Acknowledgements to the following: AbeBooks for an excellent service in sourcing out-of-print books Arthur Roe, local history enthusiast for assistance with a number of oddments…
Burton Library Burton Library has a very large collection of archival material. Most of it is comprised of collections that were freely donated to a…
Paget Family Select page to view: Sir William Paget (1506 – 1563) Henry William Paget (1768 – 1854) Henry Cyril Paget (1875 – 1905)
In Tudor times, William Paget was one of the most prominent men in England. Son of John, one of the serjeants-at-mace of the city of…
Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey KG, GCB, GCH, PC (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), known as Lord Paget from…
(known until 1880 by the courtesy title of Lord Paget de Beaudesert and from 1880 until 1898 as Earl of Uxbridge) (16 June 1875 –…
In brief, Stanley William Clarke was businessman and racecourse owner. Born in Burton upon Trent from a fairly humble background, he rose to become chairman and…