Surname |
Born |
Died |
Educated |
Biography |
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Fairclough
Amanda |
26 November 1963
Bolton |
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Bolton College; Salford University |
| Actress |
Has appeared in a variety of TV series including 'Waterloo Road', 'Cutting It', 'Heartbeat' and 'Cops'. |
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Fairhurst
Enoch |
1874
Bolton |
31 October 1945
Bolton |
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| Illustrator |
Worked for Bolton Evening News, Punch, London Illustrated News. |
Brother of Susan Isaacs qv. |
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Fairhurst
Horace |
1893
Bolton |
26 December 1920
Blackpool, Lancashire |
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| Professional Footballer |
- played for Blackpool. |
Died aged 26 from head injury suffered during a match against Barnsley. |
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Farrimond
William (Bill) |
23 May 1903
Daisy Hill, Bolton |
15 November 1979
Westhoughton, Bolton |
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| Cricketer |
Batsman and Wicket Keeper - played for Lancashire 1924-1945, England, MCC and Minor Counties. |
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Faulkner
Lewis |
4 March 1913
Bolton |
1978
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Ss Peter and Paul's RC School, Bolton |
| Professional Wrestler |
European Junior Heavyweight Wrestling Champion - Fought as 'Vic Hesselle' - Turned professional 1935, retired 1963 aged 50. |
Father of Vic Faulkner qv and Bert Royal qv. Ran the Bull's Head pub in Breightmet for 17 years. |
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Faulkner
Vic |
14 July 1944
Bolton |
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Ss Peter and Paul's RC School, Bolton; Lord's Commercial Institute, Bolton |
| Professional Wrestler |
Brother of Bert Royal (real name Faulkner) and son of Lewis Faulkner qv. |
European Middleweight Wrestling Champion 1966-1973 - British Welterweight Wrestling Champion 1973-1977. |
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Fawcett
John |
8 December 1789
Wennington, Lancashire |
26 October 1867
Bolton |
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| Composer |
Settled in Bolton 1825. Originally a shoemaker, self-taught musician, organist, choir-master and composer of religious music. Director of Bolton Philharmonic Society. |
Works include the oratorio 'Paradise', 'Bolton', 'The Harp of Zion', 'Strike! seraphs, strike your harps of gold' 'and 'Zalmonah'. |
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Ferguson
Dr Fergus |
18 October 1805
Houston & Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
19 January 1887
55 Manchester Road, Bolton |
Bolton Grammar School; Edinburgh University |
| Doctor and Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1866. (Liberal) |
Doctor. First elected as Alderman for Exchange Ward 1856. Worked tirelessly for improvements to sanitation and drainage in Bolton. JP 1869. |
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Ferguson
Matthew |
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11 February 1844
Bolton |
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| Failed animal trainer |
Killed by Barney the Leopard while supervising the menagerie at the infamous Star Inn, Churchgate. |
Barney was later stuffed and put on display at the Star Inn. |
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Fielding
John Thomas |
1849
Blackburn |
1894
Bolton |
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| Trades Union Leader |
Founder of the Operative Spinners' Provincial Association Bolton District - General Secretary of the Cotton Operatives' Association - Secretary of Bolton Trades Council. |
17,000 Trades Unionists attended the unveiling of his statue in Queens Park. |
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Fielding
Matthew |
1848
Bolton |
30 July 1915
Bolton |
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| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1890 (Conservative) |
Solicitor. Firm established in 1871. In 1887 joined by George Fernihough and the firm became know as Fielding & Fernihough. The company continues as Fieldings Porter. |
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Finch
Chris |
1979
Bolton |
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Turton High School, Bolton |
| Actor |
Born Christopher Wilkinson. Played Karl Foster in 'Coronation Street'. |
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Finch
Peter Louis |
3 October 1937
Chorley Road, Westhoughton |
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| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1998 (Labour), Mayor of Westhoughton 1986 (Labour) |
Textile Worker for 38 years. |
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Finlay
Francis (Frank) |
6 August 1926
Farnworth, Bolton |
