Hiya! I'm Graham Smith, and I live in the market town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England with my wonderful wife and our family.

I've had a Wikipedia account since 8th October 2006.

Genealogy

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I have traced my family's roots back through my maternal grandmother's FAUTLEY line to the SPURR's of Cornwall and the BABOT's of Jersey. My maternal grandfather's line of FEAST also yields some interesting results.

Unfortunately my father was born the wrong side of the blanket and it has therefore proved difficult to verify information on my Yorkshire heritage.

Notable relatives are believed to include:

  • Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet KCVO, MP for Dulwich 1932-1945 (1884-1966)
  • Architect Douglas Oliver Feast RIBA (1919-2002)[1]
  • Noel Spurr OAM
    Noel Spurr contracted polio in 1956 and was the last child placed in an ironlung in Fairfield Hospital, Victoria, Australia.[2]
    Noel Spurr was elected the 50th and last Mayor of the City of Nunawading, prior to amalgamating with the city of Box Hill to form the new City of Whitehorse, and in 1997 was elected to the inaugural Whitehorse City Council.[3]
    On his appointment to the Health Ethics Committee in 2003, it was announced that "Mr Spurr was Councillor to Whitehorse City Council from 1997-2003 and to Nunawading City Council from 1991-1994. Mr Spurr is an active and past member of a number of organisations and committees representing disabled persons, and has been ministerially appointed to several health and recreation committees. He has also served on the Board of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Mr Spurr was awarded the Order of Australia in 1985."[4] Mr Spurr had previously served as a member of AHEC from late 2002 until the end of the previous triennium.[5]
  • Chartist leader Richard Spurr (1800-1855)

Work in Progress

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Technical Stuff

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Politics and views

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This user supports sustainable living.
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political censorship.
This user respects women and rejects any violence against women.
This user is anti-abortion and pro-choice.
This user is a strong supporter of feminism.
This user supports heterosexual and homosexual marriages. Against gay marriage? Don't get one. Problem solved.

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Interests

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References

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  1. ^ "Douglas Owen Feast dies". The Architects' Journal. Emap Ltd. 30 January 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2011. The Douglas Feast Partnership's founding partner, Douglas Owen Feast, has died aged 83. Feast - who qualified from the Regent Street Polytechnic - worked in several practices including Lionel H Fewster & Partners, prior to setting up his own offices in 1959. His highest profile scheme was the rebuilding of St Leonard's Church in Streatham following its destruction by fire in 1975. {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Noel Spurr contracted polio in 1956 and was the last child placed in an ironlung in Fairfield Hospital, Victoria, Australia". Noel Spurr. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  3. ^ "City of Nunawading". Facebook. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Australian Health Ethics Committee 2003-05 Tiiennium". Australian Government: National Health and Medical Research Council. 25 June 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "HREC Bulletin, Issue 10, July 2003" (PDF). The Australian Health Ethics Committee. 2003. ISSN 5060 (print) 1447 7343 (online) 1448 5060 (print) 1447 7343 (online). Retrieved 31 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |issn= value (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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