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Ainscough is an Old Norse,
Scandinavian surname, also
spelled Ayscough, Aiskew, Askew,
Ascough and Aynscough. It is
thought that the name is
derived from...
- Anne
Askew (sometimes
spelled Ayscough or Ascue),
married name Anne Kyme (1521 – 16 July 1546), was an
English writer, poet, and
Protestant preacher who...
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Edward Ayscough may
refer to:
Edward Ayscu (1550–?), or
Ayscough (1550–1616),
English historian Edward Ayscough (of Nuthall) (c. 1590–after 1641), MP for...
- before. Born prematurely,
Newton was a
small child; his
mother Hannah Ayscough reportedly said that he
could have fit
inside a
quart mug. When Newton...
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James Ayscough (born 1720, died 1759) was an
English optician and
designer and
maker of
scientific instruments. He was
apprenticed to an
optician named...
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William Ayscough or
Aiscough (c. 1395 – 29 June 1450) was a
medieval English cleric who
served as
Bishop of
Salisbury from 1438
until his death.
Ayscough was...
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Francis Ayscough (19
December 1701 – 16
August 1763) was a
tutor to
George III and
Clerk of the
Closet to George’s
father Frederick,
Prince of
Wales and...
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Florence Ayscough MacNair (21
January 1875 – 26
April 1942) was a sinologist,
writer and
translator of
Chinese literature.
Florence Ayscough, née Wheelock...
- Sir
Edward Ayscough (c. 1618 – 13
August 1668) was an
English politician who sat in the
House of
Commons from 1659 to his death.
Ayscough was born at South...
- John
Ayscough (died 1735) was
Chief Justice of
Jamaica in 1724.
Ayscough also
served as
Acting Governor of the
Colony of
Jamaica from 1726-8 and 1734-5...
