Social reform and campaign Thomas Clarkson, anti-slavery campaigner, was born in Wisbech in 1760 and educated at Wisbech Grammar School. The Clarkson Memorial was built in 1833 to commemorate his life's efforts to end slavery in the British Empire. Two local schools and a road are named after him. Lieutenant John Clarkson RN (1764–1828), younger brother of Thomas, was another key figure in the British abolitionist movement. As governor of Sierra Leone he organised voluntary migration of former slaves freed by the British under a deal to reward their loyalty during the American War of Independence. Elizabeth Dawbarn (died 1839) was a religious pamphleteer who addressed children and adults. Caroline Southwood Hill (née Smith; 1809–1902), writer and educationalist. Eldest daughter of Dr Thomas Southwood Smith. Became third wife of James Hill (banker) in 1835. Mother of Octavia Hill. Priscilla Hannah Peckover (1833–1931), Quaker, pacifist and linguist; she founded the Wisbech Local Peace Association, which grew to have 6,000 members. Miranda Hill (1836–1910), born in Wisbech, founded the Kyrle Society, a progenitor of the National Trust. Octavia Hill (1838–1912), born at Wisbech, was treasurer of the Kyrle Society, a progenitor of the National Trust, of which Octavia became co-founder.
Social reform and campaign Thomas Clarkson, anti-slavery campaigner, was born in Wisbech in 1760 and educated at Wisbech Grammar School. The Clarkson Memorial was built in 1833 to commemorate his life's efforts to end slavery in the British Empire. Two local schools and a road are named after him. Lieutenant John Clarkson RN (1764–1828), younger brother of Thomas, was another key figure in the British abolitionist movement. As governor of Sierra Leone he organised voluntary migration of former slaves freed by the British under a deal to reward their loyalty during the American War of Independence. Elizabeth Dawbarn (died 1839) was a religious pamphleteer who addressed children and adults. Caroline Southwood Hill (née Smith; 1809–1902), writer and educationalist. Eldest daughter of Dr Thomas Southwood Smith. Became third wife of James Hill (banker) in 1835. Mother of Octavia Hill. Priscilla Hannah Peckover (1833–1931) Quaker pacifist and linguist; she founded the Wisbech Local Peace Association, which grew to have 6,000 members. Miranda Hill (1836–1910), born in Wisbech, founded the Kyrle Society, a progenitor of the National Trust. Octavia Hill (1838–1912), born at Wisbech, was treasurer of the Kyrle Society, a progenitor of the National Trust, of which Octavia became co-founder.