exeter otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ford, Sir Henry. 1617 (bap) — 1684 , politician .
Born Littleham, Exmouth. Freeman of Exeter 1675 otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ford, Thomas. 1598 — 1674 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fortescue, Hugh, second Earl Fortescue. 1783 — 1861 , politician .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fortescue, James. 1716 — 1777 , Church of England clergyman and writer .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Foster, James. 1697 — 1753 , preacher and General Baptist minister .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 13.

Foulkes, Peter. 1676? (bap) — 1747 , Church of England clergyman and classical scholar .
1704 appointed canon of Exeter Cathedral where he become subdean (1723), chancellor (May 1724), and precentor (1731).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fowler, Charles. 1792 — 1867 , architect .
Born Cullompton. Apprenticed to John Powning, architect and builder, of Exeter. Designed Lower market in Exeter (1835–7; demolished) and many other Devon buildings.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fox [née Henderson], Aileen Mary, Lady Fox 1907 — 2005 , archaeologist .
Resided and died in Exeter. Co-founder with W.G.Hoskins of the Exeter Civic Society. Trustee of Kent Kingdon Bequest.
Places: Exeter: 28 St Leonard's Road ; Topsham: Retreat.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fox, Aileen, Lady. 1907 — 2005 , archaeologist .

Places: Exeter: 28 St Leonards Road 1948-1967, Retreat, Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Fox, Aileen, Aileen: the life of a pioneering archaeologist, Gracewing, 2000.

Fox, Cyril Frederick, Sir. 1882 — 1967 , archaeologist and museum director .
After the Great War aged 37 awarded PhD by Cambridge as his first degree publishing Archaeology of the Cambridge region. Appointed Keeper Archaeology National Museum of Wales 1925, Director 1926-48. First archaeologist to be knighted 1935, FBA 1940. President Museums Association 1934, Society of Antiquaries 1944-49, Royal Commissions on Ancient and Historical Monuments England and Wales. With W. G. Hoskins a driving force in rescuing the House that Moved. In Exeter he wrote the three volume seminal work on vernacular architecture Monmouthshire Houses.
Places: Exeter: Besley's Directories for 1949-1966 gives 28 St Leonard's Road as owned by Sir Cyril and 1967 by Lady Fox. For the next year the owner's name is quite different. .
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Charles Scott-Fox, Cyril Fox : archaeologist extraordinary, Oxbow, 2002.

Fox, John. 1693 — 1763 , biographer .
Born Plymouth. May 1708 entered Joseph Hallett's academy at Exeter for three years. Main links with Plymouth.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fraser, James. 1818 — 1885 , bishop of Manchester .
When his father removed to Heavitree, Exeter, he was sent to school there but no other connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fuller, Thomas. 1607/8. — 1661 , Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Fulton, Robert. 1765 — 1815 , engineer and artist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Furse, Sir Ralph Dolignon. 1887 — 1973 , civil servant .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gandy family — , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 14

Gandy, Henry. 1649 (bap) — 1734 , bishop of the nonjuring Church of England .
Baptized at St Paul's, Exeter, on 23 September 1649, the son of John Gandy (1604/5–1672). He also the living of St Leonard's, Exeter, a position he lost at the revolution of 1688.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gandy, William. Died 1729. , portrait painter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Garnett, John. 1747/8. — 1813 , .
Died in Exeter. See: Garnett, John (1707/-1782, Church of Ireland bishop of Clogher).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Lord Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne Cecil, 63rd Bishop of Exeter consecrated ... 1916, enthroned ... 1917, at rest ... 1936. — [ Exeter] : [ s.n.], [ 1936]. —

Gee, Edward. 1565/6. — 1618 , Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gelling [née Midgley], Margaret Joy. 1924 — 2009 , place-names scholar .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gendall, John. 1791 (bap) — 1865 , watercolour painter .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Monument: Nominated through ECS website.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Gibbons, Christopher. 1615 (bap) — 1676 , organist and composer .
Following the death of his mother he was entrusted in 1628 to the custody of his uncle, Edward Gibbons, master of the choristers and formerly succentor of Exeter Cathedral. Christopher probably spent much of the next decade in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gibbons, Edward. 1568 (bap) — 1650? , musician .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gibbs, Antony. 1756 — 1815 , merchant .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gibbs, Sir Vicary. 1751 — 1820 , judge and politician .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gibbs, Vicary 1751 — 1820 , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 15

Gibbs, William. 1790 — 1875 , businessman and religious philanthropist .
He paid for the repair or building of almshouses in Exeter and Exwick, as well as contributing to the restoration of Exeter Cathedral (begun 1870).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - : Exeter memories website. .

Gibson, [née Pinsent], (Audrey) Jane. 1924 — 2008 , biochemist .
Educated at the Maynard School, Exeter otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gifford, Robert 1779 — 1826 , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 15

Gifford, Robert, first Baron Gifford 1779 — 1826 , judge .
Born in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gilbert and Sullivan Visitors — , .
Stayed at Half Moon Hotel
Monument: Nominated.
Sources:

Gissing, George Robert. 1857 — 1903 , novelist .
Resided in Exeter.
Monument: Nominated.
Places: Exeter: 1 St Leonards Terrace
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Glass, Thomas. 1709 — 1786 , physician and medical writer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 16.

Glyde, Lavington 1824 — 1890 , South Australian politician and accountant .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Wikipedia

Godwin [formerly Clairmont; née de Vial], Mary Jane. 1768 — 1841 , translator and bookseller .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Godwin [Godwyn], Matthew. 1569?. — 1587 , organist and choirmaster .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gordon, Charles George, Gen 1833 — 1885 , Hero of Khartoum .
Grand-parents at one time lived in Lower Bowhill House, which later became the St Thomas Lunatic Asylum. On 11th January 1884, General Gordon visited St Thomas Church to see the memorial to his grand-parents shortly before he travelled to Southampton where he received the fateful telegram, recalling him to London. On the 26th January 1885 was killed at the siege of Khartoum.
Monument: Memorial lamp-post.
Places: Exeter: Livery Dole.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Gorrie, Sir John. 1829 — 1892 , colonial judge .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gostlin, John. 1565/6. — 1626 , physician .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gould, George. 1818 — 1882 , Particular Baptist minister .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gove, Richard. 1586/7. — 1668 , Church of England clergyman .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Grandison, John. 1292 — 1369 , bishop of Exeter .
Bishop of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gray, Denis Pereira 1935 — Living 2019. , physician .
Director of Exeter Postgraduate Medical School.
Sources:

Gray, George Buchanan. 1865 — 1922 , Congregational minister and Hebrew scholar .
He was educated at private schools at Blandford and Exeter, otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Gray, Thomas 1787 — 1848 , promoter of railways .
Died in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Saint Thomas
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Green, James. . — . , County Surveyor and architect .
In 1810 built Elmfield House - the current Imperial Hotel - which he left sometime between 1822 and 1826. Lived in Southernhay and Magdalen Street between 1830 and 1836. In 1830, he was made a Freeman of the City and in 1832 was granted the Freedom of the City.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Grinfield, Thomas. 1788 — 1870 , Church of England clergyman and hymn writer .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Grocyn, William. 1449?. — 1519 , cleric and Greek scholar .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Grosse, Alexander. 1595/6. — 1654 , Church of England clergyman .
Attended Exeter School for five years but held livings elsewhere in Devon, including Ashburton.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Groves, Anthony Norris. 1795 — 1853 , missionary and a founder of the Plymouth Brethren. .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Guinness, Henry Grattan. 1835 — 1910 , evangelist and trainer of missionaries .
Educated at private schools at Clevedon and Exeter, otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Haddon, James. 1520? — 1556? , evangelical divine .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hakewill, George. 1578 (bap) — 1649 , Church of England clergyman and author .

Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 16.

Hakewill, William. 1574 (bap) — 1655 , lawyer and politician .
Baptized in the parish of St Mary Arches, Exeter, on 30 October 1574, the eldest son of John Hakewill (d. 1615), a merchant.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia.

Hall, George. 1613 (bap) — 1668 , bishop of Chester .
Became a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in December 1639 but main connections with Cornwall.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hall, Henry. 1656? — 1707 , musician and poet .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hall, Joseph. 1574 — 1656 , bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hall, Robert 1753 — 1836 , .
Resided in Exeter. See: Hall, Samuel Carter (1800-1889, journal editor and writer).
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hallett [Hallet], Joseph [3]. 1691 (bap) — 1744 , Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 16

Hallett, Joseph [1]. 1620 (bap) — 1689 , clergyman and ejected minister .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hallett, Joseph [2]. 1656 — 1722 , Presbyterian minister and tutor .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Halliburton, William Dobinson. 1860 — 1931 , physiologist and biochemist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hals [Halse], John. 1407? — 1490 , bishop of Coventry and Lichfield .
Hals became dean of Exeter late in 1458. He was born in Kingsbridge.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hamond, George. 1619/20. — 1705 , clergyman and ejected minister .
He was ordained at Exeter on 26 October 1645 and immediately became rector of Mamhead, Devon. He was later minister at Totnes.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Harding, Sir Harold John Boyer 1900 — 1986 , civil engineer .
Harding died in Topsham, Devon, on 27 March 1986.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Harding, William. 1792 — 1886 , antiquary and army officer .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hardy, Theodore Bayley 1863 — 1918 , Army chaplain .
Born in Exeter. VC, MC, DSO. a front line, First World War chaplain.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society

Harington, Edward Charles. 1804 — 1881 , Church of England clergyman .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Harper, John Lander. 1925 — 2009 , plant population ecologist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Harris, George 1775 — 1810 , First Deputy Surveyor General of Tasmania .

Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Hart, Solomon Alexander. 1806 — 1881 , historical genre painter .
Born in April 1806 in Plymouth, son of Samuel Hart (fl. 1785–1830), a Jewish engraver. At the age of seven Hart attended a school in Exeter for a year. Self portrat in RAMM.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hatton, Sir Ronald George. 1886 — 1965 , horticulturist .
Hatton was educated at Brighton College and Exeter School and was an exhibitioner at Balliol College, Oxford, from 1906 to 1910.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hawker, Robert. 1753 — 1827 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 17.

Haydon, Benjamin Robert. 1786 — 1846 , history painter and diarist .
Born in Plymouth 26 January 1786, son of printer, publisher, and bookseller, Benjamin Robert Haydon (1758–1813). Sent to Exeter to study accounting. Paintings in RAMM.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hayman, Francis. 1707/8. — 1776 , painter, engraver, and book illustrator .
Born in Exeter. One of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 and later its first librarian.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Hayman, Joseph. — , Free churchman. .
Free church man. Opened home for public worship in 1867, laid foundation stone of Heavitree Congregational Church 1885.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Heavitree news, Spring 2018, p. 14. -

Hayman, Robert. 1575 (bap) — 1629 , colonist and poet .
Grew up in Totnes. On 21 May 1604, at St Petrock's, Exeter, he married Grace, daughter of Thomas Spicer.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Haynes [Heynes], Simon. Died 1552. , clergyman and religious reformer .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hayward, John. . — . , architect .
Architect of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and St Luke's College, All Hallows on the Wall (since demolished) , and the Lower Market.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Hazlitt, John. 1767 — 1837 , miniature and portrait painter .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Heath, Benjamin. 1704 — 1766 , literary scholar and book collector .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 17 ;

Heath, John. 1736 — 1816 , judge .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hele, Elize 1560 — , benefactor .
Devon benefactor to Exeter.
Sources: Hele ; Wikipedia.

