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1911 James Osborn Spong 71, engineer, married, was living in Hampstead with Annie Spong 38, artist<ref>1911 census</ref> | 1911 James Osborn Spong 71, engineer, married, was living in Hampstead with Annie Spong 38, artist<ref>1911 census</ref> | ||
1925 | Apart from the company he founded, that helped to revolutionise kitchen equipment and utensils and the preparation of food, '''James Osborn Spong''' spent most his life inventing - raising over 100 patents during his lifetime, the last in 1919 at the age of eighty. | ||
1925 '''James Osborn Spong''' died in Sussex at the age of 85, and was buried at St John’s, Felbridge, on 13th July. His grave is unmarked having no headstone or curb-stone.<ref> [http://felbridge.org.uk/index.php/publications/james-osborn-spong-founder-spong-co/] Felbridge and District History Group</ref> | |||
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James Osborn Spong (1839-1925) of Spong and Co
1839 Born in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, son of James Spong
1861 James Spong 48, lived in West Hackney with Elisa Spong 45, J O Spong 21, varnish and japan manufacturer, A D Spong 17, varnish and japan manufacturer, C M Spong 6[1]
1864 Dissolution of the Partnership between John Jacob Schweizer and James Osborn Spong, in the business of Varnish and Japan Manufacturers, heretofore carried on by them at No. 28, Poole-street, in the county of Middlesex, under the firm of Schweizer, Spong, and Company[2]
Formed the business which became Spong and Co, domestic machinery manufacturers
1867 Married Frances Elizabeth Scott in Westminster[3]
1871 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of 104, Fulham-road, in the county of Middlesex, in respect of the invention of "improvements in means or apparatus for cleansing and polishing forks and spoons"[4]
1871 J O Spong 31, domestic machine manufacturer, employing 11 men and 2 boys, lived in Brompton, Kensington with F E Spong 27, his wife, W Spong 3, M Spong 2, A Spong 4 months[5]
1872 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of No 28, King William-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, for an invention of "improved apparatus for producing changes in representation adapted to advertising and other uses."[6]
1873 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of No. 28, King William-street, Strand, and George Mansfield Spong, of No. 104, Fulham-road, both in the county of Middlesex, in respect of the invention of "improvements in means or apparatus for signalling between parts of railway trains, which improvements are applicable to signalling or attracting attention in other cases."[7]
1874 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of 28, King William-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Domestic Machine Manufacturer, for the invention of " improvements in apparatusfor removing dirt from boots, shoes, and goloshes."[8]
1876 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of No. 28, King William-street, Charing Cross, in the county of Middlesex, Manufacturer, for the invention of "improvements in apparatus applicable to the shoes of horses and other animal as a substitute for roughing."[9]
1877 Patent application by James Osborn Spong, of No. 28, King William-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Manufacturer, for the, invention of "improvements in apparatus for use in cleansing table knives."[10]
1881 James Spong 41, domestic machine manufacturer, lived in Wandsworth with Frances E. Spong 37, Annie Spong 10, Florence Spong 7, Dora Spong 1[11]
1891 James O Spong 51 domestic machine manufacturer, lived in Streatham with Frances E Spong 47, James W Spong 23, working in his father's business, Minnie F Spong 22, Annie E Spong 20, Florence Spong 17, Dora Spong 11, Irena C Spong 8[12]
1901 James Spong 61, ironmonger, employer, lived in Gray's Inn Lane, with Fanny Spong 57, William Spong 33, manager, iron works, Minnie Spong 32, Annie Spong 30, Irene Spong 18[13]
1911 James Osborn Spong 71, engineer, married, was living in Hampstead with Annie Spong 38, artist[14]
Apart from the company he founded, that helped to revolutionise kitchen equipment and utensils and the preparation of food, James Osborn Spong spent most his life inventing - raising over 100 patents during his lifetime, the last in 1919 at the age of eighty.
1925 James Osborn Spong died in Sussex at the age of 85, and was buried at St John’s, Felbridge, on 13th July. His grave is unmarked having no headstone or curb-stone.[15]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1861 census
- ↑ London Gazette 27 May 1864
- ↑ BMD
- ↑ London gazette 10 Jan 1871
- ↑ 1871 census
- ↑ London gazette 22 Oct 1875
- ↑ London Gazette 23 Dec 1873
- ↑ London Gazette 5 June 1874
- ↑ London gazette 18 Feb 1876
- ↑ London gazette 20 July 1877
- ↑ 1881 census
- ↑ 1891 census
- ↑ 1901 census
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ [1] Felbridge and District History Group