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- Herschel, (Frederick) William (1738-1822) (1), also Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel, Hanoverian-British astronomer and musician, discoverer of Uranus, first organist of Halifax parish church ·
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- Heywood, Oliver (1630-1702) (34), Bolton-born nonconformist minister and diarist, active in the West Riding, resident at Northowram, ejected for his beliefs ·
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