Hempel, Charles William. 1777 — 1855 , organist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hems, Harry 1842 — 1916 , sculptor .
Ecclesiastical sculptor
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter memories website. s-harry-1842-1916-ecclesiastical-sculptor/">Exeter Civic Society ; Exeter memories website. .

Hennis, Peter 1802 — 1833 , Medical practitioner .
Hero of Exeter cholera outbreak 1832; killed in duel
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Henriette Anne [formerly Henrietta], Princess, duchess of Orléans. 1644 — 1670 , princess .
Daughter of Charles I, born in Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 50 [unnumbered] ; Hele.

Henshaw, Joseph. 1603 — 1679 , bishop of Peterborough .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hetherington, Sir Hector James Wright. 1888 — 1965 , university administrator .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hewitt, Margaret. 1928 — 1991 , sociologist and churchwoman .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hibberd, (John William) Dominic. 1941 — 2012 , literary scholar .
Two years as a tutor at Exeter University in 1970s.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hicks, William. 1621 (bap) — 1660 , religious writer .
He was educated partly at grammar school in Exeter, Devon, and partly at Liskeard, Cornwall, and was then sent to Oxford.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hilliard, Nicholas 1547? — 1619 , miniature portrait painter .
Born in Exeter, probably in St George's parish, the son of Richard, goldsmith. Sent abroad to Geneva in the entourage of John Bodley in 1557. Returned to London in 1559 to become the goldsmith, jeweller and painter of the celebrated miniatures which depict the Tudor court of Elizabeth I. Inherited property property and patronage of St Pancras from his father Richard 1594.
Monument: Plaque to be dedicated 2019.
Places: Exeter: St Pancras, Geneva, London.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - , Hele, Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 17, Exeter memories website. , Wikipedia.

Hilliard, Richard 1519? — 1594 , goldsmith .
Son of John Hillyard, a gentleman of Cornwall, he was apprenticed to John Wall, goldsmith of Exeter and became freeman of Exeter 1546. Bailiff 1556, sheriff 1560. Acquired property in St Pancras and patronage of the church 1549. Communion cups of St Sidwell and St Edmund are the earliest examples of Exeter silverware that can be attributed to an individual goldsmith 1571/2. In his will he left the property and patronage of St Pancras to his eldest son, the painter of portrait miniatures Nicholas Hilliard.
Places: Exeter: St George, St Pamcras.
Sources: "J. F. Chanter, ""The Exeter Goldsmiths’ Guild"" in: Transactions of the Devonshire Association, vol. 44, 1913, pages 438-479.
Frank Nesbitt, ""Rectors of Exeter churches. 11: St Pancras"", in: Devon and Cornwall notes and queries, vol. 17, pages 120-123. "

Hincks, Thomas. 1818 — 1899 , Unitarian minister and naturalist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hincks, William. 1793?. — 1871 , Unitarian minister and naturalist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hingeston-Randolph, Francis Charles. 1833 — 1910 , antiquary .
In 1885 Frederick Temple, then bishop of Exeter, made Hingeston-Randolph a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral; at the bishop's suggestion he began editing the Episcopal Registers of the diocese.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hinshelwood, Sir Cyril Norman. 1897 — 1967 , physical chemist .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hitchins, Malachy. 1741 (bap) — 1809 , astronomer .
Went to Exeter to assist Benjamin Donn in the creation of his map of Devon, published 1765.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hockley, Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-. 1924 — 2006 , army officer .
He was educated at Exeter School, and at the age of 15 he ran away at the start of the Second World War.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hogarth, Ann [real name Margaret Ann Gildart Jackson; married name Margaret Ann Gildart Bussell]. 1910 — 1993 , puppet-master .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hogarth, George. 1783 — 1870 , music critic .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hole, Matthew. 1639/40. — 1730 , Church of England clergyman and religious writer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hole, Richard. 1746 (bap) — 1803 , poet and antiquary .
Resided in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - , Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 20.

Holland, Thomas. Died 1612. , theologian .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hollis, George. 1833 — 1879 , VC, farrier in the 8th Hussars .
Died in Exeter.Resident Cowick Street, perhaps Casley's Court. VC earned in Indian Mutiny 1858.
Monument: Grave, Exwick Cemetery
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Holman, Dorothy. 1888 — 1983 , founder of Topsham Museum She served, during the First World War, as a V.A.D. nurse at the Anglo-French-American Hospital, Paris, and the Hôpital Auxiliaire, Neuilly, in March 1915, at the 21st General Hospital, Ras-el-tin, Alexandria, September 1915 to March 1916, and at the Wulfran Puget Hospital, Marseilles, November 1917 to June 1918. She moved to 25 The Strand, Topsham in 1939.
Monument: Nominated.
Places: Exeter: 25 The Strand, Topsham.
Sources:

Holman, James. 1786 — 1857 , blind traveller .
Born in Exeter, Devon, on 15 October 1786, the fourth child of John Holman, a chemist and druggist of Fore Street, Exeter. Corner of 187 High [Fore] Street and North Street, building had previously housed the West of England Fire Insurance Company between 1809 and 1821 and had been occupied by Holman Ham from at least 1822. Site of Yorkshire Building Society?
Monument: Nominated but Yorkshire Building Society not receptive.
Places: Exeter: 187 Fore Street.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Holwell, William. 1725/6. — 1798 , Church of England clergyman and writer .
The eldest son of William Holwell, esq., of Exeter, and Ann Blackall, daughter of Ofspring Blackall, he was born in 1726.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Holwell-Carr, William 1759 — 1830 , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 21

Hooker [Vowell], John. 1527? — 1601 , antiquary and civic administrator .
Died in Exeter. Lawyer and chamberlain of Exeter, remembered for his history of the city.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 18-19 ; Wikipedia.

Hooker, Richard 1554 — 1600 , Writer and theologian .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: Statue.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 20, Hele, Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society

Hoskins, Samuel Elliott 1799 — 1888 , physician .
Hoskins was educated at Topsham and Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hoskins, William George. 1908 — 1992 , Historian .
Landscape historian, author of histories of Exeter and Devon and, with Sir Cyril Fox, the man behind "The House That Moved"
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Hudson, Thomas. 1701 (bap) — 1779 , portrait painter and art collector .
Born Exeter. Teacher of Reynolds.
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Hele ;Olver 21.

Hull, Sir Richard Amyatt 1907 — 1989 , army officer .
Died in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Pinhoe
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hunt, Nicholas. 1596 — 1648 , mathematician .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hunt, William. . — . , sailor .
Hero of the Theatre Royal Fire
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Hutton, Christopher William Clayton. 1893 — 1965 , intelligence officer and inventor .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Huxham, John. 1692? — 1768 , physician .
His guardian Edgerley sent him to the dissenting academy at Exeter but he lived mainly in Totnes and Plymouth. .
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Hyslop, Sir Robert John [Robin] Maxwell-. 1931 — 2010 , politician .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Ibbetson [née Thomson], Agnes. 1757 — 1823 , botanist .
From the late 1790s she lived on a comfortable annuity in Bellevue, at Cowley Bridge, near Exeter, and pursued scientific interests in plant chemistry, galvanic electricity, and microscopy.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Incledon, Charles. 1763 (bap) — 1826 , singer .
At the age of eight he entered the Exeter Cathedral choir, where he studied under William Jackson.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -
Responsible for construction of Countess Wear.
Monument: Nominated.
Places: Exeter: Countess Wear.
Sources: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/women-in-history/isabella-de-fortibus/

Izacke, Richard. 1624 (bap) — 1698 , antiquary .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 23.
Maxted, Ian. Izacke, Richard (bap. 1624, d. 1698), antiquary / Ian Maxted. - In: Oxford dictionary of national biography. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. - Published in print and online 23 September 2004. -

Jackson, William. 1730 — 1803 , musician, painter, and author .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - , Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 22, Hele.

James, John Haddy. 1788 — 1869 , surgeon .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

James, Sir Henry. 1803 — 1877 , surveyor .
He was educated at the grammar school in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jane, (John) Frederick Thomas. 1865 — 1916 , author, journalist, and illustrator .
publisher of Jane's Fighting Ships. At Exeter School, Jane demonstrated a liking for practical jokes that was to endure for his lifetime.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Jasper, Ronald Claud Dudley. 1917 — 1990 , liturgical scholar and historian .
Succentor of Exeter Cathedral (1955–60).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jeffery, Thomas. 1698 — 1729 , Presbyterian minister and religious writer .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jehner [later Jenner], Isaac. 1750 — 1818 , portrait painter and engraver .
In May 1780 Jehner went to Exeter, hoping for another map commission but, when this failed to materialize, he opened a drawing school there. Soon he moved to Plymouth.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jemmat [née Yeo], Catherine. 1714 (bap) — 1766?. , memoirist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jenkins, Alexander 1738 — 1825 , historian .
Author of The history and description of the City of Exeter (1806).
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 23

Jenkins, Ebenezer Evans. 1820 — 1905 , Wesleyan Methodist minister and missionary .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred. 1831 — 1897 , pastoralist, and politician in Australia .
He was educated in Newry and Exeter, where he sought training for a business career but no other connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jermyn, Philip. 1587/8. — 1654 , lawyer and judge .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

John the Chanter [Johannes Cantor; nicknamed Planeta]. Died 1191. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jones, Henry Arthur. 1851 — 1929 , playwright .
Married Jane Seeley on 2 September 1875 and they lived at Exwick, near Exeter until 1881 when they moved to London area.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Jones, Winslow. 1816 — . , Solicitor .
Exeter solicitor. Helped to found the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. One of the first members of the 1st Exeter and South Devon Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1852
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Joseph of Exeter 1180 fl. — 1190 , poet .
Author of epic poem on the Trojan wars.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 39; Wikipedia.

Jurdain, Ignatius. 1561 (bap) — 1640 , politician and civic reformer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Karno, Fred [real name Frederick John Westcott]. 1866 — 1941 , comedian .
Born in Exeterson of John Westcott, cabinet maker, Paul Street 26 Mar 1866. (DNB birth certificate, Not traced in directories: in Kelly 1866, Besley 1866-1868, White 1878. Census to check 1861, 1871. Impressario and Chaplin discoverer
Monument: Nominated.
Places: Exeter: Paul Street ; Assembly Rooms, now Boots, High Street.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Katherine of Aragon visitor — 1501 , .
Old deanery, stayed en route to marriage with Prince Arthur, brother of Henry VIII
Monument: Nominated.