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St Gregory the Great School, Farnworth; RADA |
| Actor |
Prolific stage and screen actor. Starred in 'Casanova', 'Bouquet of Barbed Wire' etc. |
Began career at Farnworth Little Theatre - spotted by Laurence Olivier while at RADA. |
Awarded CBE in 1984. |
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Fish
Joseph W (Joe) |
1946
Plover Street, Great Lever, Bolton |
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| Broadcaster |
Country Music DJ on BBC Radio Lancashire |
Was rescued from a house fire by firefighters as a child and decided to become a fireman himself. After leaving the Fire Service he followed his passion for Country music as a producer and DJ, initailly with Manchester's Picadilly Radio. |
Winner of many awards for services to Country music broadcasting, including the International Country Broadcaster award at the 2009 Country Music Association (CMA) awards ceremony, held in Nashville, Tenessee. |
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Fitzsimmons
David |
27 April 1945
Bolton |
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Hayward Grammar School, Bolton; Manchester University |
| Playwright |
Wrote West End comedy play 'Judies' 1974 and the short-lived BBC sitcom 'Coming Home' 1981 drawing on his own experiences as a chemistry teacher. |
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Flanagan
Helen Joyce |
1990
Bolton |
Bolton |
St John the Evangelist RC School, Bromley Cross, Bolton: Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton; Westholme School, Blackburn |
| Actress |
Played Rosie Webster in 'Coronation Street' since January 2000. |
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Flanagan
Joseph Kenneth |
1926
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St Gregorys RC School, Farnworth |
| Politician |
Mayor of Farnworth 1973. |
Last mayor of Farnworth before creation of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. |
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Flanagan
Peter |
1 November 1887
Bolton |
22 August 1974
Bolton District General Hospital, Farnworth |
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| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1954 (Labour) |
Described the new zebra crossings for pedestrians as 'a foolish suggestion'. |
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Fleming
Joan |
27 March 1908
Horwich, Bolton |
15 October 1980
London |
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| Author |
Writer of crime fiction |
Won Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award 1962 for 'When I Grow Rich' and 1970 for 'Young Man I Think You're Dying'. |
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Fletcher
Geoffrey Scowcroft |
3 April 1923
Bolton |
2004
Bolton |
Bolton School of Art; Slade School of Art, London; British School at Rome |
| Illustrator and Author |
His work appeared in several newspapers including the Guardian and The Sunday Times. Most notably he illustrated the diary column in The Daily Telegraph for 30 years. |
His illustrations and texts detailing less familiar sides of London street life and architecture formed the basis for his numerous published books. His best known work was 'The London Nobody Knows', which was also made into a documentary film in 1967. |
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Fletcher
Paul John |
13 January 1951
Bolton |
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| Professional Footballer |
Forward - played for Bolton Wanders 1968-1971, Burnley and Blackpool. |
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Fletcher
Thomas |
1832
Little Lever, Bolton |
20 October 1914
Bolton |
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| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1884, 1885, 1886 (Conservative) |
Colliery owner. |
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Flinders
Stuart |
1960
Halliwell, Bolton |
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St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary, Bolton; Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton |
| Broadcaster and Journalist |
A senior presenter on BBC Look North West regional TV news programme. |
Has worked as a local radio journalist and also as a journalist in Australia. |
Won a Royal Television Society Broadcaster Of The Year award. |
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Flitcroft
David |
14 January 1974
Bolton |
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| Professional Footballer |
Midfielder - played for Preston, Lincoln, Chester, Rochdale, Macclesfield and Bury. |
Brother of footballer Garry Flitcroft qv. |
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Flitcroft
Garry |
6 November 1972
Bolton |
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Turton High School |
| Professional Footballer |
Midfielder - played for Blackburn (Captain), Burnley and Manchester City. |
Brother of footballer David Flitcroft qv. |
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Flitcroft
