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61.
John Miles
Born 1885. Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Height 5' 5.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (it bn). Eyes other, grey (gr). Distinguishing marks mark (buffalo bill l, female, flags, mabel and bird r forearm; birthmark third l finger). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, nature, names and initials, america. Tattoo written words mabel. Tattoo descriptions bird, flags, buffalo bill, female. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1905.
4 records.
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62.
Henry Johnson
Born 1886. Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Height 5' 5". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks woman and sailor r, crossed hands and buffalo bill l forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, america. Tattoo descriptions woman and sailor, buffalo bill. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded 1905.
4 records.
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63.
William Noden
Born 1887. Place of birth Shropshire (madeley, salop, salop). Gender male. Height 5' 4.75". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn). Eyes other, blue, grey (bl, gr). Distinguishing marks piercing, mole (sc r of nose and back of nack; mole r of neck and on i cheek ; pierced heart r wrist; m.l.a., snake, f.a. and star l forearm ; man's head r, f.a. l hand, m.l.a. l forearm; f.a. back l hand, " m.l.a.", swan and star l. forearm; buffalo bill back each hand ; pierced heart r. wrist). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, nature, names and initials, astronomy, america. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions man's head, star, snake, buffalo bill, pierced heart. Tattoo body locations cheek, forearm. First recorded 1905.
16 records.
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64.
Joseph Ellis
Born 1887. Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Height 5' 4.6". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn, bn). Eyes other, blue, grey (bl, gr). Distinguishing marks none (nil, skull and crossbones l, soldier's bust and head of male and female r wrist, butterfly, woman, two flags, bust of man and woman r., skull and crocs bones, heart, hand in hand, and "true love" l. forearm ; buffalo bill r., bust of woman l. hand ; " true ag love " l. wrist, ballet girl, flags, amy gill, etc., rt., heart, clasped hands, true love, amy gill, etc., l. forearm ; buffalo bill back rt., bust of woman back l. hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, death, national identity, nature, names and initials, america, religion. Tattoo written words love, gill, initials, true, amy. Tattoo descriptions hand in hand, woman, clasped hands, flags, bust of female, buffalo bill, ballet, girl, heart, man and woman, skull and crossbones, butterfly, female. Tattoo body locations head, forearm. First recorded 1905.
19 records.
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65.
Frank Speed
Born 1883. Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Height 5' 6.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn (thin top), bn, it bn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks two females, flag, scroll, j. payne and butterfly r, bunch of flowers, violets, sailor, buffalo bill and lemale l forearm, two women, flag, heart, “ j. payne " on scroll, butterfly r., flower, violet on scroll, buffalo bill, female l. forearm, sailor and violet l; three women and one man r forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, naval, nature, names and initials, america. Tattoo written words initials, payne. Tattoo descriptions flag, three women, scroll, buffalo bill, two females, heart, flower, sailor, butterfly, man, bunch of flowers, female, women. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1905.
11 records.
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66.
James Moore
Born 1885. Place of birth Hull. Gender male. Height 5' 5.833". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn). Eyes other, grey (gr). Distinguishing marks piercing (true love, pierced heart r, esther moore, sailor and union jack l forearm, anchor, flower, buffalo bill, woman’s head, clasped hands and “esther” r., “esther moore,” union jack and “ hands across the sea" l. forearm, anchor, flowers, buffalo bill, woman's head, "esther," &c., r.. anchor, "esther moore," sailor, flag, ac., l. forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, britain, national identity, naval, nature, names and initials, america, religion. Tattoo written words love, moore, true, esther, sea. Tattoo descriptions union jack, sailor, flowers, clasped hands, flag, woman's head, anchor, buffalo bill, pierced heart, flower. Tattoo body locations forearm, hand. First recorded 1905.
12 records.
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67.
