Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,503 pages of information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Hermann Diedrich Doelberg

From Graces Guide
Hermann Diedrich Arnold Doelberg and Nellie Doelberg with sons Athelstone and Julian Frederic.
The sons Julian, Lawrence and Athelstone.

Hermann Diedrich Arnold Doelberg (1861-1948), Mantle Manufacturer

c.1862 Born in Lippstadt, Westphalia, Germany, One of ten children.

1895 Married in Camberwell to Nellie Agnes Maltby

Birth of son Athelstone who fought on HMS Benbow at the Battle of Jutland, worked as secretary for the British at the Nuremberg Trials, and worked for the British Government in Nigeria

Birth of son Julian Frederic, a regular in the Royal Engineers who was killed whilst on a secret mission in WW2 1941 in Greece

1906 Became naturalised British citizen

Hermann was a mantle (cross between a cloak and coat) manufacturer of 15-19 Godliman House, Knightrider Street, London. It is believed he made them for Liberty of London

1911 Living at 62 Woodvale, Forest Hill: Hermann Doelberg (age 49 born Germany), Mantle Manufacturer - Employer. With his wife Nellie Doelberg (age 43 born Camberwell) and their two sons Julian Doelberg (age 9 born Lewisham) and Lawrence Doelberg (age 6 months born Lewisham). One visitor. Three servants.[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 Census