Kean, Edmund. visitor — 1811 , actor .
The great actor of tragedy, Edmund Kean appeared on stage at the New Theatre in Bedford Circus in December 1811. He returned in 1813 to appear another 40 times.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kekewich, Sir Arthur. 1832 — 1907 , judge .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kellow, Tony. 1952 — . , footballer .
Joined Exeter City from Falmouth Town in 1976. He went to Blackpool, but returned to Exeter in 1980, again left for Plymouth in 1983, returning to Exeter until 1988. Club's highest goal scorer. Commercial manager at City, and also ran the Clifton Arms and Eagle Tavern.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kelly, Benedictus Marwood. 1785 — 1867 , naval officer and benefactor .
Born Holsworthy, educated at Exeter, director of the Bristol and Exeter Railway. Established Kelly College charitable trust.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kelly, Mary Elfreda. 1888 — 1951 , founder of the Village Drama Society .
During the First World War she worked as a cook in a VAD hospital in Exeter. When war broke out in 1939, she moved back to the south-west to live in Exeter and to work for the drama and music committee of the Devon education department, visiting schools in the county. She wrote and produced pageants from 1926, culminating in one at Exeter Cathedral ('The Pitifull Queene') in 1932.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kelly, William. 1821 — 1906 , member of the Plymouth Brethren and biblical scholar. .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kemp, Gene. 1926 — 2015 , author .
Children's writer
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kemp, Joseph. 1778 — 1824 , organist and composer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kempe, Arthur 1812 — 1871 , Surgeon and philanthropist .
He began his medical training at the Devon and Exeter Hospital in Southernhay in 1832 and later won the surgical prize at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Back in Exeter, he inspired confidence in patients and established a successful practice. In 1855 he was elected Surgeon to the Hospital, a position he held for 16 years.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter memories website. pe-arthur/">Exeter Civic Society

Kendal, William — , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 24

Kendall, George. 1611 (bap) — 1663 , clergyman and religious controversialist .
He was educated at Exeter grammar school and Exeter College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 18 February 1627, and was ordained priest in Exeter Cathedral on 4 January 1637. Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral from February 1645 until 1662 when he was ejected.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kendall, John. 1768/9. — 1829 , architect and stonemason .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kennaway, Sir Ernest Laurence. 1881 — 1958 , pathologist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kennaway, Sir John, first baronet. 1758 — 1836 , army officer in the East India Company and diplomatist .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 25.

Kenrick, George. 1792 — 1874 , Unitarian minister .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kenrick, John. 1788 — 1877 , historian and tutor .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kenrick, Timothy. 1759 — 1804 , Unitarian minister and tutor .
He took up the post of assistant minister to James Manning at George's Meeting, Exeter, and was ordained there on 28 July 1785. In October 1799 Kenrick and Joseph Bretland reopened the dissenting academy in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kerslake, Thomas. 1812 — 1891 , bookseller .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Keyes [Keys], Roger. Died 1477. , college head .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

King, Peter, first Baron King. 1669 — 1734 , lord chancellor .
Born Exeter, High Street, opp. St Petrocks
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia. ; Hele ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 25.

King, Sir George St Vincent Duckworth, fourth baronet. 1809 — 1891 , naval officer .
Died in Exeter. See: King, Sir Richard, second baronet (1774-1834, naval officer).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Kingdon, George Canning Kingdon. 1828 — 1902 , cabinet maker .
Youngest brother of Kent Kingdon of Taddyforde, George Canning was also a cabinet maker.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kingdon, Kent. . — . , cabinet maker .
RAMM benefactor
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kingdon, Samuel (Iron Sam Kingdon). — , merchant and foundry owner .
Lived in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Kirkpatrick, William. 1754 — 1812 , army officer in the East India Company and diplomatist .
Kirkpatrick left India in 1802, and settled in Exeter, where he lived at Southernhay House. (Newton 18th century Exeter).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Knee, Emily. . — . , Nurse .
, awarded the George Medal after the blitz
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Knight, (George) Richard Wilson. 1897 — 1985 , literary scholar .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Knocker, Elsie, Baroness de T'Serclaes 1884 — 1978 , nurse .
Born in Exeter. Heroic nurse on western front during World War 1.
Monument: "ECS blue plaque "
Places: Exeter: 2 Barnfield Crescent.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter Civic Society.

La Rue, Danny [real name Daniel Patrick Carroll]. 1927 — 2009 , entertainer .
Worked in Exeter. Female impersonator
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Lacy, Edmund. 1370? — 1455 , bishop of Exeter .

Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lake, Edward. 1641 — 1704 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Langdon, Richard. 1729/30. — 1803 , organist and composer .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Langley, John Newport. 1852 — 1925 , physiologist .
He was educated first at home, and later at Exeter grammar school.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Larcombe, Dudley Thomas Reynolds. 1879 — 1944 , sports administrator .
Died in Exeter. See: Larcombe [née Thomson], Ethel Warneford (1879-1965, badminton and lawn tennis player).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Larke, Sampson. 1620 (bap) — 1685 , republican soldier and Baptist preacher .
In May 1648 Larke was obliged to persuade his men not to mutiny in the face of provocations by the mayor and leading citizens of Exeter, who refused to co-operate with parliamentary orders to pay taxes for the subsistence of the troops.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lascelles, William Henry. 1832 — 1885 , builder .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lathy, Thomas Pike. 1771 — 1825 , writer and plagiarist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Latimer, Thomas 1803 — 1888 , Campaigning journalist .
Died in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Lavington, George. 1684 — 1762 , bishop of Exeter .
bishop of Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lavington, John. 1690? — 1759 , Presbyterian minister .
Lavington was first recorded at the Exeter assembly in May 1711 as a candidate for the ministry.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Le Druillenec, Harold Osmond. 1911 — 1985 , schoolmaster and concentration camp survivor .
He completed his education at St Luke's College, Exeter, and commenced teaching in 1931 at New Street School, St Helier, Jersey.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Leach, William Elford. 1791 — 1836 , naturalist .
Born in Plymouth. From the age of twelve Leach was at a school in Exeter attached to the Devon and Exeter Hospital, where he began to learn anatomy and chemistry, but by the time he was seventeen he was in London.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Leakey, Caroline Woolmer. 1827 — 1881 , author .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Leakey, James. 1775 — 1865 , miniature painter .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lee, John 'Babbacombe'. — , reprieved murderer .
The man they could not hang
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Lemon, Denis Edward. 1945 — 1994 , newspaper proprietor and restaurateur .
He moved to Exeter and became a restaurateur at the Exeter Arts Centre. Died in Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lempriere, Charles. 1818 — 1901 , politician and speculator .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lemprière, John. 1765? — 1824 , classical scholar .
In 1809 he became master of Exeter grammar school with a salary of £40 a year and a house, and held the post until about 1823, when he retired in consequence of a dispute with the trustees of the school.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Leofric. Died 1072. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter. The only Saxon Bishop of Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Lewsham [Newsham], Amelia. 1748? — 1798? , white negress .
She also toured the country and on 17 April 1766 was baptized in St Lawrence's, Exeter, Devon, under the name Amelia Harlequin. She believed, like many black people, that baptism made her free and at this point she left John Burnet to exhibit herself.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Liszt, Franz visitor — 1840 , Composer and pianist .
Franz Liszt gave a piano recital at the Clarence while touring England with a small group. He later wrote to his mistress that English cathedrals were not so crowded with shops and houses as those in France and therefore were more impressive.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Exeter Civic Society

Lloyd, Charles. 1766 — 1829 , dissenting minister and schoolmaster .
At the beginning of 1792 he started a boarding-school and married in the following summer. Early in 1793 he left the ministry and moved his school to Exeter, where it flourished.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lloyd, Julia. 1867 — 1955 , educationist .
By 1934 she was living in Selly Oak, before eventually moving to Exeter in 1938.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lobb, Thomas. 1817 (bap) — 1894 , plant collector .
See: Lobb, William (1809-1863, plant collector).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Locke [née Vaughan; other married names Dering, Prowse], Anne. 1530? — 1590x1607. , translator and religious activist .
Nothing is known of the circumstances which introduced her to Richard Prowse, and took her to Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Locke, Matthew. 1622? — 1677 , organist and composer .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Hele ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 26.

Long, Thomas. 1621 (bap) — 1707 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter. Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Long, Thomas. 1648/9. — 1707 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter. He became a prebendary of Exeter in 1681. See: Long, Thomas (1621-1707, Church of England clergyman).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Loosemore, John. 1613/14. — 1681 , organ builder .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lougher, Robert. Died 1585. , ecclesiastical lawyer .
As proctor for the clergy of the diocese of Exeter in the convocation of 1563, he subscribed the Thirty-Nine Articles.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Louis, Sir Thomas, first baronet. 1758 (bap) — 1807 , naval officer .
Baptized at Holy Trinity Church, Exeter, on 11 May 1758, the son of John Louis (1720–1815), a schoolmaster.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lovelace, Jacob? — , clockmaker .
Worked in Exeter.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 26

Lovely, Charles Newton. 1864 — 1947 , medical practitioner and housing reformer .
Born in Calcutta, India, he studied Medicine at Durham and gained a Primary Medical Qualification in 1889. He first practised in Dawlishand in 1920 and moved to 18 Magdalen Road, Exeter where he continued in practice until his retirement in 1936. Appaleed by the housing conditions faced by many of Exeter's poorer inhabitants and exasperated by the ineffectual approach of the City Council, in 1926 he founded the Exeter Workman's Dwellings Company which, by the outbreak of World War 2 had constructed 550 homes. In 1954 the Exeter Workmen's Dwellings Company became the Exeter Housing Society and in 2008 was renamed Cornerstone, in 2019 one of Devon's leading housing associations. He was also prison doctor for Exeter Prison.
Monument: ECS blue plaque King's Dwellings, King Street Exeter.
Places: Exeter: 18 Magdalen Road.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Luccombe, Edward — , horticulturist .
Bowhill House. Introduced Luccombe Oak
Monument: Nominated through ECS website.