Charles Gale
Born 1879. Place of birth London (London, enfield). Gender male. Height 5' 7.083". Complexion fair or fresh, swarthy (sw, fr). Hair brown (dk bn, bn, it bn). Eyes brown, hazel (hl, bn). Distinguishing marks scar, mark (bunch of fruit, butterfly, coat-of arms, buflalo bill r., snake tree, scar, and cross l. forearm, several tattoo marks each forearm anchor and rope l. hand, two flags l. wrist, promiment nose ; clasped hands flags and bust of buffalo bill r., snake around tree, star, &c., l. forearm ; shield and flags i. wrist; anchor l. hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, nature, naval, names and initials, astronomy, religion, america. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions shield, clasped hands, star, coat of arms, butterfly, anchor, tree, cross, snake, flags, tattoo marks, bust of buffalo bill. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 18th February 1905.
15 records.
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68.
Charles Howard
Born 1879. Place of birth London. Gender male. Height 5' 4.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn, bn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks dot (nude woman, cross-swords, star, buffalo, wreath and “ true love ” r., sailor and three dots l. forearm; ring each second finger; two dots l. thumb, several scs. on head ; woman, crossed swords, star, buffalo bill, “true love,’“ &c., r., sailor, tbree dots l. forearm; ring each second finger; two dots web l, thumb). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, jewellery, death, national identity, naval, sex, military, astronomy, america. Tattoo written words love, true. Tattoo descriptions sailor, woman, star, ring, dot, buffalo bill, cross swords, nude, wreath. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 4th April 1905.
12 records.
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69.
George Spencer
Born 1884. Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Height 5' 7.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn, it bn). Eyes other, blue, grey (bl gr, bl, gr). Distinguishing marks faith, hope and charity, clasped hands, heart and " true love" r., bust of woman l. forearm ; buffalo bill r., " t.c.", " kate" and man's head l. hand, sc. r. side forehead and on l. cheek ; faith, hope and charity and clasped hands r. forearm, clasped hands, heart and cross r, woman’s head and snake l forearm, heart, anchor, cross, &c., r., snake and bust of woman l. forearm ; man’s head and flag r., “k.e.s.”, scroll, “kate,” &c., l. hand; ring each fourth finger, sc. l. forehead, heart, anchor, &c., r., snake and bust of woman l. forearm ; man s head and flag r., “ k.e.s.,” scroll ana “ kate ” l. hand ; ring each fourth finger. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, jewellery, national identity, nature, naval, names and initials, religion, america. Tattoo written words love, charity, kate, and, initials, true, faith, hope. Tattoo descriptions man's head, clasped hands, flag, ring, woman's head, cross, snake, bust of female, scroll, buffalo bill, heart, anchor, man. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1st May 1905.
28 records.
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70.
Frederick Brooks
Born 1885. Place of birth London. Gender male. Height 5' 0.875". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair auburn (aub). Eyes brown (bn). Distinguishing marks mark (heart, clasped hands, “true love,” sailor, “navy,” peacock and bust of man r., cross-flags and bust of sailor l. forearm, f.a., i.l.s.s., i.l.l.j. and indistinct marks l, cross flags, bust of buffalo bill, circle, clasped hands over heart, true love, head of sailor and navy r forearm ; bust of sailor and cross flags back i hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, naval, names and initials, america, religion. Tattoo written words love, navy, initials, true. Tattoo descriptions sailor, clasped hands, bust of sailor, cross flags, man, bust of buffalo bill, heart. Tattoo body locations head, forearm. First recorded 3rd May 1905.
10 records.
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71.
