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 1872 - 1950 (78 years)
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| Name |
Thomas William Burgess |
| Birth |
15 Jun 1872 |
Lyndhurst place, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
02 Jul 1950 |
Levallois-Perret, France |
| Notes |
- He was the second person to swim the English channel on September 7th 1911at the twelfth attempt. There was 36 years between Captain Matthew Webb first swam the channel and in that time there 70 unsuccessful attempts. It was another 12years before the third successful attempt. Burgess swam from St. Margaret's bay near Dover to Le Chatelet east of Cap Gris Nez. It took him 22 hours and 30 minutes.
He was heavily bearded, standing over 6 ft tall and weighed 15 stone. Burgess had been making attempts year by year since 1904. His unsuccessful attempt in1908 stood as a record of Channel endurance for more than 20 years. He received the congratulations of the King and the recognition of the entire country.
He has abronze bust in Sheffield Road baths Rotherham. He moved to France after channel swim to coach: he helped Gertrude Erdele to become the first womanto swim the channel on the 6th of August 1926, and advised Edward Temme the first person to swim the channel in both directions.
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| Person ID |
I56 |
Bakewell Burgess | Confirmed relationship between Graham and Eric |
| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2009 |
| Father |
Alfred Burgess, b. 3 Feb 1851, Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England d. 03 Aug 1936, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, Dorset, England (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Camilla Ann Peat, b. 10 Apr 1847, Harthill, South Yorkshire, England d. 23 Mar 1928, Southdean Gardens, Southfields, London, England (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Nov 1871 |
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anne Rosalie Mioux, b. 05 Feb 1867, Champier, Isère, France d. 08 Nov 1916, Paris (17ième), France (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage |
05 Aug 1893 |
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Children |
| | 1. Camilla Anna Burgess, b. 18 Jan 1907, Levallois-Perret, Paris, France d. 17 Apr 1917, Paris (18th), France (Age 10 years) |
| + | 2. Georges Burgess, b. 28 Jul 1896, Paris (14ième), France d. 16 Jun 1934, Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France (Age 37 years) |
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| Last Modified |
7 Aug 2010 |
| Family ID |
F404 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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