Lückes, Eva Charlotte Ellis. 1854 — 1919 , nurse .
Born in Exeter. Matron of the London Hospital. Pioneer of training for nurses.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Luckombe, Philip. 1730 (bap) — 1803 , printer and writer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lucraft, Benjamin. 1809 — 1897 , cabinet-maker and political activist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lugge, John. 1580 (bap) — 1647x55?. , organist and composer .
Lugge spent his adult life in the service of Exeter Cathedral.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Luke, Stephen. 1763 (bap) — 1829 , physician .
He practised at Exeter from 1811, and about 1815 returned to Cambridge.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Luscombe, Matthew Henry Thornhill. 1775 (bap) — 1846 , missionary bishop .
Baptized on 16 April 1775 at St Paul's, Exeter, was the son of Samuel Luscombe, physician at Exeter, and his wife, Jane. He was educated at Exeter grammar school
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lydford, John. 1337? — 1407 , canon lawyer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Lyttelton, Charles. 1714 — 1768 , bishop of Carlisle and antiquary .
Lyttelton had found Exeter remote from London, but in the few months of each year that he was there he began a scheme of restoration and refurbishment in the cathedral, starting in 1751.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Macarthur, Hannibal Hawkins. 1788 — 1861 , entrepreneur and politician .
See: Macarthur, John (1766-1834, merchant and wool-grower).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Macdonald, John. 1759 — 1831 , military engineer and cartographer .
He died at his residence, Southampton Place, Exeter. 16 Aug. 1831, and was buried in Exeter Cathedral under the south tower. Son of Flora Macdonald
Monument: Nominated.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mackonochie, Alexander Heriot. 1825 — 1887 , Church of England clergyman .
Brought up in an austere and pious household, he was educated at private schools in Bath and Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Macnamara, Thomas James. 1861 — 1931 , educationist and politician .
Following his father's posting to Exeter in 1869 Macnamara was enrolled first at the city's Mint School, then at the St Thomas School. At the age of thirteen he was indentured there as a pupil teacher.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Madge, Thomas. 1786 — 1870 , Unitarian minister .
Madge entered Timothy Kenrick's theological academy at Exeter in 1804, transferring afterwards to Manchester College at York (1804–9).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mallocke, Roger — , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 49 [misn. 48]

Mangles, James. 1786 — 1867 , naval officer and traveller .
Buried in the same graveyard as his friend, Charles Leonard Irby, at the parish church of St. Saviour’s, Tor Mohun on 22 November 1867. On the grave’s headstone, James Mangles is described as having died at Fairfield near Exeter in 1867. James Mangles seems to have moved to Fairfield Lodge (now within the boundaries of Exeter, but at that time within the parish of Topsham and also sometimes called Fairfield House) around 1850, buying (or renting) the substantial Regency house from George Travers who had been a member of the East India Company. Mangles’s sister had married Charles Irby in 1825. Mangles, who never married, lived in Fairfield Lodge until his death in 1867, and his will showed that on his death he had assets of between £2,000 and £3,000 pounds. Fairfield Lodge became part of St. Loyes Residential College of Training and Rehabilitation of the Disabled and awaits restoration as part of a retirement village.
Monument: Nominated by Paul Auchterlonie.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Manning, James 1754 — 1831 , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 27

Manning, James. 1781 — 1866 , barrister and serjeant-at-law .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marrat, William. 1772 — 1852 , topographer and teacher of mathematics .
From 1833 to 1836 he taught mathematics in a school at Exeter, but on the death of his wife he returned to Liverpool.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marriott, John. 1780 — 1825 , poet and Church of England clergyman .
Marriott served as curate of St James, Exeter, St Lawrence, Exeter, and Broadclyst.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marsh, Narcissus. 1638 — 1713 , Church of Ireland archbishop of Armagh .
Appointed chaplain to Seth Ward, bishop of Exeter, who offered him the living of Swindon, he discovered he was expected to marry a daughter of a friend of the bishop. He was horrified, as he had no intention of ever marrying. No further connection with Exeter!
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marshal, Henry. Died 1206. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marshall [née Martin], Emma. 1828 — 1899 , novelist .
In 1869 Hugh Marshall got a new post at Exeter and the family moved again. Here Emma Marshall began to visit the penitentiary every week to read to the girls and women there, and with the assistance of Jennetta Temple, sister of the bishop of Exeter, she established lectures for the higher education of women.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Martin, Chris. — , rock musician with Coldplay .
To verify.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Martin, John Biddulph. 1841 — 1897 , banker .
See: Woodhull, Victoria Claflin [other married name Victoria Woodhull Martin] (1838-1927, women's rights campaigner and first female presidential candidate in the United States of America).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Martin, Matthew. 1748 — 1838 , natural historian and philanthropist .
He was at first engaged in trade at Exeter. He married on 9 July 1773; his wife, Penelope, died on 9 August 1827. An early interest in natural history led Martin to publish at Exeter The Aurelian's Vade-Mecum (1785).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Martin, Samuel. 1817 — 1878 , Congregational minister .
In 1829 he joined a firm of architects in the City of London but abandoned his training there and entered the Western College, Exeter, in October 1836.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Martin, William — 1653 , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 27

Martin, William Keble. 1877 — 1969 , botanical artist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Martyn, William. 1562 (bap) — 1617 , lawyer and historian .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Marwick, Arthur John Brereton. 1936 — 2006 , historian .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mathews [née Strong], Eliza Kirkham. 1772 — 1802 , novelist and poet .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mathews, (Charles) Elkin. 1851 — 1921 , publisher and antiquarian bookseller .
In 1884 Mathews used the £125 he had acquired from an uncle to open an antiquarian and general bookshop at 16 Cathedral Close, Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mattingley, David. 1922 — 2009 , professor of postgraduate medical education .
Died in Exeter. Established the first university school of general medical practice in Europe.

Maynard, Sir John. 1604 — 1690 , lawyer and politician .
Both Plymouth and Exeter chose Maynard for the Convention of 1660, though he ultimately sat for Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mayne, Zachary. 1631 — 1694 , religious writer .
Born and died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

McCormick, (William) Patrick Glyn. 1877 — 1940 , Church of England clergyman .
McCormick was educated at Llandaff Cathedral school, Exeter School, and St John's College, Cambridge. Otherwise no connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Medley, John. 1804 — 1892 , bishop of Fredericton .
He was vicar of St Thomas's, Exeter, from 1838 to 1845. In 1842 he was made a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Mellanby, Kenneth. 1908 — 1993 , ecologist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Merivale, John Herman 1779 — 1844 , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 28

Merivale, John Herman. 1779 — 1844 , lawyer and literary scholar .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Merivale, Samuel. 1715 — 1771 , .
Died in Exeter. See: Merivale, John Herman 1779-1844, lawyer and literary scholar).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Michell, Charles Cornwallis [formerly Charles Collier Michell]. 1793 — 1851 , army officer and engineer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Miles, William 1800 — 1881 , Authority on animal welfare .
He was a renowned expert on horses’ welfare and author of The horse’s foot and how to keep it sound, published in 1856, and a treatise on horse-shoeing, which became standard works of reference.
Monument: Memorial.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Milles, Jeremiah. 1714 — 1784 , antiquary and dean of Exeter .
dean of Exeter
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Milton, Sir Christopher. 1615 — 1693 , judge .
Christopher Milton spent seven months in Exeter in the winter of 1645–6. He left Exeter before it surrendered to Fairfax on 13 April 1646 and he returned to his family in London.
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Mitchell, James. 1787 — 1844 , scientific writer .
Died in Exeter.
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Moberly, Sir Walter Hamilton. 1881 — 1974 , philosopher and university administrator .
In 1924 he moved to be principal of University College, Exeter, but after only two years he became vice-chancellor of Manchester University.
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Modyford, Sir James, baronet. 1618 — 1673 , merchant and colonial agent in Jamaica .
Born in Exeter.
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Mogford, Thomas. 1809 — 1868 , landscape painter .
Born in Exeter.
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Moore, Frances. 1788/9. — 1881 , historian and novelist .
Died in Exeter.
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Morell, John. 1775 — 1840 , Unitarian minister and schoolmaster .
Morell successively kept schools in Exeter, Nottingham, and in various places around London until 1816.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Moreman, John. 1490? — 1554 , Roman Catholic priest .
He was also rector of Instow, Devon (instituted on 16 August 1522, vacated by March 1536), and of Holy Trinity, Exeter (instituted on 25 August 1528, vacated by January 1530).
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Morice, Sir William. 1602 — 1676 , politician .
Born in Exeter.
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Morrall, Clare. — , Booker Prize shortlisted author .

Sources: Exeter memories website.

Morrell, Hugh. 1601 fl. — 1660 , merchant .
In 1633, representing Exeter merchants trading with France, Morrell complained about the banning of their cloth at Morlaix, Rouen, Caen, and Paris, contrary to Anglo-French peace terms.
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Mortimer, George Ferris Whidborne. 1805 — 1871 , headmaster .
He was educated at Exeter grammar school and at Balliol College, Oxford.
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Mortimer, Robert Cecil. 1902 — 1976 , bishop of Exeter .
bishop of Exeter
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Mowbray [formerly Cornish], Sir John Robert, first baronet. 1815 — 1899 , politician .
Born in Exeter.
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Moxhay, Edward 1788 — 1849 , speculator and biscuit baker .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 29

Mudd, Thomas. 1610x12?. — 1667 , organist .
Between March 1664 and March 1665 he was one of the organists of Exeter Cathedral.
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Mudge, Thomas. 1715/16. — 1794 , horologist .
Born in Exeter.
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Mudge, Zachariah. 1694 — 1769 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
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Muir, David Miller. — , Pioneering radiologist and engineer .

Sources: Exeter memories website.

Murimuth, Adam. 1274/5. — 1347 , historian and diplomat .
He was confirmed precentor of Exeter for life in 1329.
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Murray, John. 1879 — 1964 , educationist and politician .
In 1926 Murray was appointed principal of the University College of the South West, Exeter.
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Musgrave, Samuel. 1732 — 1780 , physician and classical scholar .
He settled in Exeter in 1766, after having been elected physician to the Devon and Exeter Hospital. His expectations of practice, however, were not realized and in 1768 he moved to Plymouth.
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Musgrave, William. 1655 — 1721 , physician and antiquary .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 30

Naper, Charles William Skipwith 1882 — 1968 , Newlyn school artist. .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Cornwall artists index

Napier, Richard. 1559 — 1634 , astrological physician and Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
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Napier, Robert. 1610/11. — 1686 , lawyer and office-holder .
Napier was a committed royalist during the civil war. He was appointed receiver-general and auditor of the duchy of Cornwall, resident first at Exeter, and then Truro.
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Nassington [Nassyngton], William. Died 1354. , poet and ecclesiastical administrator .
The poet was clearly highly educated: he was a master of law (by 1327–8) closely associated with John Grandison, bishop of Exeter, holding various important appointments at the see (for example chancellor and auditor of causes in 1332) throughout his life.
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Neale, Adam. 1779 — 1832 , military physician and author .
In 1814 Neale settled at Exeter, but he moved to Cheltenham in 1820, 'where his stay was as stormy as it was short'. As a result of a controversy Neale was obliged to return to Exeter after only a few months in Cheltenham.In 1824 Neale was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of physician to the Devon and Exeter Hospital. He then went to London.
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Neale, Erskine. 1804 — 1883 , Church of England clergyman and author .
Born on 12 March 1804 at Exeter.
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Nelson. visitor — 1801 , Admiral .
Admiral Nelson received the Freedom of Exeter in 1801, after the Battle of the Nile. A sword was presented to Nelson at the Guildhall, where he was to be entertained with dinner. However, Nelson insisted in returning to the Clarence, where he was staying, to address the gathered newspaper correspondents, before dining at the hotel.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Newcomen, Thomas. 1664 (bap) — 1729 , ironmonger and inventor of the atmospheric steam engine .
Newcomen is said to have served an engineering apprenticeship in Exeter.
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Newte, John. 1656 — 1716 , Church of England clergyman .
Rector of Tiverton. His most remarkable bequest was to the poor of St Sidwell's, Exeter, to pay for bibles, prayer books, and two specified books of devotion (Richard Allestree's The Whole Duty of Man and Robert Nelson's The Practice of True Devotion).
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Nicholls [Nicolls], Ferdinando. 1597/8. — 1662 , clergyman and ejected minister .
In 1631 he became lecturer at St Mary Arches, Exeter; he was presented to the vicarage there by Bishop Joseph Hall in November 1634. He supported the Exeter assembly of the ministers of Devon begun in 1655 and became its moderator in 1657. At the Restoration Nicholls remained in possession of his living, but in September 1662 he was ejected. Died in Exeter in his church during the singing of a psalm.
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Nichols, Ferdinando — , preacher .
Minister ejected in Exeter.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 31

Northcote, Henry Stafford, Baron Northcote. 1846 — 1911 , colonial governor .
In 1880 he retired from the diplomatic service and was elected tory MP for Exeter, his family's city. He held the seat until 1899.
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Northcote, Sir John, baronet. 1598/9. — 1676 , politician .
He retreated to Exeter where, in July 1642, he was shot through the arm by a besieging soldier. When Exeter surrendered he became a prisoner, ignoring the offer of a royal pardon.
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Northcote, Stafford Henry, first earl of Iddesleigh. 1818 — 1887 , politician .
Northcote spoke in Exeter on behalf of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and other evangelical bodies after the death of his mother in 1840. In 1850–52 Northcote had thought of standing for parliament as a Conservative in the seats of Totnes, Taunton, and Exeter, issuing an address to the last place in May 1852, although he eventually declined to stand.
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Northleigh, John. 1656/7. — 1705 , physician and pamphleteer .
In or after 1688 Northleigh settled in Exeter and worked as a doctor, having obtained the further degree of MD from Cambridge in 1687. He died in Exeter.
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Oakes, Sir Henry, second baronet. 1756 — 1827 , army officer in the East India Company See: Oakes, Sir Hildebrand, first baronet (1754-1822, army officer). .
Born in Exeter.
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Oakes, Sir Hildebrand, first baronet. 1754 — 1822 , army officer .
Born in Exeter.
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Ockley, Simon. 1679 (bap) — 1720 , orientalist .
Baptized at Topsham, no further links noted.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia.

