Peter Richard Stafford Fairclough (1948 - 1996)

Born 8 Dec 1948 in Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England

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Died 24 Feb 1996 at age 47 in Yarm, Yorkshire, England

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Peter Fairclough went to Red House School in Norton, Stockton on Tees and then to St Peter's School in York. He later obtained a place in Keble College Oxford where he studied history and his father had been a scholar. After graduating from Oxford, Peter worked with his father in the family antiquarian book shop in Yarm.

There are few references to Peter on the web as he died before "social media" such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter et al came of age. Nevertheless, some memories of him are recorded for posterity and fun at [1].

In addition, there are various references to Peter's activities at St Peter's School in the Peterite Magazine which are still available on the web. Please search for P.R.S. Fairclough (or Fairclough) in the following monthly editions of the magazine:

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Peter is portrayed as Hugh Burlington in Beyond Enkription, the first novel in the autobiographical spy series called The Burlington Files, based on the life of his younger brother, Bill Fairclough aka Edward Burlington. In addition, various hilarious and/or perilous moments in his real life are recorded in [9]. (See also [10] and [11].)

An obituary for Peter is posted at [12].

Sources

Posted by her brother, Bill Fairclough, based on personal knowledge, historical family and official records and the family bible.