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Famous People
General
Bedfordshire Genealogy
Famous people associated with Bedfordshire e.g. John Bunyan, John Howard, Charles Wells, Sir William Harpur, Samuel Whitbread, Trevor Huddlestone....
http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~engbdf/ people.html
Famous People: Bunyan, John
Bedfordshire Libraries - Virtual Library
Details of the Bunyan collections in Bedford Central Library and associated resources.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.digitised_resources/ john_bunyan.htm
International John Bunyan Society
List of members and society details. Image of John Bunyan in Bedford prison.
http://www.ualberta.ca/ ~dgay/ Bunyan.htm
Famous People: Byng, Admiral John
Trial and execution of Admiral John Byng
Story of the unlucky admiral (born in Southill Bedfordshire) who was executed after an unsuccessful attempt to defeat the French fleet in Minorca.
http://home.planet.nl/ ~pdavis/ Byng.htm
Famous People: Carrington, Dora
Dora Carrington
Short biography and details of the archive collection at the University of Texas.
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/ research/ fa/ carrington.dora.html
Famous People: Howard, John
Bedfordshire Libraries - Virtual Library
Information about John Howard including an extract from 'State of the Prisons in England and Wales'.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.digitised_resources/ john_howard.htm
John Howard
Biography of John Howard on the web site of the John Howard Society of Canada.
http://www.johnhoward.ca/ bio.htm
Famous People: Miller, Glenn
Glenn Miller and Twinwoods Airfield
Information about the airfield and its association with Glenn Miller.
http://www.twinwoodevents.com/ Glenn%20Miller.htm
Famous People: Rutherford, Mark
Mark Rutherford (William Hale White)
Information on this local authors books and other writings, plus quotations, biographical information, literary criticism, photographs and links. Details of the Mark Rutherford Society.
http://www.concentric.net/ ~Djfrench/
Famous People: Southcott, Joanna
Bedfordshire Libraries - Virtual Library
Information about Joanna Southcott including newspaper articles.
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.digitised_resources/ joanna_southcott.htm
Joanna Southcott
Biography of Joanna Southcott on the University of Rochester web site.
http://www.rochester.edu/ College/ ENG/ eng529/ aeza/ southcott.htm
Joanna Southcott
Website which aims to make known the life and writings of the English prophetess Joanna Southcott, and her place in prophecy.
http://www.btinternet.com/ ~joannasouthcott/
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