Ogle, John. 1652/3? — 1692? , wit and gambler .
He was educated at Exeter, where he was trained in the arts of gentlemanly comportment, and he excelled at those equestrian displays of chivalry known to contemporaries as 'riding the great horse'.
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Oldfield, Thomas Hinton Burley. 1755 — 1822 , political reformer and historian .
Died in Exeter.
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Oldham, Hugh. 1450? — 1519 , bishop of Exeter .
bishop of Exeter
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Oliver de Dinham, Lord Dinham 1234? — 1299 , Gentry .
constable of Exeter Castle later in 1264.
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Oliver, George 1781 — 1861 , Author and priest .
Died in Exeter. Catholic churchman and historian. Author of Lives of the bishops of Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia ; Exeter Civic Society

Ordgar. Died 971. , magnate .
Ordgar died in 971 and was buried at Exeter.
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O'Rorke, Benjamin Garniss. 1875 — 1918 , Church of England clergyman and chaplain to the forces .
He was ordained deacon in Exeter Cathedral at Whitsun 1898, serving his title at St Peter's, Tiverton. He was ordained priest the following year, remaining in Tiverton until 1901.
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Orum, John. 1364? — 1436 , ecclesiastic and theologian .
Died in Exeter.
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Osbern. Died 1103. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
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Osmund, John — 1716 , Medical practitioner .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 32

Oxenham, William. 1823 — 1875 , VC .
buried in Exeter. Earned VC in Lucknow 1857.
Monument: Grave in Higher Cemetery.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Parents of Charles Dickens 1839 — , Lived in Alphington .

Monument: NOT CIVIC SOCIETY
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Parfitt, Edward. 1820 — 1893 , gardener and natural historian .
Died in Exeter.
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Parker, Richard. 1767 — 1797 , seaman and mutineer .
Born in Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia ; Hele

Parr, Bartholomew. 1750 — 1810 , physician and medical author .
Born and died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 32

Parr, Susanna. 1650 fl. — 1659 , religious writer .
What is known of Susanna is chronicled in six or more pamphlets documenting religious disputes in Exeter in the 1650s.
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Parsons, Sir Anthony Derrick. 1922 — 1996 , diplomatist .
Research fellow and lecturer on the Middle East at Exeter University, and was in constant demand from the media as a commentator on international affairs.
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Patch, John [1] 1691 — , Surgeon .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 32

Patch, John [2] 1723 — 1787 , Exeter surgeon .

Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 32 ; Exeter Civic SocietyPatch

Patch, Richard. 1770?. — 1806 , murderer .
Born in Exeter.
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Patch, Robert — 1813 , Surgeon .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 32

Patch, Thomas. 1725 (bap) — 1782 , artist and physiognomist .
Born and studied medicine in Exeter.
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Payne, George. 1781 — 1848 , Congregational minister .
In July 1829 he left Blackburn to become theological tutor to the Western Academy, which had just moved from Axminster to Exeter. In January 1846 it moved again to Plymouth.
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Payne, John. Died 1787. , bookseller .
Died in Exeter.
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Peard, Shuldham. 1761 (bap) — 1832 , naval officer .
Died in Exeter.
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Pebody, Charles. 1839 — 1890 , newspaper editor .
In 1860 he was appointed editor of the Barnstaple Times. From Barnstaple Pebody moved to Exeter as editor of the Flying Post, and from Exeter to Bristol as editor of the Bristol Times and Mirror.
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Peirce, James. 1674 — 1726 , Presbyterian minister and religious controversialist .
Died in Exeter.
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Pelham, George. 1766 — 1827 , bishop of Lincoln .
In 1807 he was transferred to the diocese of Exeter, being installed on 28 September 1807, and holding with it the archdeaconry of Exeter and the treasurership of the cathedral, to which was annexed a residential stall.
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Penlez, Bosavern. 1726 — 1749 , wigmaker and convicted rioter .
born near Exeter. His father was a native of Jersey. He died while his son was young, and so his father's friends arranged for Bosavern to be apprenticed to a barber and peruke maker in Exeter under the auspices of the Sons of the Clergy.
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Pennell, William 1765 — 1860 , consul in Brazil .
Born in Topsham.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
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Penny, John. 1803 — 1885 , journalist .
Buried in Exeter.
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Penrose, John. 1713 — 1776 , letter writer and Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
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Penruddock, John. 1619 — 1655 , royalist conspirator .
Died in Exeter.
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Percy, Hugh. 1784 — 1856 , bishop of Carlisle .
In 1810 he was appointed chancellor and prebendary of Exeter, which appointments he held until 1816.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Perry, Walter Copland. 1814 — 1911 , writer and collector of casts .
From 1838 to 1844 he was Unitarian minister at George's Meeting, Exeter, as colleague with Henry Acton. His pulpit services were more scholarly than popular.
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Peryam, John — , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 33

Peryam, Sir William. 1534 — 1604 , judge .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 33.

Pett, William. — , fire fighter .
First Chief Officer of the City Fire Brigade.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Petter, Percival Waddams. 1873 — 1955 , .
See: Petter, Sir Ernest Willoughby (1873-1954, engine and aircraft manufacturer).
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Petter, Sir Ernest Willoughby. 1873 — 1954 , engine and aircraft manufacturer .
Petter, Sir Ernest Willoughby (1873–1954), engine and aircraft manufacturer, and his business partner, Percival Waddams Petter (1873–1955), were identical twins born 1873 in Yeovil. They were educated at Yeovil grammar school, and after two years at Mount Radford School, Exeter, they left school in 1890 at the age of sixteen to start apprenticeships in their father's business.
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Phillips, Peter and Zara. — , Queen's grandson and granddaughter .
WHY visitors?
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Phillpotts, Henry. 1778 — 1869 , bishop of Exeter .
bishop of Exeter
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Phipps, C J. — , Theatre architect. Dlives. .
Designed Victoria Hall and Theatre Royal in Longbrook Street. Both burnt down, and he was severely discredited when the destruction of the latter resulted in the loss of 188 lives.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Pierce, James 1673 — , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 34

Pinchbeck, Ivy. 1898 — 1982 , economic historian .
Pinchbeck moved to Exeter shortly before her death.
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Pitts, Joseph. 1663?. — 1739?. , travel writer .
Born and died in Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Hele.

Popham, Mervyn Reddaway 1927 — 2000 , archaeologist and prehistorian .
Born in St Thomas Exeter. He attended the John Stocker School, Exeter, before moving as a scholar to Exeter School (1938–45).
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Pople, Robert. — , Innkeeper .
Proprietor of the New London Inn and Mayor three times
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Porter, Whitworth. 1827 — 1892 , army officer .
Born in Exeter.
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Pott, Joseph Holden. 1758 — 1847 , Church of England clergyman .
In 1826 Archbishop Manners-Sutton appointed him a prebendary and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral. He was an active residentiary at Exeter, where he was involved in the dispute between Bishop Phillpotts and the dean and chapter over the interpretation of the Book of Common Prayer ornaments rubric during the Exeter ‘Surplice riots’ in 1842.
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Potter, Beatrix visitor — 1892 , children's writer and artist .
Beatrix Potter turned away from the door of the New London Inn, with the wisdom of bitter experience, examined the ground before unloading, and bowed out with profuse apologies' after deciding at the last moment to stay at the Royal Clarence. She went on to write "I am very fond of Exeter. Even on a great railway like the Great Western, it retains its primitive self-contained air of importance".
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Poulett, John, first Baron Poulett. 1586 — 1649 , .
After Essex raised the siege in June 1644 Poulett retreated to Exeter and was commissioner there until the city's fall in April 1646, when he was taken prisoner.
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Poulett, John, second Baron Poulett. 1615? — 1665 , royalist army officer See: Poulett, John, first Baron Poulett (1586-1649, local politician and royalist army officer). .
He joined his father at Exeter, and with its fall in April 1646 was barely allowed composition under the articles of capitulation.
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Powderham [alias Exeter, Poydras, Tanner], John. Died 1318. , impostor .
Born in Exeter.
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Powell, Sir John. 1632/3. — 1696 , judge .
Died in Exeter.
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Prest, Agnes — 1557 , martyr .
Religious martyr, burned at the stake in Exeter.
Monument: Memorial.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Prince, John. 1643 — 1723 , Church of England clergyman and author .
His next post was at St Martin's, Exeter, where he seems to have been curate and minister until 1675.
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Pullen, Robert. Died 1146 (in or after). , theologian and cardinal .
He should not be confused with Robert, archdeacon of Exeter, who studied at Laon and became bishop of Exeter in 1138. But he probably taught for a time in Exeter before 1133, where he may have had Gilbert Foliot (d. 1187) among his pupils. He then moved to Oxford.
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Pym, Dick. — , footballer .
Exeter City and Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Quick, John. 1636 (bap) — 1706 , clergyman and ejected minister .
In May 1699 he was present at the Exeter assembly of ministers.
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Quicke, Sir John Godolphin. 1922 — 2009 , farmer, landowner and cheesemaker .
Died in Exeter.
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Quinil [Quivil], Peter. 1230? — 1291 , bishop of Exeter .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 47 [misn. 46]

Radford, Nicholas. Died 1455. , lawyer .

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Rainolds [Reynolds], John 1549 — 1607 , theologian and college head .
Born at Pinhoe. Puritan scholar.
Places: Exeter: Pinhoe
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia.

