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Mary Attenborough was the wife of Frederick Attenborough, Principal of University College Leicester between 1932-1951, and mother of three sons: Richard (Lord Attenborough, Lit. & Phil. President 1999-2000), David (now Sir David Attenborough, an Honorary Life Vice-President of the Society) and John. [9] Mary Attenborough (nee Clegg) married ...
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University of Leicester: Archives and Special Collections....
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The exhibition reveals the 'hidden history' of Mary...
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The diary highlights her closeness with the Attenborough...
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Mary and Soroptimism. Mary was also involved in the...
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A number of the organisations and charities Mary was...
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Guidance for Teachers. The pack contains a 'Mary...
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Dec 5, 2019 · Mary Attenborough formerly Clegg. Born 1896 in Sawley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. Ancestors. Daughter of Samuel Clegg and Mary (Bradshaw) Clegg. Sister of Margaret Clegg, Dorothy Clegg, Barbara Clegg and Alexander Bradshaw Clegg. Wife of Frederick Levi Attenborough — married 1922 in Paddington, London, England. Descendants.
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- Frederick Levi Attenborough
Apr 14, 2022 · Mary was the oldest of five children. Frederick Attenborough, her future husband, worked in Samuel Clegg’s school and although fifteen years older than Mary, married her in 1922. Frederick later became the Principal of Leicester University College. Mary lived at a time when women had only just started to find a voice.
Apr 27, 2022 · Death: August 01, 1961 (65) London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Daughter of Samuel Clegg and Mary Clegg. Wife of Frederick Levi Attenborough. Mother of Richard Attenborough; John Attenborough; Sir David Attenborough; Private and Private. Sister of Margaret Clegg; Dorothy Clegg; Barbara Clegg and Sir Alec Clegg.
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- Sawley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
- April 1896
- Jason Scott Wills
He was the son of Mary (née Saxton) and Frederick August Attenborough of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. [1] His parents were devout Methodists. [2] He was educated at schools in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He became a teacher at the Long Eaton Higher Elementary School in 1913. The school was founded by Samuel Clegg, the headmaster, in 1910.
Mary Attenborough (b.1896- d.1961) Mary Attenborough and Principal F.L. Attenborough. Mary Attenborough was the wife of Frederick Attenborough, Principal of University College Leicester between 1932– 1951 and mother to their three sons: Richard, David and John. The Attenborough family are an integral part of the University’s history ...
Mar 25, 2022 · Mary Attenborough was at the forefront of the local response in Leicester. Mary had witnessed first-hand what it meant to be a refugee, forced to flee your homeland by an invasion of enemy forces, when her father took onto his teaching staff two young Belgian refugees at the Long Eaton School in 1914.