Alexander Edward Hemingway
Born 1882. Place of birth London. Gender male. Height 5' 8.312". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown, grey (dk bn, bn, it bn (tg gr)). Eyes other, grey, hazel (hl, gr). Distinguishing marks piercing, mole, mark (mole outer angle r. eye; eagle, dagger, bracelet, flower and pot, stc., r., butterfly, “r.m., flags, &c., l. forearm ; bracelet l. wrist, woman’s head, pot of flowers, bird, sailor’s head, heart, flag, dagger, etc., r, shield, crown, flags, butterfly and r.m. l forearm, bust of woman, flower, eagle, &c., r., two flags, crown, butterfly, &c., l. forearm; bracelet each wrist, large sc. l. side of chin; half bracelet each wrist; dagger piercing flesh, eagle, flag, heart, bust of woman, &c., r., butterfly, " r.m.h.," indistinct marks and shield l. forearm, eagle, buffalo bill, sword, &c., r. shield, two flags and crown l forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, britain, jewellery, national identity, nature, names and initials, military, america. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions shield, dagger, flowers, flag, half, woman's head, flags, bust of female, bracelet, buffalo bill, heart, flower, sword, pot, butterfly, bird, eagle, crown. Tattoo body locations head, forearm, wrist. First recorded 29th June 1905.
23 records.
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72.
John Elliott
Born 1880. Place of birth London. Gender male. Height 5' 5". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn). Eyes blue (bl (cast l)). Distinguishing marks bust of sailor, clasped hands and cross-flags r., soldier, crossswords, shield and anchor l. forearm; " phoebe ” r., buffalo bill l. hand. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, naval, names and initials, military, america, religion. Tattoo written words phoebe. Tattoo descriptions shield, clasped hands, soldier, bust of sailor, cross flags, anchor, buffalo bill. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1st July 1905.
6 records.
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73.
Arthur Roland Williams
Born 1885. Place of birth Wells (builth, wells). Gender male. Height 5' 6.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn). Eyes brown (bn). Distinguishing marks girl on globe, “ liberty,” sailor and “ florrie ” r., woman, snake on pillar, buffalo bill, american and english flags l. forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects britain, national identity, nature, naval, names and initials, america. Tattoo written words florrie. Tattoo descriptions sailor, woman, liberty, snake, english, flags, buffalo bill, girl. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 27th July 1905.
4 records.
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74.
Charles Jones
Born 1884. Place of birth Basingstoke (hants., basingstoke). Gender male. Height 5' 8.25". Complexion fair or fresh, other (ir, fr). Hair brown (dk bn, bn). Eyes brown (dk bn, bn). Distinguishing marks dot, mark (several tattoo marks each forearm ; " i love c.b." r. hand ; dot second l. finger, whip, cap, horseshoe, horse’s head woman, bird, cross-flags and flower r., buffalo bill, “i.l.p.a.” star and heart l. forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, nature, names and initials, astronomy, america, justice and punishment. Tattoo written words love, initials. Tattoo descriptions horseshoe, woman, star, horse's head, cross flags, bird, dot, buffalo bill, tattoo marks, heart, flower, whip. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 22nd August 1905.
9 records.
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75.
John Mccarthy
Born 1881. Place of birth Swansea (swansea, wales). Gender male. Height 5' 2.625". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair other, brown (dk, dk bn, bn). Eyes other, blue, grey (bl, gr). Distinguishing marks dot ("dale" r., " i.l.n .j.," flag, cross, four dots, " good luck " and triangle i. forearm, sc. bridge of nose and 1. of nose near eye ; bust of buffalo bill, cross, anchor, heart, “ daley, ’ &c., r., ‘'i.l.n.,” &c., l. fore arm; two tiags and clasped hands r., tombstone l. wrist; star l. hand; “ i.l.d.” base l. thumb, buffalo bill, flag, anchor, &c.,r. forearm ; cross l. wrist; four dots back l. hand ; ring second l. finger; "i.l.d." base l. thumb). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, jewellery, national identity, death, naval, names and initials, astronomy, religion, america. Tattoo written words luck, initials, dale, good, daley. Tattoo descriptions flag, clasped hands, tombstone, star, ring, anchor, cross, dot, buffalo bill, bust of buffalo bill, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm, wrist. First recorded 10th October 1905.
19 records.
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76.