Rainolds [Reynolds], William 1544? — 1594 , Roman Catholic priest and author .
Born at Pinhoe.
Places: Exeter: Pinhoe
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Ralling, Octavius. — , architect and artist. .
Consultant in saving St Nicholas Priory by the City Council
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Randall, William. 1585 fl. — 1604 , musician and composer .
He began his career at Exeter Cathedral, where he was certainly a vicar-choral and possibly previously a chorister. By 15 February 1585, however, he had left Devon for London. At some time before January 1601 he tried to secure readmission to his Exeter vicar's stall, of which he claimed to have been unjustly dispossessed by the dean and chapter. Queen Elizabeth wrote on his behalf but the Exeter canons firmly denied any unfairness and pointed out that Randal had clearly resigned his place. The vicars-choral paid Randall 33s. 4d. but there is no evidence that he was ever reinstated.
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Ravenhill, William Lionel Desmond. 1919 — 1995 , geographer and historian of cartography .
Died in Exeter.
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Raynold [Reynolds], Thomas Died 1559 , dean of Exeter and bishop-designate of Hereford .
dean of Exeter and bishop-designate of Hereford
Places: Exeter: Pinhoe
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Revières [Reviers, Redvers], Baldwin de, earl of Devon. 1095? — 1155 , magnate .
In the spring of 1136, he seized the royal castle at Exeter. The citizens appealed to the king for help and during the summer the castle was kept under close siege.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Reynell, Thomas [iv]. 1624 — 1698 , See: Reynell family (1540/1735, gentry). .
He had a house in Exeter and sometimes acted on behalf of the city.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Reynolds, John. 1588? — 1655 (after). , merchant and writer .
Born in Exeter.
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Richard III. visitor — 1483 , Monarch. .
Travelled to Exeter to crush a rebellion by Sir Edward Courtenay and the Bishop of Exeter. They fled to France before Richard arrived. Richard asked the name of the castle of the Mayor, who replied"Rougemont", at which Richard paled. Richard, in Shakespeare's play recounted "Richmond - when last I was in Exeter, The Mayor in courtesy showed me the castle, And called it - Rougemont: at which name I started, Because a Bard of Ireland told me once, That I should not live long after I saw Richmond."
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Ripper, William. 1853 — 1937 , educationist and engineer .
Academically able, at the age of nineteen he won a queen's scholarship and trained as a teacher at Exeter Training College.
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Robertson, Archibald. 1853 — 1931 , bishop of Exeter .
bishop of Exeter
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Rogers, Francis James Newman. 1791 — 1851 , judge and legal writer .
From 1835 to his death he was recorder of Exeter.
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Ross [Rosse], John. 1719 — 1792 , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
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Rous, Sir Stanley Ford. 1895 — 1986 , football referee and administrator .
After the war Rous returned to complete his education, going to St Luke's College, Exeter. His football and sporting interests were furthered by his appointment in 1921 as an assistant master at Watford grammar school, where he was in charge of all sport.
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Rowe, John. 1764 — 1832 , Unitarian minister .
He was educated in the classical school conducted by the Revd Joseph Bretland, minister of the Mint Chapel in Exeter.
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Rowe, John. — , .
Merchant and owner of ship involved in Boston Tea Party
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Rowling, J K. — , children's writer .
Harry Potter author. Studies French at Exeter University.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Rundle, Thomas. 1687/8. — 1743 , Church of Ireland bishop of Derry .
He was born at Milton Abbot, Devon, the son of Thomas Rundle, an Exeter clergyman. After passing through the grammar school at Exeter under John Reynolds, uncle of Sir Joshua, he matriculated as a commoner of Exeter College, Oxford, on 5 April 1704. No further connection with Exeter traced.
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Russell, John, first earl of Bedford. 1485? — 1555 , courtier and magnate .
Russell's forces were victorious at the battle of Fenny Bridges on 29 July but prematurely stopped pursuit of the rebels. On 16 August, with additional troops under William Grey, thirteenth Baron Grey of Wilton, the king's forces achieved victory at Sampford Courtenay. Russell relieved Exeter on 6 August but again allowed rebels to escape. He strengthened his relationship with Exeter and, according to John Hooker, was instrumental in securing the manor of Exe Island for the city in 1550.
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Russell, Margaret — , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 50 [unnumbered]

Russell, Robert. 1757 — 1822 , carrier .
Robert Russell took over as sole proprietor of the family's carrier business, which he remained for the next twenty-four years, running the business from the former Bear inn, South Street, Exeter. The firm had about 220 horses, up to thirty wagons, and sixty or seventy staff, spread out along more than 300 miles of road. There were daily services between Exeter and London, with wagons drawn by teams of eight horses, travelling day and night, and carrying up to 6 tons of goods, and less frequent services with smaller wagons and teams between Exeter and Plymouth and Falmouth.
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Rychard [Richardys], Thomas. Died 1563/4. , prior of Totnes and printer .
Rychard was subsequently rector of St George's in Exeter from 1535 until his death, which took place between 10 August 1563 when he drew up his will and 14 April 1564 when it was proved.
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Rygge, Robert. Died 1410. , theologian and university principal .
Died in Exeter.
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Ryle, Herbert Edward. 1856 — 1925 , dean of Westminster and biblical scholar .
In December 1900 Ryle was appointed bishop of Exeter, and he was consecrated in Westminster Abbey in January 1901. He became bishop of Winchester in the spring of 1903. In his short time at Exeter he won the trust and affection of both clergy and laity, but at Winchester he was less fortunate.
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Salisbury, John of. 1115/20 — 1180 , scholar, ecclesiastical diplomat, and bishop of Chartres .
John may have been a canon of Exeter by c.1160, but he was treasurer by May 1173, and also came to acquire revenues from the dioceses of Salisbury, Canterbury, and Norwich. The family may have moved to Exeter when Robert of Chichester, dean of Salisbury since at least 1148, became bishop of Exeter in 1155.
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Salter, James. 1648/9. — 1718 , Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
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Sampson, John. 1836 — 1910 , Brick manufacturer, benefactor. .
Born in South Tawton, owned property and ran brickwords on site of Ladysmith School. Lived in Melrose, Polsloe Road. Donated Manor cottages to be used as almshouses.
Monument: Sampso's Lane named after him.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
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Sandford, Richard Douglas. — 1917 , Submarine commander, VC. .
Plaque unveiled by Submariners Association 15 Cathedral Close, 24 September 2016.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Sanford [Sandford], Joseph 1691 (bap) — 1774 , antiquary and bibliophile .
Baptized at Topsham.
Places: Exeter: Topsham.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Saumarez, James, first Baron de Saumarez. 1757 — 1836 , naval officer .
During the ten years of peace 1782-1792 Saumarez divided his time between Guernsey and Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Savery [Savory], Thomas. 1650?. — 1715 , engineer .
Savery lived at Exeter for a time.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sclater, William. 1638 — 1727 , nonjuring Church of England clergyman .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sclater, William. 1609 (bap) — 1661 , Church of England clergyman and religious writer .
In 1636 he was instituted to the rectory of St Stephen's, Exeter. In 1640 he proceeded BD and published Deaths Summons, a sermon preached in the cathedral in January 1639 for Exeter citizen Peter Taylor. Appointed on 18 September 1641 to the prebend of Wedmore in Exeter, on 5 November he preached in the cathedral a memorial sermon for the Gunpowder Plot, published as Papisto-mastix, or, Deborahs Prayer Against Gods Enemies (1642).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Scoresby, William, junior. 1789 — 1857 , Arctic scientist and Church of England clergyman .
From 1832 to 1837 he was chaplain in charge of Bedford Chapel, Exeter, where his work on magnetism continued and culminated in the publication of the first volume of Magnetical Investigations (1839). He was made BD in 1834 and DD in 1839 while at Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Scott-Campbell, Stanley, né Jannsiewicz died 2015 aged 97 1918 2015 , Polish air pilot .
Officer in 377 Squadron, stationed in Exeter during World War 2.
Monument: Nominated by Michael Parrot.
Places: Exeter: Rougemont Hotel where officers stationed.

Seccheville, John de [John Dritton]. — 1292? , natural philosopher .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Severn, Merlyn [real name Dorothy Susan Harvey]. 1897 — 1973 , photographer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shapter, Thomas. — , doctor and cholera historian .

Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Sharp, Thomas. — , town planner .

Sources: Exeter memories website.

Shebbeare, John. 1709 — 1788 , physician and political writer .
Shebbeare was educated at the free school at Exeter under the tuition of Zachariah Mudge, and at fifteen or sixteen he was apprenticed to an Exeter surgeon.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sheehan, Patrick Augustine [P. A. S.]. 1852 — 1913 , Roman Catholic priest and novelist .
Sheehan was first assigned to the English mission and served in Plymouth and Exeter before returning to Ireland in 1877.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sheldon, John. 1752 — 1808 , anatomist and surgeon .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 35.

Shenstone, William Ashwell. 1850 — 1908 , chemist and schoolmaster .
In 1877 he was appointed science master at Exeter grammar school, where he built a cheap laboratory that became a model for other public schools.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shepherd, David Robert. 1940 — 2009 , cricketer and umpire .
Educated in Bideford, at Barnstaple grammar school and St Luke's College, Exeter, Shepherd spent three years teaching in Bideford and Ilfracombe.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shooter, Frank. — , .
Hero of the Exe who saved hundreds from drowning.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Short, Thomas Vowler. 1790 — 1872 , bishop of St Asaph .
After spending a year at Exeter grammar school Short was sent to Westminster School in 1803.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shortland, Edward. 1812 — 1893 , physician and ethnographer in New Zealand .
He was educated at Exeter grammar school.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shortt, William Hamilton. 1881 — 1971 , railway engineer and horologist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Shower, John. 1657 (bap) — 1715 , Presbyterian minister .
He was born in the parish of St Kerrian, Exeter, and was baptized there on 18 May 1657, the son of William Shower (d. 1661), a wealthy Exeter merchant. Sir Bartholomew Shower (1658–1701), recorder of London, was a younger brother. He attended the school run at Exeter by Mr Bradford.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 35.

Shower, Sir Bartholomew. 1658 — 1701 , lawyer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 35.

Shute, Timothy. 1592 (bap) — 1659? , .
Timothy was rector of Holy Trinity, Exeter, from 1628 and a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral from 1630. On his refusal to take the covenant Timothy Shute was ejected from his Exeter livings in 1645 and disqualified from holding others.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Simcoe, John Graves. 1752 — 1806 , army officer and colonial governor .
Died in Exeter. First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, founder of Toronto
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 41 ; Exeter Civic Society

Simpson, Stephen 1869 — 1954 , engineer and inventor .
Born in Mansfield in 1869 into a family of engineers, he left Mansfield in 1894 to work for Willey and Co in Exeter, which eventually patented 200 of his inventions, notably the penny-in-the-slot gas meter which he had patented in 1893 and 1894. He was for many years the Chairman of Willey's, the greatest employer of labour in Exeter with its iron and brass foundry. He was responsible for the construction of the Trew's Weir suspension bridge.He was a benefactor to Exeter Cathedral. Immediately after it had been bombed 3-4 May 1942 his prompt intervention in the absence of the Cathedral surveyor who was on active service probably prevented the collapse of the entire roof of the Cathedral by fixing steel ties across the nave. His technical expertise was used in work restoring the Cathedral's astronomical clock, also damaged in the bombing as well as the Matthew the Miller clock on St Mary Steps Church.
Monument: "ECS blue plaque: Tregear, Maynard School, Spicer Road, Exeter EX1 1SJ. "
Sources: The Simpsons : an inventive family, by John Vanags www.old-mansfield.org.uk/tales/simpson1.htm
"Stephen Simpson: an unrecognised benefactor of the Cathedral", by RosExeter memories website. ary Howell", in: Friends of Exeter Cathedral 65th Annual report, 1995.

