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Name:Jackson, Glenda May (1936-2023)
Brief:Actress, winner of the American Triple Crown of Acting, known especially for her roles in films directed by Ken Russell, and Labour party MP for Hampstead & Highgate
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:84 King Henry's Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1961-1963
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jackson, Gordon Cameron (1923-1990)
Brief:Actor with many appearances on stage and screen, best remembered for his role as the butler in 'Upstairs, Downstairs'
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:36 Redington Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1960-1990
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jackson, John Richardson (1819-1877)
Brief:Mezzotint engraver, mainly of portraits
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:3 Eton Villas
Contemp. address:
Resident:1851
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, John Richardson (1819-1877)
Brief:Mezzotint engraver, mainly of portraits
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:65 Adelaide Road
Contemp. address:28 Chalcot Villas
Resident:1861-1871
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jackson, Mason (1819-1903)
Brief:Wood engraver and art editor of the Illustrated London News. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:49 Cardington Street
Contemp. address:12 Cardington Street
Resident:1841-1863 (not continuous)
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jackson, Mason (1819-1903)
Brief:Wood engraver and art editor of the Illustrated London News. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:93 Prince of Wales Road
Contemp. address:3 Albert Terrace
Resident:1851
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Muriel Blomfield (1901-1977)
Brief:Wood engraver who specialised in recording gypsy caravans on Hampstead Heath
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:26 Mecklenburgh Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1901
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Muriel Blomfield (1901-1977)
Brief:Wood engraver who specialised in recording gypsy caravans on Hampstead Heath
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:15 Cannon Place
Contemp. address:
Resident:1911-1929
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Muriel Blomfield (1901-1977)
Brief:Wood engraver who specialised in recording gypsy caravans on Hampstead Heath
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:22 Well Walk
Contemp. address:
Resident:1932-1941
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Muriel Blomfield (1901-1977)
Brief:Wood engraver who specialised in recording gypsy caravans on Hampstead Heath
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:14 Gainsborough Gardens
Contemp. address:
Resident:1947-1965
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Muriel Blomfield (1901-1977)
Brief:Wood engraver who specialised in recording gypsy caravans on Hampstead Heath
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:20 Well Walk
Contemp. address:
Resident:1977
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Sir Herbert (1863-1936)
Brief:Chemist knighted for his work on heat-resisting and optical glasses for military use in WWI
Category:Science, engineering & mathematics
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:9 Parsifal Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1928-1936
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Sir Herbert (1863-1936)
Brief:Chemist knighted for his work on heat-resisting and optical glasses for military use in WWI
Category:Science, engineering & mathematics
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:9 The Mount
Contemp. address:
Resident:1881
Notes:
  
Name:Jackson, Sir John (1763-1820)
Brief:Politician and City merchant, MP for Dover
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Bell Moor
Contemp. address:Bellmoor House
Resident:1820
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jacobs [née Caller], June Ruth (1930-2018)
Brief:Peace activist, founder of the National Council for Soviet Jews and President of the International Council of Jewish Women
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:13 Modbury Gardens
Contemp. address:
Resident:2018
Notes:
  
Name:Jacobs, William Wymark (1863-1943)
Brief:Author of short fiction and drama (The Monkey's Paw)
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:15 Gloucester Gate
Contemp. address:
Resident:1929-1935
Notes:EH blue plaque
  
Name:Jacobson, Dan (1929-2014)
Brief:Novelist, short story writer and critic. 'All For Love' was long listed for the Man Booker Prize
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:36 West Hill Park
Contemp. address:
Resident:1992-2014
Notes:
  
Name:Jaffa, Max (1911-1991)
Brief:Violinist and bandleader, best remembered as the leader of the Palm Court Orchestra and trio
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:25 Goodge Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1911
Notes:
  
Name:Jaffa, Max (1911-1991)
Brief:Violinist and bandleader, best remembered as the leader of the Palm Court Orchestra and trio
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:5 Hillcrest Court, Shoot-up Hill
Contemp. address:
Resident:1936-1938
Notes:
  
Name:James [née Calkin], Margaret Bernard (1895-1985)
Brief:Calligrapher, graphic designer, textile printer, watercolour painter and printmaker, best known for her posters for the London Underground
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:22 Holmdale Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1895
Notes:
  
Name:James [née Calkin], Margaret Bernard (1895-1985)
Brief:Calligrapher, graphic designer, textile printer, watercolour painter and printmaker, best known for her posters for the London Underground
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:11 Lymington Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1901
Notes:
  