Patrick Keenan
Born 1874. Place of birth dumbarton. Gender male. Height 5' 4". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (bn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks necklet around neck; prince of wales' feathers, buffalo bill, parrot, girl, four flags, angel and woman with gun r, queen, soldier and tombstone l arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects britain, national identity, death, military, america, religion. Tattoo descriptions prince of wales feathers, gun, woman, tombstone, queen, soldier, flags, buffalo bill, angel, girl. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 16th October 1905.
4 records.
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77.
Francis Finlay
Born 1885. Place of birth India. Gender male. Height 5' 4.375". Complexion dark (dk). Hair brown (dk bn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks scar (shamrock rt., buffalo bill, flower and ada l. forearm, shamrock and cross r., bust of man, flower and " ada" l forearm, shamrock and cross rt., buffalo bill, flowers, a.d.a. l. forearm ; scar rt. hand, two shamrock leaves and cross r., buffalo bill, “ ada ” and flowers l. forearm, two shamrock leaves and cross r., buffalo bill, “ada” and flower l. forearm, two shamrocks and cross r., buffalo bill, “ ada ” and flower l. forearm, shamrock, cross and two scs r, buffalo bill, ada and flower l forearm, shamrock and cross r., bust of man, flower and “ ada ” l. forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects national identity, nature, names and initials, ireland, america, religion. Tattoo written words initials, ada. Tattoo descriptions flowers, cross, buffalo bill, man, shamrock, flower. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 20th October 1905.
32 records.
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78.
Herbert Hill
Born 1875. Place of birth Hertfordshire (hertford, herts.). Gender male. Height 5' 7.6". Complexion fair or fresh, swarthy, pale (sw, fr, pl). Hair brown, grey (dk bn (tg gr), bk (tggr, thin top), dk bn, bn). Eyes other, hazel, grey (hl, gr). Distinguishing marks mole, none (nil, " i.l.m.h.,” buffalo bill, &c., r., palm tree and snake, “ l.r.b.,” &c., l. forearm, woman, ballet girl, clasped hands and heart r., soldier, tombstone, " i.l.f.", tree, " i.l.r.b." l. forearm, mole rt. side back neck ballet girl, bust of woman, buffalo bill, clasped hands on heart rt., palm tree and snake star, bust of soldier and woman, love, l.r.b. l. forearm, tree, snake and soldier l. forearm, woman’s bust r, snake, palm tree, tombstone, in memory of mother and sister, and bust of soldier and girl l forearm, " i.l.m.h.", bust of woman, woman, buffalo bill, &c., r., palm tree and snake, man and woman's bead and " love, l a.b." l. forearm; " i love " l. hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, death, national identity, nature, military, names and initials, astronomy, religion, america. Tattoo written words love, mother, memory, initials, sister. Tattoo descriptions woman, clasped hands, tombstone, star, tree, snake, bust of female, ballet, buffalo bill, girl, heart, soldier and woman, woman's bust, soldier. Tattoo body locations palm, forearm. First recorded 7th November 1905.
26 records.
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79.
Ernest Osborne
Born 1886. Place of birth redrath, redruth. Gender male. Height 5' 2.375". Complexion fair or fresh (fa, fr). Hair brown (lt bn, bn, it bn). Eyes hazel (hl). Distinguishing marks sc bridge nose, ring first r. and second l. fingers bracelet r. wrist; anchor base i thumb, sc. each cheek; ring first r., second, third and fourth l. fingers bracelet r., buffalo bill above l. wrist; buffalo bill base l. thumb; flowers l. hand and wrist. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, national identity, naval, nature, america. Tattoo descriptions flowers, ring, anchor, bracelet, buffalo bill. Tattoo body locations finger. First recorded 10th November 1905.
13 records.
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80.
John Morley
Born 1875. Place of birth strood. Gender male. Height 5' 7.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn). Eyes hazel (hl). Distinguishing marks sc each eyebrow and l of nose buffalo bill back r hand ; soldier heart and ribbon l forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, national identity, military, america. Tattoo descriptions soldier, buffalo bill, heart. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded 27th November 1905.
4 records.
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