On This Day ... 24 July

1793     Ann Yeal was born in Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Robert Yeal and Dinah Hood.

1897     Alice Victoria Darby was born at 55 Fazely St, Birmingham, Warwickshire. She was the daughter of William James Darby and Elizabeth Read.

1905     Edward Bernard Gwyn Thomas was born in Bryngwyn, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of local rector William Thomas and Sarah Jane Pugh.