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Cusden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Phoebe Cusden (1887–1981), British trade unionist, educator, peace campaigner, and politician * Simon Cusden (born 1985), British cricketer See also * Cussen {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Cusden
Phoebe Cusden (1887–1981) was a socialism, socialist, trade unionist, educator, peace campaigner and politician from the English town of Reading, Berkshire, Reading. She was continuously active between the 1910s and the 1970s, and was a leading citizen of Reading over the middle part of the twentieth century. Particularly notable was that her local campaigning developed into an effort to broaden her own and her fellow citizens' awareness of issues of international peace and progress. She was a pioneer of local authority nursery education, and a founder of the post-war twin towns movement. Most significantly she developed a twin-town link enabling aid and practical assistance to the German city of Düsseldorf while it was still recovering from the devastation of World War II bombing. The link survives to this day. Early career and activity Annie Phoebe Ellen Blackall was born in Reading on 2 March 1887, the daughter of a farrier and publican and his devout Anglican wife. Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Cusden
Simon Mark James Cusden (born 21 February 1985) is a former professional cricketer, who now helps high performing individuals and teams prevent and treat wellbeing and performance crisis. Cusden S (2014Coaching people ''All Out Cricket'', 2014-01-29.Cusden S (2015The age of the mentor ''All Out Cricket'', 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2017-04-30. Born in Thanet in Kent, Cusden played for Kent County Cricket Club between 2004 and 2006.Collis J (2004Cusden wields the axe for Kent ''The Guardian'', 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2017-04-30. After being released by Kent at the end of the 2006 season he joined Derbyshire but was in turn released by them after making only one first-class appearance during 2007.Simon Cusden BBC Derby, 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2017-04-30. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cussen
Cussen is a surname in the English and Irish languages. In English, it is generally described as a matronymic, derived from the Middle English , a pet name for , and , as in 'son of Cust'. In Irish, the surname is likely a variant of "Cousin", which is derived from the Middle English or , meaning 'kinsman or cousin'. Notable people with the surname include: *Cliodhna Cussen, Irish sculptor married to activist and writer Pádraig Ó Snodaigh, and mother of Aengus Ó Snodaigh * Laurence Cussen (1843–1903), New Zealand surveyor *Leo Cussen (1859–1933), Australian judge * Michael Cussen (born 1984), Irish hurler See also * Cousin (other) *Cussans John Edwin Cussans (1837–1899) was an English antiquary. Life Cussans was born in Plymouth 30 October 1837, the fifth child of Thomas Cussans, who had been a lieutenant in the Madras Horse Artillery, by his wife Matilda Ann (née Goodman) ... References {{Surname English-language surnames Irish-language s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
