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  Thomas Abel or Abell, was born in 1497, he was a very educated man achieving a degree, and then a doctorate in Theology at Oxford University.  He became Catherine of Aragon priest. He was imprisoned in the Beauchamp Tower, in The Tower of London, in 1533, for refusing to acknowledge Henry the VIII’s Act of Supremacy and […]

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John Fraser (153), was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower of London from, 8 July 1902 to 25 October 1947 (44.5 Years) John was born, 7 January 1860, he enlisted into the 5 Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, his brother Sandy also served in the 5 Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. On discharge, he had reached the rank […]

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We have very little here about Yeoman Warder Samuel Reeves (203) and I cannot find any military documents for him.  What I do know is Samuel was born 24 February 1883 in Whitton, Middlesex, his father was George Reeves (B 1844 d 1852) and Mother Mary Ann Elizabeth nee Reynold (b 1844 d 1905) he […]

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William Henry Buckland, was a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London from, 9th Oct 1935 replacing Yeoman Warder Early (186), he then took over as the Yeoman Gaoler 12 December 1954, and on retirement 1st November 1959, and was replaced as the Yeoman Gaoler by George Arnold. William was born on the 2nd February […]

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Yeoman Warder from 1908 to 1943 Alexander Smoker, was Born in 1865 and died 6th April 1943 aged 78 in the Byward Tower, although his death certificate says he died in Guys Hospital and buried in West Norwood Cemetery, memorial id 43239575. He enlisted into the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the 31st May 1883 and was […]

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John Winterbottom was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower of London from 9 January 1839, replacing a William Fisher to his death on the 21 November 1855, he was then replaced by Michael Conlan (62). William Fisher’s family might not have been very impressed as they were expecting £250 guineas for selling the position, […]

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This is not finished There were probably areas in the Tower in the Medieval period were food and Ale were produced. In these days a Pub would be a social meeting place not essential to life although this has not always been the case, and in the Tower surrounded by water that could not be […]

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Yeoman Warder (YW) James John Tuck (145) was a Yeoman Warder here at the Tower of London from 12 May 1898 replacing Stephen Sweeney (81) to his death 1 February 1909, when he was replaced by William O’Donoughue (162). James was born Abt 1854 and enlisted on the 8 September 1872 into the Rifle Brigade, […]

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  In the 1800’s many changes were seen at the Tower of London.  The Royal Mint moved out in 1810. In 1835 the Royal Menagerie moved to new accommodation in Regents Park and became London Zoo.  The Tower of London still remained the Armoury of England, housing as it did the Office of Ordnance as well as, until […]

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