Henry Fownes
Henry Fownes (1848-1904)
1848 Born in Liverpool, son of Frederick John Fownes.
1871 A forge proprietor living in Great Crosby with his parents[1]
1876 Dissolution of the Partnership between Henry Fownes, Harry Blair Ansdell, and William Humphreys, as Iron Manufacturers, at Victoria-road, Sandhills, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, under the firm of Henry Fownes and Company, as far as regards the said William Humphreys, who retires from the firm. All debts due and owing to or by the late firm will be received and paid by the said Henry Fownes and Harry Blair Ansdell[2].
1877 Fownes, Ansdell, and Co was in Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by Henry Fownes and Harry Blair Ansdell, carrying on business in copartnership at the Sandon Forge, Sandhills, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, as Engineers and Iron Manufacturer.[3]
1879 In the Matter of a Special Resolution for Liquidation by Arrangement of the affairs of Henry Fownes, of Liver Works, Lower Bank-view, Derby-road, Liverpool, and 99, Bank-road, Bootle, both in the county of Lancaster, Engineer and Shipsmith, creditors were required to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to the Trustee.[4]
1881 A naval architect; he lived in Govan with his wife Caroline and family[5]
1891 Manager of forge lived in Jesmond, Newcastle with his wife Caroline and family[6]
1904 Died at Jarrow Hall[7]
1904 Obituary [8]
The death took place a few days ago of Mr. Henry Fownes, who in 1899 established the Fownes Forge and Engineering Works at Tyne Dock, which has proved a very successful undertaking for executing heavy shipwork and forgings. The late Mr. Fownes at the time of his decease was only a little over fifty years of age.
1904 Obituary [9]
HENRY FOWNES died in Jarrow in August 1904. He was the founder and managing director of the Fownes Forge and Engineering Company, Limited.
He was born in Liverpool, and was well known in shipping and engineering circles. He was for many years associated with John Spencer & Sons, Ltd., Newburn-on-Tyne.
About six years before his death he started the St. Bede's works, East Jarrow, of which he was managing director. He was a member of the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders.
He was elected a member of the Iron and Steel Institute in 1884.