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Herbert William Wilson (1868-1938)

From Graces Guide

Herbert William Wilson (c1868-1938)

c1868 Born in Gorleston

Apprenticed at E. R. and F. Turner

1891 Electrical engineer, lodging in Lakenham[1]

1898 Joined Herbert Napier Prentice at Stowmarket where 'Bull' silent running electric motors were first made.

1898 of East Dereham, patent on "Improvements in Continuous Current Electric Motors or Generators of Iron-clad or Enclosed Type."

1900 of St Austell, patent on "Improvements in Continuous Current Electric Motors or Generators of Enclosed Type"

1901 Electrical engineer, employee, lived in Needham Market with his family[2]

1905 With East Anglian Engineering Co, patent on "Improvements in Brush Holders for Dynamo-electric Machines"

Also worked with William Willett on the manufacture of petrol gas lighting plant.

1910 of Stowmarket, patent on "Improvements in or relating to Variable Speed Gearing"

1911 MD of Manufactory of Electric Dynamos and Motors, lived in Stowmarket with Jessie Janette Wilson 44, Janette Jessie Elizabeth Wilson 15[3]

1911 of Stowmarket, patent on "Improvements in or relating to Petrol-gas Generators"

1938 Died at Wroxham.


1938 Obituary[4]



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Sources of Information

  1. 1891 census
  2. 1901 census
  3. 1911 census
  4. The Engineer 1938/01/28