Name:James [née Calkin], Margaret Bernard (1895-1985)
Brief:Calligrapher, graphic designer, textile printer, watercolour painter and printmaker, best known for her posters for the London Underground
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:33 Heath Drive
Contemp. address:
Resident:1911
Notes:
  
Name:James, (John) Edwin (1811-1882)
Brief:Barrister, the first ever Queen's Counsel to suffer disbarment, Liberal MP for Marylebone
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:11 Bayley Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1882
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:James, Edwin Oliver (1888-1972)
Brief:Anthropologist in the field of comparative religion; a prolific writer, publishing about thirty academic books
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:98 Castlehaven Road
Contemp. address:Victoria Villa, Victoria Road
Resident:1888
Notes:
  
Name:James, Edwin Oliver (1888-1972)
Brief:Anthropologist in the field of comparative religion; a prolific writer, publishing about thirty academic books
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:26 Rochester Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1891
Notes:
  
Name:James, Sid [real name Sidney Joel Cohen] (1913-1976)
Brief:Actor and comedian on radio, television, stage and screen, best known for his roles in the Carry On film series
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Flat 2, 21 Lymington Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1954-1956
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jansch, Herbert [Bert] (1943-2011)
Brief:Folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:30 Somali Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1965
Notes:
  
Name:Jaques, John (1823-1898)
Brief:Sports equipment and games manufacturer, inventor of Happy Families, Tiddly-Winks, Ludo, and Snakes and Ladders, codifier of croquet.
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia: 
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaques_of_London
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:~106 Hatton Garden
Contemp. address:102 Hatton Garden
Resident:1841
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jaques, John (1823-1898)
Brief:Sports equipment and games manufacturer, inventor of Happy Families, Tiddly-Winks, Ludo, and Snakes and Ladders, codifier of croquet.
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia: 
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaques_of_London
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 Mecklenburgh Place
Contemp. address:4 Caroline Place
Resident:1861
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jardine [née Bronowski], Lisa Anne (1944-2015)
Brief:Historian of the early modern period with a special interest in the history of science, founding director of the UCL Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Flat 51 Bedford Court Mansions
Contemp. address:
Resident:1997-2015
Notes:
  
Name:Jardine, David (1794-1860)
Brief:Magistrate and legal historian who wrote a biography of Lord Somers and co-authored the first English translation of Grimms' Fairy Tales
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Cumberland Terrace
Contemp. address:23 Cumberland Terrace
Resident:1834-1841
Notes:Rebuilt as flats behind facade
  
Name:Jardine, David (1794-1860)
Brief:Magistrate and legal historian who wrote a biography of Lord Somers and co-authored the first English translation of Grimms' Fairy Tales
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:88 Guilford Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1821-1827
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jarman, (Michael) Derek Elworthy (1942-1994)
Brief:Film-maker, painter and campaigner for homosexual rights who is also remembered for his shingle garden at Prospect Cottage
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:64 Priory Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1965
Notes:
  
Name:Jarman, (Michael) Derek Elworthy (1942-1994)
Brief:Film-maker, painter and campaigner for homosexual rights who is also remembered for his shingle garden at Prospect Cottage
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:2 Healey Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1963
Notes:
  
Name:Jarman, (Michael) Derek Elworthy (1942-1994)
Brief:Film-maker, painter and campaigner for homosexual rights who is also remembered for his shingle garden at Prospect Cottage
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Flat 16, Phoenix House, Phoenix Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1984-1994
Notes:
  
Name:Jarman, Frances Eleanor [Fanny] (1802-1873)
Brief:Actress, made a successful tour of the USA, was with Charles Dickens in the Staplehurst rail crash
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Oxenholme Estate
Contemp. address:2 Houghton Place
Resident:1861
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jarvis, John Arthur (1872-1933)
Brief:Swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games and won at least 108 titles
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:5 St Chad's Street
Contemp. address:5 Derby Street
Resident:1933
Notes:
  
Name:Jay [née Garnett], Margaret Christian [Peggy] (1913-2008)
Brief:Labour councillor, chair and president of the Heath and Old Hampstead Society, the "uncrowned queen of Hampstead"
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:For family home(s), see Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:12 Well Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1945-1984
Notes:
  
Name:Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Brief:Labour politician, President of the Board of Trade, opposed British membership of the EEC
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:13 Well Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1929-1933
Notes:
  
