Person Bessemer; Sir; Henry (1813 - 1898) Bessemer Henry Sir 1813 - 1898 British Male Charlton, Hertfordshire, England 19 January 1813 Denmark Hill, London 15 March 1898 Burial: Norwood cemetery, Surrey

Denmark Hill, London (1863)

Career: In his father's business as a manufacturer of gold chains, and type founder; white metal art work trader, London (1830); invented a perforated die (1833); produced plumbago pencils; patented an amalgum of cast iron and steel, for gun manufacture; established a steel works, Sheffield, making guns and rails Honours: Kt 1879 Son of Anthony Bessemer; married (1833) Anne, daughter of Richard Allen of Amersham Fellow 12/06/1879 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: Vanity Fair 06 November 1880 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 19 Jan 1813 - 15 Mar 1898 NA1539 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/1801316 430fe1ae-78ba-4001-8a0b-5638cf1cdb2a