Sladen, Walter Percy. — , marine biologist .

Sources: Exeter memories website.

Slessor, Mary. 1848 — 1914 , missionary .
Lived in Topsham in 1885 and 1891. Born in Aberdeen, missionary to Nigeria.
Places: Exeter: Topsham. .
Sources: Telling our stories, accessed Dec Exeter memories website. ber 2018.

Smith, Herchel. 1925 — 2001 , chemist and philanthropist .
After early education in Plymouth and Exeter, Smith entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1942.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Smith, James 1604/5 — 1667 , Church of England clergyman and poet .
He was granted the archdeaconry of Barnstaple in 1660, retaining it until 1662, and on 10 July 1660 a canon residency of Exeter Cathedral, where he composed a number of anthems.
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Smith, Ken 1938 — 2003 , Poet. .
42, St David's Hill. Taught at Exeter College of Art from 1965.
Monument: NOMINATED
Sources: Guardian obituary.

Snape, Edmund. 1565? — 1608 , Church of England clergyman and evangelical preacher .
The Exeter magistrates appointed Snape their preacher, and the bishop, moved against his better judgement by more letters from the court, granted him a licence.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Snow, Sebastian Edward Farquharson. 1929 — 2001 , explorer and author .
For the last twenty years of his life he lived reclusively in lodgings in Exeter, becoming ever more eccentric.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Soltau, Henrietta Eliza. 1843 — 1934 , evangelist and promoter of missionary work .
When the family moved to Exeter Henrietta, with her elder sister Lucy, assisted a local Brethren evangelist, George Brealey.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Southcott, Joanna. 1750 — 1814 , prophet and writer .
Domestic servant in Exeter.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sparrow, Anthony. 1612 — 1685 , bishop of Norwich .
Sparrow's reward for his services at Cambridge came in 1667 with his promotion to the see of Exeter, where he was consecrated on 3 November. From 1668 to 1676 he also held the archdeaconry of Exeter. Transferred to Norwich 1676.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Speke, Hugh. 1656 — 1724? , whig agitator .
He retired to Exeter, where he became a member of the city council.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Spencer, Lilly Martin 1822 — 1902 , US painter .
Born in Exeter. Genre painter.
Sources: Wikipedia

Spicer family — , .

Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 36

St John, Christopher Marie [née Christabel Gertrude Marshall]. 1871 — 1960 , writer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stafford, Edmund. 1344 — 1419 , administrator and bishop of Exeter .
Bishop of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stafford, Hugh 1674 — , .
Pynes

Stansby, William. 1572 (bap) — 1638 , printer and bookseller .
baptized on 8 July 1572 in the parish of St Mary Major, Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stapeldon, Walter. 1265? — 1326 , bishop .
administrator and bishop of Exeter
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Steele, Gordon 1891 — 1981 , recipient of the Victoria Cross .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Wikipedia

Stennett, Joseph. 1692 — 1758 , Baptist minister .
See: Stennett, Joseph (1663-1713, Seventh Day Baptist minister).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stennett, Samuel. 1727 — 1795 , Baptist minister .
Born in Exeter. See: Stennett, Joseph (1663-1713, Seventh Day Baptist minister).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stephens, Edward Bowring. 1815 — 1882 , sculptor .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Stevens, Francis. 1781 — 1823 , landscape painter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stillings, George 'Stil'. — , cartoonist and entertainer .
Worked in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Stockham John 1765 — 1814 , naval officer .
Baptised in Exeter. Commanded the ship of the line HMS Thunderer at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Sources: Wikipedia

Stogdon, Hubert. 1692 — 1728 , Presbyterian minister and religious controversialist .
He was successfully examined for public preaching at a meeting of the Exeter assembly on 4 May 1714
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stone, (Francis) Gordon Albert. 1925 — 2011 , inorganic chemist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stone, Nicholas. 1585x8. — 1647 , sculptor, master mason, and architect .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Stone, Robert. 1516 — 1613 , composer and member of the Chapel Royal. .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Wikipedia.

Stone, Robert. 1516 — 1613 , Composer .
Born in Alphington. Member of the Chapel Royal. Among his best-known works is the setting of the Lord's Prayer, written around 1550
Places: Exeter: Alphington.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia

Sutcliffe, Matthew. 1549/50. — 1629 , dean of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Sweet, John — 1632 , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 37

Swete [formerly Tripe], John. 1752 — 1821 , antiquary and topographer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Talbot, Montague. 1774? — 1831 , actor and theatre manager .
Educated at Exeter, no other connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tanner, James Mourilyan [Jim]. 1920 — 2010 , human biologist and auxologist .
1937 attended the University College of the South West, Exeter, on a pre-medical course.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tawney, Cyril Francis 1930 - — 2005 , folk-singer and songwriter .
Died in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Taylor, Sir Thomas Weston Johns. 1895 — 1953 , chemist and university administrator .
Principal of University College of South west.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Temple, Frederick. 1821 — 1902 , archbishop of Canterbury .
Bishop of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Temple, William. 1881 — 1944 , archbishop of Canterbury .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia ; Hele

Tett, Sir Hugh Charles 1906 - — 2001 , industrialist .
Born in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Thomas, Frederick Sayer 1864 — 1938 , local personality from early 20th century .
Artful Thomas, street performer.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Thomas, Herbert Henry. 1876 — 1935 , geologist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Thomas, John Wesley. 1798 — 1872 , Methodist minister, writer, and translator .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Thould, Anthony Keith [Tony] 1930 — 2005 , physician and rheumatologist .
Born in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Saint Thomas
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Thursby, Peter. 1930 — 2011 , art teacher and architectural sculptor .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website. ; Guardian obituary.

Todd, Richard Andrew Palethorpe. 1919 — 2009 , actor .
Lived briefly in a flat in Exeter, educated at Northwood School, Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tomkins, Thomas. 1637/8. — 1675 , Church of England clergyman .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tooker, William. 1553/4. — 1621 , dean of Lichfield and author .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tottell [Tottel, Tothill], Richard. 1528? — 1593 , printer and bookseller .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Toup, Jonathan. 1713 — 1785 , classical scholar and Church of England clergyman .
May 1774 appointed to a prebend at Exeter by Bishop Keppel.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Towgood, Michaijah. 1700 — 1792 , Presbyterian minister and religious controversialist .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 38.

Towne, Francis 1739 (bap) — 1816 , landscape painter .
Worked in Exeter.
Places: Exeter: Heavitree
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Townsend, Henry. 1815 — 1886 , missionary .
Born in Exeter into longstanding printing family. Established first newspaper in Nigeria in 1859.
Sources: Dictionary of African christian biography, accessed December 2018. Exeter memories website.

Treadwin, Charlotte. . — . , Honiton Lace maker .
Cathedral Close. Expert in the craft.
Monument: CANDIDATE
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Trelawny, Sir Jonathan, third baronet. 1650 — 1721 , bishop of Winchester .
Bishop of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tremayne, Richard. 1530? — 1584 , Church of England clergyman .
See: Tremayne, Edmund (1525?-1682, administrator and conspirator).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Trewman, Robert. 1738/9. — 1802 , printer and newspaper proprietor .
Born and died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 38

Trosse, George. 1631 — 1713 , nonconformist minister .
Born and died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians ; 40.

T'Serclaes, Baroness Elizabeth Blackall de [née Elizabeth Blackall Shapter; other married name Elizabeth Blackall Knocker]. 1884 — 1978 , ambulance driver and first aider .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tucker, Henry William. 1830 — 1902 , Church of England clergyman and missionary society administrator .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tucker, Robert — , .
To verify.
Sources: Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 40

Tufnell, Thomas Jolliffe. 1819 — 1885 , military surgeon .
He was educated at Dr Radcliffe's school at Salisbury, and was apprenticed in 1836 to Samuel Luscombe of Exeter, then senior surgeon to the Devon and Exeter Hospital. After studying at Exeter for three years, Tufnell went to London and entered at St George's Hospital.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Turberville, James. 1494 — 1570?. , bishop of Exeter .
He was nominated as bishop of Exeter by the crown on 11 March 1555, given custody of the temporalities of the see on 6 May, provided by the pope in September, consecrated on or about the 8th of that month, and granted the temporalities on the 21st.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Twain, Mark — , American writer. .
Stayed at New London Inn
Monument: CANDIDATE

Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Virginia Frances [Ginny], Lady Fiennes [née Virginia Frances Pepper]. 1947 — 2004 , polar explorer and expedition organizer .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Tyndall, John Hutchyns. 1934 — 2005 , political activist .
Born in Exeter, no further connection.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Vanbrugh, Dame Irene [real name Irene Barnes]. 1872 — 1949 , actress .
Actress sisters and daughters of the Rev. Prebendary Barnes of Heavitree
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website. ; Wikipedia; Hele.

Vanbrugh, Violet [real name Violet Augusta Mary Barnes]. 1867 — 1942 , actress .
Actress sisters and daughters of the Rev. Prebendary Barnes of Heavitree
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Veale, Richard. 1687?. — 1756 , master mariner and privateer .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veale, Sir Alan John Ralph. 1920 — 2006 , engineer and industrialist .
Born 86 Monks Road, Exeter. Educated at Exeter School. Chairman of Exeter Enterprise Ltd from 1990.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, Arthur. 1844 — 1880 , .
Born in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, James [1]. 1792 — 1863 , horticulturalist .
Died in Exeter. Son of John Veitch, he became the prime mover in the Veitch Nursery, expanding the business by purchasing 25 acres near Mount Radford, and building Gras Lawn. One of his sons established Veitch's at Chelsea, the other ran the business in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Veitch, James [2]. 1815 — 1869 , horticulturalist .
Born in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, James Herbert. 1868 — 1907 , horticulturalist .
Died in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, John Gould [1]. 1839 — 1870 , horticulturalist .
Born in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, John. 1752 — 1839 , nurseryman and tree expert .
See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Exeter memories website.

Veitch, Peter Christian Massyn. 1850 — 1929 , horticulturalist .
Died in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, Robert Tosswill 1823 — 1885 , Horticulturist and Nurseryman .

Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Veitch, Robert Tosswill. 1821 (bap) — 1885 , horticulturalist .
See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Veitch, Sir Harry James. 1840 — 1924 , horticulturalist .
Born in Exeter. See: Veitch family (1768/1929, horticulturalists).
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Wikipedia

Vespasian. visitor — 49? , emperor of Rome .
Commanded the Roman 2nd Legion when they occupied the settlement of Isca Dumnoniorum and established a military fort here.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Vidal [née Johnson], Mary Theresa. 1815 — 1873 , novelist .
Spent some time at Exeter gaol where husband Francis was chaplain.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Vilvain, Robert. 1576 (bap). — 1663 , physician and philanthropist .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Vlieland, Alice. 1861 — 1944 child welfare pioneer .
Alice Edith Millen was born 31 Mar 1861 Stalisfield Kent and died September 1944 in Surrey. She was the daughter of William Millen, farmer and land owner of Syndale Valley, Stalisfield, Faversham, Kent and Phoebe Millen née Coulson. She married Charles James Vlieland, mayor of Exeter who opened the Rougemont gardens in 1912. They had four children. In 1906 Alice Vlieland and a number of other’ enthusiastic members of the National Union of Women Workers embarked upon their infant welfare work in the city. She created what was dubbed the ‘Society of Worrying Women’ and through them a network of Infant Welfare Centres for Exeter. Their work was that of pioneers, for Exeter’s first infant Welfare Centre was started in the same year that the first similar organisation, in London-St. Pancras, was established. The child welfare center she opened in Exeter in 1920 is known today as the Alice Vlieland Clinic. She was one of the first lady Governors of the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, President of the Exeter Blanket Charity and a member of the Exeter Lying in Charity and Chairman of the women’s branch of the Conservative and Unionist Association. She was awarded a C. B. E. in 1927 and in 1929 she was admitted an honorary freeman of Exeter in recognition of the eminent services rendered by her to the city. The Willey family were close friends of the Vlielands and H.A.Willey, also a Mayor of Exeter, named his son Arthur Vlieland Willey.

Vyvyan, Sir Richard, first baronet. 1613 — 1665 , politician and local administrator .
On 3 January 1644 the king issued a further commission to Vyvyan to erect a royalist mint at Exeter, but Vyvyan's two surviving account books for the mint show that he had moved the mint to Exeter in September 1643, immediately after the capture of the city. He remained there almost continuously from September 1643 to April 1646. Vyvyan was in Exeter when the city fell and on 9 April 1646 was named in the articles for the surrender of the city. On 20 June 1646 he begged to compound for his delinquency, and on 8 October his fine was fixed at £600. It was also agreed that his goods in Exeter and stock in Cornwall, seized contrary to the terms of the treaty of Exeter, should be restored, but the local committees did not comply. It was only after Fairfax's intervention that, on 3 April 1648, parliament remitted £300
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Walker, John. 1674 (bap) — 1747 , Church of England clergyman and historian .
On 16 January 1698 he was ordained deacon by Sir Jonathan Trelawny, then bishop of Exeter; he graduated BA on 4 July 1698 and was instituted to the rectory of St Mary Major, Exeter, on 22 August
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. - ; Oliver, George, Biographies of Exonians. 43

Walker, Samuel. 1713 (bap) — 1761 , Church of England clergyman .
Walker attended Exeter grammar school (founded by an ancestor) from 1722 to 1731.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Walter the Glazier. Fl. 1304-1311 , glazier .
In 1304 Master Walter the Glazier was paid £4 10s for "setting the glass of the high gable [the Great East Window] and 8 high windows [in the clerestory and the ambulatory] and 6 windows in the aisles of the New Work" [the presbytery, including the choir and choir aisles of the Cathedral]. It is the earliest survinige stained glass in England that can be identified with an indivdual glazier.
Places: North Street.
Sources: Exeter memories website. olition-exeter.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-east-window-exeter-cathedral.html">DExeter memories website. olition Exeter.

Warbeck, Perkin. Visitor — 1497 , rebel leader .
Perkin Warbeck claimed to be the younger of the Princes in the Tower, and the rightful heir to the throne. A rebellion in September to install the 'rightful heir' culminated in Warbeck storming the East Gate of Exeter - after a fierce fight in the High Street by the defenders, the Courtenays, Warbeck withdrew to Taunton. He surrendered to Henry VII and was returned in October to Exeter as a prisoner where the King sent him to the Tower of London and the other leaders executed. See Henry VII.
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Ward, Seth. 1617 — 1689 , astronomer and bishop of Exeter and Salisbury .
He was confirmed as precentor of Exeter Cathedral on 25 July 1660 and as prebendary in September, elected dean on 26 December 1661, and consecrated bishop on 20 July 1662.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Warelwast, Robert de. Died 1155. , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Warelwast, William de. Died 1137. , administrator and bishop of Exeter .
Bishop of Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Warren, Emily Mary Bibbens. 1869 — 1956 , See: Women artists in Ruskin's circle, 1850s/1900s. .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Waterfield, Sir. (Alexander) Percival. 1888 — 1965 , civil servant .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Watts, Henry Edward. 1826 — 1904 , biographer and translator .
He was educated at a private school in Greenwich, and later at Exeter grammar school, where he became head boy.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Wellington, Duke of. visitor — 1819 , .
At 4 pm on the 30 September 1819, the Duke of Wellington visited Plymouth to be presented the Freedom of the Town. The Mayor of Exeter visited the Duke at Plymouth, and invited the Duke to visit the city where he would be bestowed the Freedom of Exeter. He declined due to other engagements, but with a promise to visit the city later in the year. However, he passed through Exeter on his return journey and stopped by the New London Inn before continuing to London. The population descended on the square and a large number of ladies 'wished to be honoured by an interview." The Duke duly obliged, alighted from his carriage and waved to the crowd for about fifteen minutes before continuing his journey. (Flying Post)
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Welsh, Robert. 1506? — 1549 , priest and rebel .
Died in Exeter.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

Wescombe, Charles. 1828 — 1869 , Newspaper proprietor .
Sheriff of the County and City of Exeter 1868. Born in Paris Street, in 1828, the son of a bricklayer, he went to St Sidwell's School. He was the owner of the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette and the London, Globe newspapers. He was an influential figure in setting up the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. After he died in 1869, it was found he had funded the purchase of shares and his newspapers with borrowed money and he was bankrupt.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Weslake, Harry 1897 — 1978 , Motor engineer .

Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Wesley, John. Visitor — 1739 , Methodist minister .
A 40 year old Wesley preached in St Mary Arches Church on the Sunday morning of 24th November. The rector prevented him preaching in the afternoon on the grounds that it 'might lead people into enthusiasm or despair'. Hoskins believed that Wesley 'virtually founded Methodism' in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian. 1810 — 1876 , composer and organist .
Wesley applied for the post of organist and sub-chanter at Exeter Cathedral, to which he was appointed on 15 August 1835.
Sources: Oxford dictionary of national biography, 2004. -

West, Edwin George. 1922 — 2001 , economist and educationist .
In Exeter he attended Hele's School, a grammar school. After leaving school he worked for the Ministry of Transport—including a spell as a bus conductor—in Exeter until the age of twenty-four, when he attended University College, Exeter.
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Westlake, Harry. 1897 — 1978 , automotive engineer and motor cyclist .
Lived in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Weston, Stephen. 1665 — 1742 , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
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Weston, Stephen. 1747 — 1830 , antiquary and classical scholar .
Born in Exeter.
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White, Terence Hanbury. 1906 — 1964 , novelist .
Died in Exeter.
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Widgery, Frederick John 1861 — 1942 , Landscape painter and mayor of Exeter .
Worked in Exeter.
Monument: Plaque.
Sources: Exeter Civic Society

Widgery, William 1826 — 1893 , artist .
Worked in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Wilford, Robert. Died 1396. , merchant and mayor of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
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Wilford, William. Died 1413. , See: Wilford, Robert (d. 1396, merchant and mayor of Exeter). .
Born in Exeter.
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Wilkins, Sir Graham John [Bob]. 1924 — 2003 , industrialist .
Born Mudford, Somerset. A scholarship pupil at Yeovil grammar school, he went on to study chemistry and mathematics at the University College of the South-West, Exeter.
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William I (The Conqueror). visitor — 1068 , Monarch. .
Exeter hung out against Norman rule for two years after the Battle of Hastings. William travelled to Exeter and laid siege to the East Gate. After 18 days, negotiations were held and the citizens surrended. He ordered Rougemont Castle to be built to control the citizens in the future. See William the Conqueror besieges Exeter
Sources: Exeter memories website.

William of Orange William III. visitor — 1688 , Monarch. .
William of Orange (William III) was invited to take the throne jointly with his wife Mary (II), from James II who went into exile. He landed at Brixham and marched to Exeter, enroute for London. He rode up Stepcote Hill with a large force of "200 Blacks from the Plantations of the Netherlands in America...200 Finlanders...all in bright armour". He stayed at the Deanery until he heard it was safe to continue to London. They ruled jointly until Mary's death in 1694, when William continued as king until his own death in 1702.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Williams, David. 1738 — 1816 , political and religious theorist and founder of the Literary Fund .
In 1762 he moved to the Mint chapel in Exeter where he commenced his programme of reforming public worship, persuading his Arian congregation to adopt a liturgy modelled on the non-sectarian liturgy in use since 1763 at the Octagon Chapel, Liverpool.
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Williams, Ella Gwendoline Rees [pseud. Jean Rhys]. 1890 — 1979 , writer .
Died in Exeter.
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Williams, Thomas. 1513/14. — 1566 , lawyer and speaker of the House of Commons .
Williams sat for Tavistock in Elizabeth's first parliament in 1559, and in 1563 was returned for Exeter.
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Williamson, Charles Norris. 1857 — 1920 , writer .
Born in Exeter. See: Williamson [née Livingston], Alice Muriel (1867/8-1933, writer).
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Wilson, Aaron. 1588/9. — 1643 , Church of England clergyman .
Died in Exeter. See: Wilson, John (1626-1695? playwright and lawyer).
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Wilson, John. 1626 (bap) — 1695?. , playwright and lawyer .

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Wilson, Theodore Percival Cameron [Jim]. 1888 — 1918 , poet .
Born Paignton. He attended Exeter Cathedral school for a while.
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Witney, Thomas. 1292 fl. — 1342 , master mason .
A ‘Master Thomas de Winton’, who is assumed to have been Witney, visited Exeter in June 1313 to advise on timber for a new bishop's throne. On the strength of comparisons with more securely attributed work, the details of the surviving throne suggest that Witney was its designer. By Michaelmas 1316 he was master mason at Exeter Cathedral and until 1324 he was provided with a rent-free house. He also advised on the repair of the king's castle in the city, serving as one of two viewers of the works in 1323 and 1324.
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Wood, Sir Matthew, first baronet. 1768 — 1843 , druggist and politician .
Born Tiverton. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to his first cousin, Mr Newton, a chemist and druggist of Fore Street, Exeter, and five years later took employment as traveller for an Exeter wholesale druggist. Moved to London 1790.
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Woolton, John. 1537? — 1594 , bishop of Exeter .
Died in Exeter.
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Wragg, Edward Conrad [Ted]. 1938 — 2005 , educationist .
Died in Exeter.
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Wykes, Henry. 1874 — 1964 , photographer of Exeter .
Active in Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Wynard, William 1404 — 1442 , philanthropist, Recorder of Exeter .
White Hart, South Street (formerly Blue Boar), Wynard's Almshouses.
Monument: CANDIDATE

Yalden, Thomas. 1670 1736 , poet. .
Born in Exeter.
Sources: Wikipedia.

Yolland, William. 1810 — 1885 , army officer and railway inspector .
Educated at Trueman's mathematical school at Exeter.
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Yorke, Thom. — , rock musician with Radiohead .
To verify.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Youings, Joyce Alice. 1922 — 2011 , historian .
Emeritus Professor of English Social History at the University of Exeter.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

Young, Will. , Pop Idol winner .
To verify.
Sources: Exeter memories website.

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