Name:Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Brief:Labour politician, President of the Board of Trade, opposed British membership of the EEC
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:12 Well Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1945-1970
Notes:
  
Name:Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Brief:Labour politician, President of the Board of Trade, opposed British membership of the EEC
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 Frognal Mansions, Frognal
Contemp. address:
Resident:1936-1938
Notes:Family home of Jay [née Garnett], Margaret Christian [Peggy] (1913-2008)
  
Name:Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Brief:Labour politician, President of the Board of Trade, opposed British membership of the EEC
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:42 Well Walk
Contemp. address:
Resident:1939
Notes:Family home of Jay [née Garnett], Margaret Christian [Peggy] (1913-2008)
  
Name:Jay, Douglas Patrick Thomas, Baron Jay (1907-1996)
Brief:Labour politician, President of the Board of Trade, opposed British membership of the EEC
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:6 Hampstead Grove
Contemp. address:
Resident:1973-1975
Notes:
  
Name:Jeacocke, Caleb (1706-1786)
Brief:Baker who found fame as an orator and became president of the 'Robin Hood' debating society
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Denmark Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1786
Notes:Location uncertain
  
Name:Jeal, John Julian Timothy (1945-2026)
Brief:Biographer and novelist
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:78 Parkhill Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:2014-2026
Notes:
  
Name:Jeal, John Julian Timothy (1945-2026)
Brief:Biographer and novelist
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:29 Willow Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1979-2010
Notes:
  
Name:Jeal, John Julian Timothy (1945-2026)
Brief:Biographer and novelist
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:2 Healey Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1970-1977
Notes:
  
Name:Jeens, Charles Henry (1827-1879)
Brief:Engraver of postage stamps and portraits including a series of 'scientific worthies' for the periodical Nature
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:67 Agar Grove
Contemp. address:67 St Paul's Road
Resident:1871-1879
Notes:
  
Name:Jeens, Charles Henry (1827-1879)
Brief:Engraver of postage stamps and portraits including a series of 'scientific worthies' for the periodical Nature
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:near Camley Street
Contemp. address:3 Queen's Road
Resident:1861
Notes:Location uncertain
  
Name:Jefferys [née Davies], Margaret [Margot] (1916-1999)
Brief:Medical sociologist, professor of medical sociology at U. London, her special interest was ethics in health and social care, especially in relation to the elderly
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:32 Bisham Gardens
Contemp. address:
Resident:1970-1999
Notes:
  
Name:Jeffreys, George, first Baron Jeffreys (1645-1689)
Brief:Lord Chancellor and judge, known as "the Hanging Judge", who presided over the 'Bloody Assizes' and the trial of Titus Oates
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:62-65 Great Queen Street
Contemp. address:Conway House
Resident:1685-1687
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jeger [née Chivers], Lena May (1915-2007)
Brief:St Pancras councillor, MP for Holborn and St Pancras South, journalist, and campaigner for the legalization of abortion
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:44 Mecklenburgh Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1948-1961
Notes:
  
Name:Jeger [née Chivers], Lena May (1915-2007)
Brief:St Pancras councillor, MP for Holborn and St Pancras South, journalist, and campaigner for the legalization of abortion
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:9 Cumberland Terrace
Contemp. address:
Resident:1962-2006
Notes:
  
Name:Jellicoe, (John) Basil Lee (1899-1935)
Brief:Housing reformer and clergyman who was the driving force behind the St Pancras House Improvement Society which rehoused hundreds of families in Somers Town
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:1 Oakley Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1922-1927
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jellicoe, (John) Basil Lee (1899-1935)
Brief:Housing reformer and clergyman who was the driving force behind the St Pancras House Improvement Society which rehoused hundreds of families in Somers Town
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:130 Chalton Street
Contemp. address:22 Stibbington Street
Resident:1930
Notes:The Anchor Public House
  
Name:Jellicoe, Sir Geoffrey Alan (1900-1996)
Brief:Landscape architect whose signature features were canals, weirs, bridges and viewing platforms
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:19 Grove Terrace
Contemp. address:
Resident:1936-1984
Notes:EH blue plaque
  
