Kidlington & District Historical Society
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Kidlington People in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Associated with the village:
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ARROWSMITH, Aaron the elder (1750 – 1823). Cartographer and map publisher. Curate 1842.
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BEECHAM, Thomas (1820 – 1907). Manufacturer of patent medicines. Village postman and sold his patents in local markets.
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BOUCHIER, Thomas (1633- 1723). Civil lawyer. Owned a farm in Kidlington.
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BURROW, Thomas (1909-1926). Orientalist. Regular at a Kidlington pub house.
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CONANT, John (1608 -1694) Preached as vicar at Kidlington.
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CURTIS, Lionel George (1872-1955). Writer and public servant. Lived at Hales Croft. Fellow of All Souls College and friend of Lawrence of Arabia.
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DESAGULIERS, John Thomas (1683-1744). Natural philosopher and engineer. Married daughter of William Pudsey of Kidlington.
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ENNALS, David Hedley, Baron Ennals (1922-1995). Politician. Parish Councillor.
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FIELD, Edward (1801-1876). Bishop of Newfoundland. Curate.
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GRAY, Francis (Frank) James ( 1880-1935) . Politican. Founded Zoo at Kidlinton, and housing in Kidlington.
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GREGORY, John (1607 – 1646) Orientalist. Lived in the village
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HARMSWORTH, Alfred Charles William, Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922). Journalist and newspaper proprietor. Married daughter of Robert Milner of Kidlington
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HUDSON, Sir Robert Arundell (1864-1927) Political organizer. Married widow of Viscount Northcliffe – daughter of Robert Milner of Kidlington
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MORTON, Sir William (bap 1605 – d.1672). Judge and politican. Built almshouse
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MONTGOMERY, Elizabeth (1902 – 1993) . daughter of William Montgomery, curate. With two other women traded under the name “Motley” as theatre designers.
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PLESSIS, John de, seventh earl of Warwick (d.1263). Royal Counsellor. 1261 fined 400 marks to retain the manor of Kidlington
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PRIDEAUX, John (1578-1650). Bishop of Worcester. Fellow and then Head (Rector) of Exeter College and became Rector of Kidlington.
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REINAGLE, (nee Orger) Caroline (1817-1892). Pianist and composer. Supported women’s education. Lived at Kidlington and ashes buried there.
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REINAGLE, Joseph (1762-1825). Instrumentalist and composer. Married Caroline Orger. Died at Kidlington.
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STAPLETON, (nee Dolman), Mary Helen Alicia (1837 – 1918). Local historian. Author of Three Oxfordshire Parishes: Kidlington, Yarnton and Begbroke.
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TESDALE, Thomas (bap 1547, d. 1610). Benefactor. Lived at Ludwell Manor near Kidlington
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ULLMANN, Stephen (1914-1976). Linguistic scholar. Died suddenly in Evans Lane Post Office near his home.