Some famous (infamous?) persons with Ormskirk connections: occasional submissions from members...
Here's some hints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_Ormskirk
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946- 30th January 2025)
Marianne Faithfull, singer and actress, lived in Ormskirk for a brief period during her childhood, many still remember her from this time.
Her father, Major Robert Glynn Faithfull, after his discharge from the Army in 1946, took up a post at Liverpool University, and whilst he seems to have lived in various University accommodation from 1946 to 1959, during which time he completed a doctorate, his wife and daughter at one point lived in a rented house at Greetby Hill, Ormskirk.
Specifically, they leased one of the three Nunnerley Villas. Three houses, built side by side as an investment by one of Ormskirk's most renowned residents, James Ikin Nunnerley, former Sergeant in the 17th Lancers and a survivor of the Charge of The Light Brigade in the Crimean War. Each house was named after one of the battles Nunnerley took part in, Alma, Balaclava, and Sebastopol.
From Pam Richardson: "I think the photo was taken in Thompson Avenue, Ormskirk in the very early 1950’s when Marianne Faithfull lived in Greetby Hill, Ormskirk for a short period. Marianne is the little girl with the ribbon in her hair, right hand side of middle row. On the left of her is Jean Haikalis, nee Robinson (deceased). Don’t know who the other children in the picture are, but someone may recognise themselves."
King George V & Queen Mary
From Dot Hawkes: King & Queen drive through Ormskirk in 1913, the morning after the Suffragettes set fire to Lord Leverhulmes bungalow at Rivington.
Harold Wilson - MP for Ormskirk (1945-1950)
James Ikin Nunnerley
J.I. Nunnerley was a local hero and celebrity, he was recognised and honoured on the memorial in Victoria Park, Ormskirk.
He died in November 1905 and is buried in Ormskirk Parish Church graveyard.
King George V and Lady Maude Wilbraham
From The Tatler, Sporting and Country House Supplement (No. 575) July 3, 1912