Name:Jellicoe, Sir Geoffrey Alan (1900-1996)
Brief:Landscape architect whose signature features were canals, weirs, bridges and viewing platforms
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:67 Parliament Hill Mansions, Lissenden Gardens
Contemp. address:
Resident:1933
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkin, (Charles) Patrick Fleeming, Baron Jenkin of Roding (1926-2016)
Brief:Conservative politician who served as a cabinet minister
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:35 Hampstead Lane
Contemp. address:
Resident:1956-1965
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, (David) Clive (1926-1999)
Brief:Trade unionist, leader of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:16 St Mark's Crescent
Contemp. address:
Resident:1959-1984
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, (David) Clive (1926-1999)
Brief:Trade unionist, leader of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:100 Regent's Park Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1957
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, (Margaret) Elizabeth Heald (1905-2010)
Brief:Novelist and biographer, winner of the Prix Femina, her 2004 memoir was called 'The View from Downshire Hill'
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:8 Downshire Hill
Contemp. address:
Resident:1939-2004
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, Blanche (1851-1915)
Brief:Portrait and genre painter
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:42 Torrington Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1871
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jenkins, Blanche (1851-1915)
Brief:Portrait and genre painter
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:16 Harrington Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1881
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, Blanche (1851-1915)
Brief:Portrait and genre painter
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:117 Abbey Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1891-1911
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jenkins, Blanche (1851-1915)
Brief:Portrait and genre painter
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:3 Sherriff Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1912-1915
Notes:
  
Name:Jenkins, Joseph John (1811-1885)
Brief:Engraver and watercolour painter, secretary of the Old Watercolour Society
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:Adeline Place
Contemp. address:8 Caroline Street
Resident:1841
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jenkins, Joseph John (1811-1885)
Brief:Engraver and watercolour painter, secretary of the Old Watercolour Society
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:76 Charlotte Street
Contemp. address:35 Charlotte Street
Resident:1861-1871
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jennens, Charles (1700-1773)
Brief:Writer and art collector who wrote the libretti of several of Handel oratorios, including Messiah
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Great Ormond Street
Contemp. address:Ormond Street
Resident:1761-1773
Notes:Location uncertain, "near Powis House"
  
Name:Jenner, Edward (1749-1823)
Brief:Surgeon, pioneer of smallpox vaccination
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:15 Bedford Place
Contemp. address:
Resident:1806-1807
Notes:
  
Name:Jenner, Sir William, first baronet (1815-1898)
Brief:Physician, differentiated typhoid and typhus, President of the Royal College of Physicians
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:16 Albany Street
Contemp. address:8 Albany Street
Resident:1849-1854
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jenner, Sir William, first baronet (1815-1898)
Brief:Physician, differentiated typhoid and typhus, President of the Royal College of Physicians
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:24 Albany Street
Contemp. address:12 Albany Street
Resident:1840-1848
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jennings, (Frank) Humphrey Sinkler (1907-1950)
Brief:Film-maker, painter, and writer who helped to found Mass Observation
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:8 Regent's Park Terrace
Contemp. address:
Resident:1944-1950
Notes:EH blue plaque
  
Name:Jennings, Gertrude Eleanor (1877-1958)
Brief:Prolific playwright notable for her one-act social comedies
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Cumberland Terrace
Contemp. address:2 Cumberland Terrace
Resident:1877
Notes:Rebuilt as flats behind facade
  
Name:Jennings, Paul Francis (1918-1989)
Brief:Humorist who had a column, 'Oddly Enough', in The Observer
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 Prospect Place
Contemp. address:
Resident:1955-1956
Notes:
  
Name:Jennings, Paul Francis (1918-1989)
Brief:Humorist who had a column, 'Oddly Enough', in The Observer
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:30 Arkwright Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1948-1949
Notes:
  
Name:Jerome, Jerome Klapka (1859-1927)
Brief:Novelist and playwright (Three Men in a Boat)
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:32 Tavistock Place
Contemp. address:19 Tavistock Place
Resident:1884-1885
Notes:Marchmont Association plaque
  
Name:Jerome, Jerome Klapka (1859-1927)
Brief:Novelist and playwright (Three Men in a Boat)
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:11 Tavistock Place
Contemp. address:33 Tavistock Place
Resident:1886-1888
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jerome, Jerome Klapka (1859-1927)
Brief:Novelist and playwright (Three Men in a Boat)
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:41 Belsize Park
Contemp. address:
Resident:1924-1927
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jerome, Jerome Klapka (1859-1927)
Brief:Novelist and playwright (Three Men in a Boat)
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:near Haverstock Road
Contemp. address:The Castle, 15 Oakfield Crescent
Resident:1881
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jerrold, (William) Blanchard (1826-1884)
Brief:Journalist and playwright, editor of Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. He wrote the text for 'London: a Pilgrimage', which was illustrated by Doré
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
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Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Kingsway
Contemp. address:Little Queen Street
Resident:1826
Notes:Demolished, location uncertain
  
