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Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford (1836–1925), physician, lived in Trumpington Anstey family, owners of Anstey Hall, 1748-1838 Bacchus, Edmund (d. 1609), owner of ‘Anstey’ Hall Baker, Prof. Brooke, Rupert Chawner (1887-1915), poet Bunsen, Sir Bernard de (1907-90), educationalist, born in Trumpington Byron, Lord George Gordon (1788-1824), poet Carr, Edith, local historian Chaucer, Geoffrey (c. 1343-1400), author Cosin, Edmund (1510/11–1574?), college head, vicar of Trumpington Dakins, William (1568/9–1607), biblical scholar, vicar of Trumpington Darwin, Sir George Howard (1845–1912), mathematician and geophysicist, buried at Trumpington Ellis, Robert Leslie (1817–1859), mathematician and classical scholar, lived at Anstey Hall Fawcett, Henry (1833-84), economist and politican, married to Millicent Garrett, buried at Trumpington. The Local History Group has issued two publications about Fawcett. Foster family, owners of Anstey Hall, 1838-1941 Fowler, Sir Ralph Howard (1889–1944), mathematical physicist, lived in Trumpington Gill, Eric (1882-1940), artist, craftsman and social critic, sculptor of Trumpington War Memorial Grote, John (1813–1866), philosopher, vicar of Trumpington Hacket, John (1592–1670), bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, vicar of Trumpington Hailstone, John (1759–1847), geologist, vicar of Trumpington Henty, George Alfred (1832-1902), journalist and writer, born in Trumpington Hobson, Thomas (1544?-1631), carrier, funded Hobson’s Conduit Latham, Rev. Henry (1821–1902), college head, lived in Trumpington Maddox, Rev. David, vicar of Trumpington, 1956-90 Moule, Rev. A.C. (1873-1957), vicar of Trumpington Overall, John (bap. 1561, d. 1619), bishop of Norwich, vicar of Trumpington Palmer, John (d. 1607), dean of Peterborough, vicar of Trumpington Palmer, William (1538/9–1605), clergyman, vicar of Trumpington Peile, John (1838–1910), college head and philologist, lived in Trumpington Pemberton family, owners of Trumpington Hall since the 17th century Perne, Andrew (1519?–1589), dean of Ely and college head, conceived of Hobson's Conduit Pitcher or Pitchard family, owners of the manor between the Trumpington’s and the Pemberton’s Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, maharaja jam sahib of Navanagar [Ranji] (1872–1933), Indian ruler, cricketer, lived in Trumpington Richards, Sir Gordon (1904-86), jockey Robinson, Percy, local school teacher Smith, William Saumarez (1836–1909), archbishop of Sydney, vicar of Trumpington Sayle, Robert (1816-83), draper and philanthropist, lived in Trumpington Shadwell, Charles Southwell, Sir Richard Vynne (1888–1970), mechanical and aeronautical engineer, lived in Trumpington Tennyson, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92), poet Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811–63), novelist Todd, Alexander Robertus, Lord Todd of Trumpington (1907-97), organic chemist, lived in Trumpington Trumpington family, local landowners, 13th-14th century Whittle, Sir Frank (1907–96), aeronautical engineer, lived in Trumpington Widnall, Samuel Page (1825-94), local historian Williams, Glanville Llewelyn (1911–1997), jurist and law reformer, lived in Trumpington Wilson brothers, killed in World War I.

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