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4 days ago · Landowner Edward Abel Smith has pledged to build at least 30 new homes, three crofts and an eco hotel in the east of Sutherland if the Coul Links golf course is approved by government planners. The proposals, by Communities 4 Coul (C4C), have been called in by the Scottish Government after environmental concerns were raised by Nature Scot ...
1 day ago · His paternal grandparents were Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, a naval officer, and the former Susannah Linzee (a daughter of Edward Linzee). His mother was the daughter and heiress of Francis Wheeler of Whitley Hall near Coventry in Warwickshire, and Jane Smith (a daughter of the banker Abel Smith of Nottingham).
2 days ago · In 1931, Lady May married Captain Henry Abel Smith, and the couple had three children. During the Second World War, Lady May and her children joined her parents in Canada, where her father was serving as the Governor General, and a decade later, she joined Sir Henry as he served as the Governor of Queensland between 1958 and 1966.
4 days ago · Signature. Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a British author, television personality, and member of the extended British royal family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who is the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and a younger brother of King ...
2 days ago · William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986), better known as Averell Harriman, was an American Democratic politician, businessman, and diplomat. He founded Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., served as Secretary of Commerce under President Harry S. Truman, and was the 48th governor of New York, as well as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1952 and 1956.
1 day ago · Mary Abel c. 1757 Worcester 5 Mar 1785 7 years Abel was convicted for stealing 3 Ells of hempen cloth, tablecloths, clothing & other items, value 31s, on 5 March 1785. Abel was a servant from Hanbury.On 25 November 1786, Abel was transferred from Worcester gaol to Southwark gaol in London. Abel was pregnant when she embarked and gave birth to a ...
2 days ago · John Homer was born and baptized 20 March 1657 to Edward Homer and Anne Gibbons in Staffordshire, England. [1]. Birth date also seen as 03/20/1664. John Homer [2] immigrated to Boston c.1672 and was master and probably part owner of a ship trading between London and Boston. He had six sons and two daughters. [3]