Name:Jerrold, Douglas William (1803-1857)
Brief:Playwright and journalist, a prolific contributor to Punch, known for his reputation as a brilliant wit. His play, 'Black-Eyed Susan' was extremely successful
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:11 Greville Place
Contemp. address:8 Greville Place
Resident:1856-1857
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jerrold, Douglas William (1803-1857)
Brief:Playwright and journalist, a prolific contributor to Punch, known for his reputation as a brilliant wit. His play, 'Black-Eyed Susan' was extremely successful
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:33 Highgate Road
Contemp. address:8 Lower Craven Place
Resident:1839-1840
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jevons [née Roscoe], Mary Anne (1795-1845)
Brief:Poet, editor of 'The Sacred Offering, a Poetical Annual'
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:37 Alfred Place
Contemp. address:
Resident:1845
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jevons, William Stanley (1835-1882)
Brief:Economist and philosopher of science who formulated the marginal utility theory of value
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Oval Road
Contemp. address:9 Oval Road
Resident:1851-1853
Notes:Location uncertain
  
Name:Jevons, William Stanley (1835-1882)
Brief:Economist and philosopher of science who formulated the marginal utility theory of value
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:2 The Chestnuts, Branch Hill
Contemp. address:
Resident:1876-1882
Notes:
  
Name:Jewitt, (Thomas) Orlando Sheldon (1799-1869)
Brief:Engraver on wood, specialised in prints for reference works in architecture, archaeology, typography and natural history
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:20 Cliff Villas
Contemp. address:20 Clifton Villas
Resident:1856-1869
Notes:
  
Name:Jex-Blake, Thomas William (1832-1915)
Brief:Dean of Wells Cathedral and headmaster of Rugby where he built the Temple reading-room and art museum, a new Big School, completed the new quadrangle, and gave a swimming pool in the Close
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Cumberland Terrace
Contemp. address:2 Cumberland Terrace
Resident:1832
Notes:Rebuilt as flats behind facade
  
Name:Joad, Cyril Edwin Mitchinson (1891-1953)
Brief:Philosopher and broadcasting personality who appeared on 'The Brains Trust'. He was interested in psychical research and courted controversy
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 East Heath Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1931-1953
Notes:
  
Name:Joad, Cyril Edwin Mitchinson (1891-1953)
Brief:Philosopher and broadcasting personality who appeared on 'The Brains Trust'. He was interested in psychical research and courted controversy
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:2 Squire's Mount
Contemp. address:
Resident:1920-1922
Notes:
  
Name:Joad, Cyril Edwin Mitchinson (1891-1953)
Brief:Philosopher and broadcasting personality who appeared on 'The Brains Trust'. He was interested in psychical research and courted controversy
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 The Gables, Vale of Health
Contemp. address:
Resident:1924
Notes:
  
Name:Joass, John James (1868-1952)
Brief:Architect of many prominent london buildings, e.g. Royal Society of Medicine building, Whiteleys, Swan & Edgar and the Mappin terraces at London Zoo
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:6 The Grove
Contemp. address:
Resident:1916-1923
Notes:
  
Name:Joass, John James (1868-1952)
Brief:Architect of many prominent london buildings, e.g. Royal Society of Medicine building, Whiteleys, Swan & Edgar and the Mappin terraces at London Zoo
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:34 John Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1901-1906
Notes:Rebuilt
  
Name:Joel, Isaac Barnato [Jack] (1862-1940)
Brief:Financier, mining magnate and horse breeder who made his fortune in South African diamonds
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:24 Shoot-up Hill
Contemp. address:The Firs
Resident:1901
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Augustus Edwin (1878-1961)
Brief:One of the leading portrait painters of his time with a Bohemian lifestyle who lived to become the grand old man of British painting
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:Augustus John The New Biography, Michael Holroyd, 2015
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:18 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1901-1906
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Augustus Edwin (1878-1961)
Brief:One of the leading portrait painters of his time with a Bohemian lifestyle who lived to become the grand old man of British painting
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:Augustus John The New Biography, Michael Holroyd, 2015
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:21 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1897-1898
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Augustus Edwin (1878-1961)
Brief:One of the leading portrait painters of his time with a Bohemian lifestyle who lived to become the grand old man of British painting
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:Augustus John The New Biography, Michael Holroyd, 2015
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:8 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1907-1908
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Augustus Edwin (1878-1961)
Brief:One of the leading portrait painters of his time with a Bohemian lifestyle who lived to become the grand old man of British painting
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:Augustus John The New Biography, Michael Holroyd, 2015
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:76 Charlotte Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1899
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Augustus Edwin (1878-1961)
Brief:One of the leading portrait painters of his time with a Bohemian lifestyle who lived to become the grand old man of British painting
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:Augustus John The New Biography, Michael Holroyd, 2015
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:61 Albany Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1900
Notes:
  