Sir Thomas Evans |
10 July 1861
31 Bury Street, Bolton |
14 May 1938
28 Somerset Road, Bolton |
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| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1926, 1927 (Liberal) |
Councillor for Halliwell 1892-1901. General Practitioner. JP. Knighted 1913. |
As Mayor he presided over the Samuel Crompton Centenary celebrations, hosting the visits of King Fuad of Egypt and King Feisul of Iraq to the town and attending the opening of Crompton Way. |
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Fogg
Albert E |
1883
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1952
Rochdale, Lancashire |
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| International Football Referee |
Refereed the 1935 FA Cup Final - Lived in a house called 'Wembley' in Chassen Road, Bolton. |
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Foley
Alice |
28 November 1891
22 Back Shaw Street, Bolton |
30 June 1974
Bolton |
Ss Peter and Paul's RC School, Bolton |
| Trades Unionist, Socialist and Educationalist |
Justice of the Peace 1931. Secretary of Bolton & District Weavers' and Winders' Association from 1949. |
Leading member of Workers Educational Association (WEA). Published autobiography of her early life 'A Bolton Childhood' in 1973. |
Sister of Catherine Foley qv. |
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Foley
Catherine (Cissy) |
1879
Bolton |
1945
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| Suffragist and Child Healthcare Pioneer |
1918 ran 'Babies Welcome', Bolton's first voluntary children's clinic. (See also Sarah Reddish.) |
Sister of Alice Foley qv. |
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Ford
Wallace |
12 February 1898
Bolton |
11 June 1966
Woodland Hills, California, USA |
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| Actor |
Character actor. Appeared in over 120 films - mostly Westerns. |
Real name - Samuel Jones Grundy - 'borrowed' stage name Wallace Ford from a hobo friend who was killed in a railway accident. |
Brought up in a London orphanage and was moved to Canadian branch while still a child. Aged 11 ran away and joined a vaudeville troupe 'Winnipeg Kiddies'. |
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Foster
Francis Augustus (Frank) |
15 December 1892
Astley Bridge, Bolton |
1970
Lincolnshire |
Holy Infants School, Astley Bridge, Bolton |
| Circus Artist and Ringmaster |
First Ringmaster of Bertram W Mills Circus - also acrobat, juggler, trapeze artist and bare-back rider. |
Co-authored books about life in the circus including 'Clowning Through' and 'Pink Coat, Spangles and Sawdust'. |
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Foster
John Arthur |
18 March 1927
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Sunning Hill School, Bolton; St Stephens, Kearsley; Bolton Technical College |
| Politician |
Mayor of Bolton 1975. |
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Foy
James (Jim) |
26 March 1914
Bolton |
July 2000
Bolton |
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| Professional Wrestler |
Took up wrestling aged 16 and began training other wrestlers in 1931. He was Lancashire amateur heavyweight champion before he turning professional in the mid-1940s as 'The Mighty Elmo'. Had more than 2000 bouts in his career. |
Retired from wrestling in 1963. |
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Foy
Julie |
5 May 1970
Bolton |
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College of the Performing Arts, Salford |
| Actress |
Played Tracy in 'Jossy's Giants', played Gina Seddon in 'Coronation Street'. |
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Francis
Stuart (Stu) |
1948
Bolton |
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Brownlow Fold School |
| Comedian, TV Presenter |
Hosted BBC children's programme 'Crackerjack' 1978-1984. |
Catchphrases include 'I could crush a grape'. |
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French
Col Gilbert Joseph |
20 March 1856
Astley Bridge, Bolton |
1929
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| Naturalist, Soldier and Solicitor |
Son Of Gilbert James French qv. President of the Bolton Field Naturalists' Society and a noted antiquarian and author. |
Colonel commanding the 2nd Volunteer Battalion The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (afterwards the 5th Battalion L.N.L. Regiment), 1902-9. Holder of the Volunteer Decoration. |
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French
Gilbert James |
1804
Edinburgh, Scotland |
4 May 1866
Bolton |
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| Draper, 'manufacturer of Church furnitures' and Biographer |
Biographer of Samuel Crompton qv and instrumental in the erection of statue of Crompton in Nelson Square, Bolton. |
Donated silver plated Civic Mace to the Borough of Bolton in 1838. |
President of the Bolton Mechanics' Institution 1857-8. Father of Col Gilbert Joseph French qv. |
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