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Maurice Henry Footman (1860-1923)
Maurice Henry Footman was born in Ipswich in 1860. He was the eldest child of Canon Footman who was Vicar of Nocton from 1881 to 1902. He married Lily Harriet Bridges in Stepney, London in 1889. The same year, he had published in Lincoln "The Orchard of a King" a romantic play in one act.
By 1891, he was a solicitor and living with his wife and his younger sister Hannah, who was studying to be a school mistress, at 1 Greetwell Gate, Lincoln St Peter in Eastgate. During March 1900 he was appointed Coroner for Kesteven County Council and one of his Inquests was held in October 1908 at Dunston, concerning two local young men who had died by misadventure by suffocation while examining a pipe in a well in Dunston Vicarage Garden.
Maurice Henry Footman was born in Ipswich in 1860. He was the eldest child of Canon Footman who was Vicar of Nocton from 1881 to 1902. He married Lily Harriet Bridges in Stepney, London in 1889. The same year, he had published in Lincoln "The Orchard of a King" a romantic play in one act.
By 1891, he was a solicitor and living with his wife and his younger sister Hannah, who was studying to be a school mistress, at 1 Greetwell Gate, Lincoln St Peter in Eastgate. During March 1900 he was appointed Coroner for Kesteven County Council and one of his Inquests was held in October 1908 at Dunston, concerning two local young men who had died by misadventure by suffocation while examining a pipe in a well in Dunston Vicarage Garden.
Maurice's father, Canon Footman, died in 1902 and his mother and sister would have had to vacate the Vicarage at Nocton. Maurice was an Alderman for many years and in December 1903 he was elected Mayor of Lincoln. By the time he presented his Lantern Slide Show to the Nocton audience in 1911, he was living at Nocton House in Wragby Road, with his wife and 4 year old daughter, Catherine and his older sister Catherine.
Maurice died in the December of 1923 in Lincoln.
Source: http://nocton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/history-of-nocton.html
Maurice died in the December of 1923 in Lincoln.
Source: http://nocton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/history-of-nocton.html
William Foster (1816-1876)
William Foster was born in Potterhanworth in 1816, son of William and Winifred (nee Heanley) Foster. He married Mary Ann Munk in 1852. He was a miller at Brayford head, in 1856 he set up a foundry, in 1861 he had 80 men working in the foundry, malting and milling. By 1863 Fosters were manufacturers of portable engines. In 1871 employed 68 men and 41 boys as agricultural and general engine and machine makers. William Foster died in 1876.
William Foster was born in Potterhanworth in 1816, son of William and Winifred (nee Heanley) Foster. He married Mary Ann Munk in 1852. He was a miller at Brayford head, in 1856 he set up a foundry, in 1861 he had 80 men working in the foundry, malting and milling. By 1863 Fosters were manufacturers of portable engines. In 1871 employed 68 men and 41 boys as agricultural and general engine and machine makers. William Foster died in 1876.
Charles James Fox (1847-1913)
Charles James Fox was born in Hadley, Hertfordshire in 1847. Draper employing 15 people at The Terrace, Spilsby in 1885. Moved to Lincoln and opened his business at 216 High Street about 1890. Sheriff of Lincoln in 1903. Died in Lincoln in 1913
George Glasier (1808-1900)
Charles James Fox was born in Hadley, Hertfordshire in 1847. Draper employing 15 people at The Terrace, Spilsby in 1885. Moved to Lincoln and opened his business at 216 High Street about 1890. Sheriff of Lincoln in 1903. Died in Lincoln in 1913
George Glasier (1808-1900)
George Glasier was born in South Hykeham in 1808. Married Mary Freeman of Mansfield in 1836. He was a partner in Jekyll, Glasier & Co. Mayor of Lincoln in 1868. Died in Lincoln in 1900
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William Gresham (1806-1857)
William Gresham was born in Fiskerton, Lincolnshire in 1806, the son of Joshua and Elizabeth (nee Crawford) Gresham. He married Ann Hall Barker at Waddington in 1829. Ann gave birth to three sons, two of which emigrated to New Zealand. Ann died at Lincoln in 1835. William married Sarah Robinson in 1845 in Carlton, North Yorkshire. He had a Haberdashery and Tailors shop at 304 High Street, Lincoln. He was Sheriff of Lincoln in 1836 and an Alderman of Lincoln Corporation. |
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Obituary
May 28. 1857
At his residence in the Park, Mr. William Gresham, aged 50. For some months the deceased gentleman had been suffering from impaired health.his remains were interred in the cemetery, and many citizens attended the funeral, the deceased being highly respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance; A handsome monument, of Grecian design, upwards of eight feet in height, has been placed in the Cemetery in memory of the late Mr. Alderman Gresham, bearing the following inscription-" This monument is erected by subscription, as a tribute of respect and admiration for the life and character of one who was always foremost in upholding the principles of truth and justice, whose sterling practical virtues in every action of public life endeared him to his fellow-citizens." The design is by Mr. H. Goddard, and the work has been executed in Mansfield Woodhouse stone, and reflects great credit upon Mr. Barker, of this city.
Source: Lincoln Date Book
May 28. 1857
At his residence in the Park, Mr. William Gresham, aged 50. For some months the deceased gentleman had been suffering from impaired health.his remains were interred in the cemetery, and many citizens attended the funeral, the deceased being highly respected by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance; A handsome monument, of Grecian design, upwards of eight feet in height, has been placed in the Cemetery in memory of the late Mr. Alderman Gresham, bearing the following inscription-" This monument is erected by subscription, as a tribute of respect and admiration for the life and character of one who was always foremost in upholding the principles of truth and justice, whose sterling practical virtues in every action of public life endeared him to his fellow-citizens." The design is by Mr. H. Goddard, and the work has been executed in Mansfield Woodhouse stone, and reflects great credit upon Mr. Barker, of this city.
Source: Lincoln Date Book