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By 1839 was running his business, [[Freeman Roe]], in Camberwell, supplying plumbing equipment
By 1839 was running his business, [[Freeman Roe]], in Camberwell, supplying plumbing equipment
1852 Patent on improvements in valves and cocks<ref>London Gazette 19 October 1852</ref>
1853 Patent on improvements in paving roads and streets.<ref>London Gazette 4 February 1853</ref>


1861 Freeman Roe, a hydraulic engineer, lived in Wandsworth with his wife Susan and family<ref>1861 census</ref>
1861 Freeman Roe, a hydraulic engineer, lived in Wandsworth with his wife Susan and family<ref>1861 census</ref>
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1864 Dissolution of the Partnership between Freeman Roe, of Church-terrace, Wandsworth, Surrey, Gentleman, and Frederick Meller, of North-street, Wandsworth, aforesaid, Horsehair and Rugging Manufacturers<ref>British Gazette 12 September 1864</ref>
1864 Dissolution of the Partnership between Freeman Roe, of Church-terrace, Wandsworth, Surrey, Gentleman, and Frederick Meller, of North-street, Wandsworth, aforesaid, Horsehair and Rugging Manufacturers<ref>British Gazette 12 September 1864</ref>


1868 Patent to Freeman Roe, of 22, Cambridge terrace, Notting-hill, Middlesex,
for the invention of "an improvement in smoking pipes, which invention is also applicable
to cigar holders."<ref>London Gazette 19 June 1868</ref>
1870 Died in Hampstead.
1870 Died in Hampstead.



Revision as of 18:19, 2 March 2017

1808 born in Thrapston, Northamptonshire

By 1839 was running his business, Freeman Roe, in Camberwell, supplying plumbing equipment

1852 Patent on improvements in valves and cocks[1]

1853 Patent on improvements in paving roads and streets.[2]

1861 Freeman Roe, a hydraulic engineer, lived in Wandsworth with his wife Susan and family[3]

1864 Dissolution of the Partnership between Freeman Roe, of Church-terrace, Wandsworth, Surrey, Gentleman, and Frederick Meller, of North-street, Wandsworth, aforesaid, Horsehair and Rugging Manufacturers[4]

1868 Patent to Freeman Roe, of 22, Cambridge terrace, Notting-hill, Middlesex, for the invention of "an improvement in smoking pipes, which invention is also applicable to cigar holders."[5]

1870 Died in Hampstead.

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Sources of Information

  1. London Gazette 19 October 1852
  2. London Gazette 4 February 1853
  3. 1861 census
  4. British Gazette 12 September 1864
  5. London Gazette 19 June 1868