Name:John, Errol (1924-1988)
Brief:Playwright and actor. His 'Moon on a Rainbow Shawl' won The Observer's Play of the Year award and has been revived at the Almeida and the National Theatres
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:26 Well Walk
Contemp. address:
Resident:1988
Notes:
  
Name:John, Gwendolen Mary [Gwen] (1876-1939)
Brief:Painter of portraits, usually anonymous female sitters
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:21 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1897-1898
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Gwendolen Mary [Gwen] (1876-1939)
Brief:Painter of portraits, usually anonymous female sitters
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:23 Euston Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1895-1897
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Gwendolen Mary [Gwen] (1876-1939)
Brief:Painter of portraits, usually anonymous female sitters
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:39 Conway Street
Contemp. address:39 Southampton Street
Resident:1901
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Sir Caspar (1903-1984)
Brief:School prize of a copy of Jane's Fighting Ships inspired him to join the Royal Navy and rise to become First Sea Lord
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:18 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1903-1906
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:John, Sir William Goscombe (1860-1952)
Brief:Sculptor known for his many public memorials
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:24 Greville Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1904-1952
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson [Johnstone], James (1777-1845)
Brief:Physician, surgeon and medical writer on diseases of tropical climates. Physician-extraordinary to King William IV
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:12 Park Village West
Contemp. address:
Resident:1841-1845
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson [Johnstone], James (1777-1845)
Brief:Physician, surgeon and medical writer on diseases of tropical climates. Physician-extraordinary to King William IV
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:13 Park Village West
Contemp. address:
Resident:1839-1840
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Anthony Reginald (1940-2010)
Brief:Opera singer (stage name Anthony Rolfe Johnson) who performed at the world's major opera houses
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:42 Pandora Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:2007-2009
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Henry John [Harry] (1826-1884)
Brief:Watercolour painter who specialised in landscapes
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:61 Albany Street
Contemp. address:126 Albany Street
Resident:1851
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Henry John [Harry] (1826-1884)
Brief:Watercolour painter who specialised in landscapes
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:95 Albert Street
Contemp. address:44 Albert Street
Resident:~1850
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Lee Frederick (1924-2006)
Brief:Art historian who wrote the catalogue raisonné for Eugène Delacroix.
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:11A Lyndhurst Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:2003-2006
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Lionel Pigot (1867-1902)
Brief:Poet, essayist, and critic who wrote on Celtic themes. Introduced Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:20 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1890-1895
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Johnson, Lionel Pigot (1867-1902)
Brief:Poet, essayist, and critic who wrote on Celtic themes. Introduced Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:7 Gray's Inn Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1895-1899
Notes:
  
Name:Johnson, Noel Frank (1916-1999)
Brief:Actor who was the voice of special agent Dick Barton on BBC Radio
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:1 Woodchurch Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1948-1958
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:107 Gower Street
Contemp. address:43 Upper Gower Street
Resident:1856-1861
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:21 Carlingford Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1891
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:36 King Henry's Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1880-1886
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:19 Howland Street
Contemp. address:10 Howland Street
Resident:1838
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:74 Delancey Street
Contemp. address:8 Stanhope Street
Resident:1842
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:14 Bernard Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1843-1846
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:12 Camden Street
Contemp. address:46 Great Camden Street
Resident:1847-1849
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:27 Clarence Gardens
Contemp. address:
Resident:1850
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:23 Conway Street
Contemp. address:4 Southampton Street
Resident:1851-1855
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Alexander (1815-1891)
Brief:Painter of portraits and history scenes, mostly inspired by Scotland
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:46 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:2 Upper Fitzroy Street West
Resident:1862-1879
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Edward (1872-1944)
Brief:Considered the father of modern calligraphy, best known for the sans-serif Johnston typeface that was used throughout the London Underground
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:16 Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn
Contemp. address:
Resident:1901-1903
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston, Sir Henry Hamilton [Harry] (1858-1927)
Brief:Explorer and colonial administrator who published 40 books on subjects related to Africa
Category:Other (incl. business, military & exploration)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:27 Chester Terrace
Contemp. address:
Resident:1905
Notes:
  
