Joseph Hansom

The source records Micklegate as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English architect and inventor of the hansom cab (1803–1882)

From Wikidata Q1707184

Birthplace

Micklegate

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• Stephen Richards, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Barbara Carr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Bob Harvey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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