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Peisley
Peisley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Frederick Peisley (1904-1975), British film and television actor *George Peisley, Australian cattle thief confronted at Oatley, New South Wales in 1898 * John Peisley (politician) (1805-1871), Australian politician *John Peisley (1835-1862), member of Australian Gardiner–Hall gang *Mary Peisley Mary Peisley (1718-1757, married name Mary Neale, sometimes misspelled Paisley) was an Irish Quaker writer. Biography Peisley was born 19 January 1718 at Ballymore, County Kildare: her mother Rachel ( Burton) was from Mannin, County Tipperary, a ... (1718-1757), Irish Quaker writer See also * Paisley (name) * Peasley {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Peisley
Frederick Walter James Peisley (6 December 1904 – 22 March 1975) was a British stage, film and television actor and theatre director whose career spanned five decades. He is known for '' The Secret of the Loch'' (1934), ''Gentlemen's Agreement'' (1935) and '' Murder at the Cabaret'' (1936). His later career was mostly in television. Fred Peisley was born in Finchley in London in 1904, the son of Annie Emily and Walter John Peisley, a baker. Theatre Early stage appearances included ''The Mental Athletes'' at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith (1922); Jim Hawkins in matinee performances of ''Treasure Island'' at the Strand Theatre (1923), and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1924)."Frederick Peisley" on the Theatricalia website. In 1925 he appeared in "a dull and stodgy production" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Peisley
Mary Peisley (1718-1757, married name Mary Neale, sometimes misspelled Paisley) was an Irish Quaker writer. Biography Peisley was born 19 January 1718 at Ballymore, County Kildare: her mother Rachel ( Burton) was from Mannin, County Tipperary, and her father John from Baltiboys, County Wicklow. The family moved in 1723 to a farm at Paddock, Mountrath, County Laois (then known as "Queen's County"), where she was based for the rest of her life until her marriage. She had little formal education and entered domestic service, until at the age of 26 she began to speak at Quaker meetings. Peisley preached around Ireland with Elizabeth Tomey in 1746, and toured England in 1748-50, riding in 29 months and attending 525 meetings. She toured Ireland again in 1751. At an annual London meeting, she, Catherine Payton and four others proposed that a separate women's group should be formed with the Quakers. This was accepted, but not until 1784. Peisley travelled to America in 1753-1756 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardiner–Hall Gang
The Gardiner–Hall Gang was an informal group of bushrangers who roamed the central west of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia in the 1860s. Named after leaders Frank Gardiner and Ben Hall (bushranger), Ben Hall, the gang was involved in numerous shootouts and robberies, including Australia's largest ever gold robbery, at Eugowra, New South Wales, Eugowra Rocks. The gang formed in 1861 and its demise came with the execution of John Dunn (bushranger), John Dunn in 1866. Several members of the gang, in particular Ben Hall, have become prominent figures in Australian folklore, inspiring numerous songs, films, plays and other cultural depictions. Known members and fate *John Bow: sentenced to death, later commuted to fifteen years in prison *Michael Burke (bushranger), Michael Burke: Suicide, committed suicide via gunshot after receiving being shot in the stomach *Dan Charters: caught, testified against the gang *John Connors: one of the "Three Jacks" *Larry Cummins (bushran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peisley (politician)
John Peisley (18059 December 1871) was an Australian politician. He was born in New South Wales to ex-convict farmer John Peisley and publican Elizabeth Boswell. He ran a store in Orange, and on 11 December 1833 married Mary Dean, with whom he had eight children. In 1860 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower ** Orange juice *Orange (colour), the color of an orange fruit, occurs between red and yellow in the vi ..., but he resigned in 1862. Peisley died at Orange in 1871. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peisley, John 1805 births 1871 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oatley, New South Wales
Oatley is a suburb in Southern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George, New South Wales, St George area. Oatley lies in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Georges River Council. It lies on the northern side of the tidal estuary of the Georges River and its foreshore includes part of Oatley Bay and Lime Kiln Bay, and all of Neverfail Bay, Gungah Bay and Jewfish Bay. History Aboriginal history The area now known as Oatley lies either on the traditional lands of Dharug people or coastal Eora people, both of whom spoke a common language. It lies close to the lands of Tharawal people, on the south bank of the river. Georges River Council acknowledges that the Biddegal/Bidjigal/Bedegal clan of the Eora are the original inhabitants and custodians of land and water in the Georges River region. Evidence of Aboriginal occupation of the land now known as Oatley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley (name)
Paisley is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name derived from the surname. The name is rising in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2006 and has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in recent years. It is a name that is notably more commonly used by whites in rural states in the United States than in urban areas. Spelling variants are also well-used. Notable people named Paisley include: Given name * Paisley Currah, Canadian transgender academic *Paisley Dodds, American editor * Paisley Rekdal, American poet *Paisley Wu (born 1971), Hong Kong singer and television presenter Surname *Bob Paisley, English football manager *Brad Paisley (born 1972), American country singer * Chris Paisley (born 1986), English professional golfer *David Paisley (born 1979), Scottish actor * Doug Paisley, Canadian folk singer *Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