Name:Johnston-Lavis, Henry James (1856-1914)
Brief:Vulcanologist and physician, compiled the first accurate geological map of Vesuvius, his collection of volcano-related art works, photographs and books is held at UCL
Category:Science, engineering & mathematics
Wikipedia: 
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2013/08/28/violent-earth-the-legacy-of-dr-johnston-lavis/
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:20 Bayham Street
Contemp. address:107 Bayham Street
Resident:1856
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jones [later Leif-Jones], Leifchild Stratten (1862-1939)
Brief:Liberal MP and temperance movement leader
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:95 Albert Street
Contemp. address:44 Albert Street
Resident:1862
Notes:
  
Name:Jones [née Cumberbatch], Claudia Vera (1915-1964)
Brief:Journalist and communist activist, founder of the West Indian Gazette, helped organise London's first Mardi-Gras-based carnival
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:58 Lisburne Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1964
Notes:Nubian Jak plaque
  
Name:Jones, Barbara Mildred (1912-1978)
Brief:Artist, writer and mural painter who curated the exhibition 'Black Eyes and Lemonade' at the Whitechapel Gallery
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:2 Well Walk
Contemp. address:
Resident:1951-1978
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Barbara Mildred (1912-1978)
Brief:Artist, writer and mural painter who curated the exhibition 'Black Eyes and Lemonade' at the Whitechapel Gallery
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:35 Pond Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1948-1950
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Henry Arthur (1851-1929)
Brief:Prolific playwright who outlived his reputation and died an embittered man
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:19 Kidderpore Avenue
Contemp. address:
Resident:1919-1929
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Henry Arthur (1851-1929)
Brief:Prolific playwright who outlived his reputation and died an embittered man
Category:Literature (incl. poetry, journalism & publishing)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:6 Arkwright Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1911-1915
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Henry MacNaughton (1845-1918)
Brief:Physician and author of a number of medical books. A central figure in the development of medicine in Cork, Ireland
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia: 
ODNB: 
Other ref.:https://www.dib.ie/biography/jones-henry-macnaughton-a4328
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:12 Sandwell Mansions, West End Lane
Contemp. address:
Resident:1899-1903
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Henry MacNaughton (1845-1918)
Brief:Physician and author of a number of medical books. A central figure in the development of medicine in Cork, Ireland
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia: 
ODNB: 
Other ref.:https://www.dib.ie/biography/jones-henry-macnaughton-a4328
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:34 Frognal Lane
Contemp. address:
Resident:1911-1915
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, John (1766-1827)
Brief:Unitarian minister and scholar who published some twenty works of theology, classical lexicography, and grammar
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:13 Coram Street
Contemp. address:13 Great Coram Street
Resident:1812-1827
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jones, John Gale (1769-1838)
Brief:Radical politician, active in the London Corresponding Society
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Ossulston Street
Contemp. address:5 Wilsted Street
Resident:1828-1838
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jones, John Gale (1769-1838)
Brief:Radical politician, active in the London Corresponding Society
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:Purchese Street Open Space
Contemp. address:10 Brill Terrace
Resident:1810
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jones, Kenneth J (1930-2014)
Brief:Character actor on film and TV
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:23 Laurier Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1981-1998
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Sir William (1630-1682)
Brief: Attorney-General who directed the prosecution of the victims of Titus Oates's plot
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:17 Bloomsbury Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1682
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jones, Terence Graham Parry [Terry] (1942-2020)
Brief:Comedian best known as a member of the Monty Python team
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:2 The Hexagon, Fitzroy Park
Contemp. address:
Resident:2007-2020
Notes:
  
Name:Jones, Terence Graham Parry [Terry] (1942-2020)
Brief:Comedian best known as a member of the Monty Python team
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:The Little House, Fitzroy Park
Contemp. address:
Resident:2006
Notes:
  
Name:Jordan, Dorothy (1761-1816)
Brief:Actress best suited to comic roles and mistress of the future William IV, with whom she had ten children
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:10 Gower Street
Contemp. address:5 Gower Street
Resident:1786-1790
Notes:
  
Name:Joseph, George Francis (1764-1846)
Brief:Portrait painter (e.g. Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse)
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:36 Percy Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1814-1822
Notes:
  
Name:Joseph, George Francis (1764-1846)
Brief:Portrait painter (e.g. Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse)
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:13 Howland Street
Contemp. address:7 Howland Street
Resident:1833-1834
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Joseph, George Francis (1764-1846)
Brief:Portrait painter (e.g. Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse)
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:84 Charlotte Street
Contemp. address:38 Charlotte Street
Resident:1836
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Joseph, Samuel (1791-1850)
Brief:Sculptor (statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey)
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:84 Charlotte Street
Contemp. address:38 Charlotte Street
Resident:1832-1840
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Joseph, Samuel (1791-1850)
Brief:Sculptor (statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey)
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:90 Charlotte Street
Contemp. address:41 Upper Charlotte Street
Resident:1841-1846
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Josephs, Wilfred (1927-1997)
Brief:Composer for concert hall, film and television
Category:Performing arts (incl. composers of music & sport)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB: 
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:1 Mornington Crescent
Contemp. address:
Resident:1984
Notes:
  
Name:Jowell [née Palmer], Tessa Jane Helen Douglas, Baroness Jowell (1947-2018)
Brief:Labour Party politician and life peer, a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:42 Oak Village
Contemp. address:
Resident:1973-1975
Notes:
  
Name:Jowell [née Palmer], Tessa Jane Helen Douglas, Baroness Jowell (1947-2018)
Brief:Labour Party politician and life peer, a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:16 Raveley Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1999-2005
Notes:
  
Name:Jowell [née Palmer], Tessa Jane Helen Douglas, Baroness Jowell (1947-2018)
Brief:Labour Party politician and life peer, a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets
Category:Politics & administration (incl. law & economics)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:34 Ornan Court, Ornan Road
Contemp. address:
Resident:1947
Notes:
  
Name:Joy, Thomas Musgrave (1812-1866)
Brief: Successful portrait painter whose subjects included Victoria, Albert, and their dogs
Category:Painting & drawing
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:8 Fitzroy Street
Contemp. address:4 Russell Place
Resident:1838-1847
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Joyce, Jeremiah (1763-1816)
Brief:Unitarian minister and writer, member of the London Corresponding Society, committed to the Tower of London on a charge of high treason
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:4 Holly Terrace, Highgate West Hill
Contemp. address:4 Holly Terrace, West Hill
Resident:1808-1816
Notes:
  
Name:Joyce, Jeremiah (1763-1816)
Brief:Unitarian minister and writer, member of the London Corresponding Society, committed to the Tower of London on a charge of high treason
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:64 Crowndale Road
Contemp. address:13 Gloucester Place
Resident:1801-1808
Notes:
  
Name:Joyce, Thomas Athol (1878-1942)
Brief:Anthropologist and archaeologist who made expeditions to British Honduras and published a book on 'Maya and Mexican Art'
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:19 North Villas
Contemp. address:
Resident:1878
Notes:
  
Name:Joyce, Thomas Athol (1878-1942)
Brief:Anthropologist and archaeologist who made expeditions to British Honduras and published a book on 'Maya and Mexican Art'
Category:Religion, reform & social science
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:21 Camden Square
Contemp. address:
Resident:1881
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jukes, Francis (1745-1812)
Brief:Engraver and publisher, known for his topographical and shipping prints, the majority in aquatint
Category:Printmaking & photography
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry: 
Address:19 Howland Street
Contemp. address:10 Howland Street
Resident:1790-1808
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jupp, Richard (1728-1799)
Brief:Architect to Guy's Hospital and surveyor to the British East India Company
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:22 Theobalds Road
Contemp. address:6 King's Road
Resident:1799
Notes:
  
Name:Jupp, William [the younger] (1770-1839)
Brief:Architect and surveyor to four City livery companies
Category:Applied arts (incl. architecture & sculpture)
Wikipedia: 
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:17 Windmill Street
Contemp. address:
Resident:1818
Notes:Demolished
  
Name:Jurin, James (1684-1750)
Brief:Physician and natural philosopher with interests in capillary action. He advocated variolation against smallpox some 70 years ahead of Jenner's introduction of vaccination
Category:Medicine
Wikipedia:Wikipedia
ODNB:ODNB
Other ref.:
Ancestry:Ancestry
Address:51 Lincoln's Inn Fields
Contemp. address:
Resident:1745-1750
Notes:Demolished
  

 

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