| Family 2 |
Fourdrinier, Henry, b. 25 Feb 1730, Of Lombard Street, London, England  , d. 11 Jan 1799, At his house at Stamford Grove, London, England (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
May 1765 |
London, England [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Fourdrinier, Henry, b. 11 Feb 1766, Burston Hall, Staffordshire, England , d. 3 Sep 1854 (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Fourdrinier, Charles, b. 1767, d. 1841 (Age 74 years) |
| | 3. Fourdrinier, John Rawson, b. 1770, d. 1854 (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. Fourdrinier, Jemima, b. 19 Nov 1772, d. 17 May 1836, Littlemore, Oxford County, England (Age 63 years) |
| | 5. Fourdrinier, Sealy, b. 1774, d. 1847 (Age 73 years) |
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| Photos |
 | The Fourdrinier Family
Charles Fourdrinier; Henry Fourdrinier; Mary Fourdrinier; Henry Fourdrinier; John Rawson Fourdrinier; Jemima Fourdrinier; Sealy Fourdrinier; Minerva Manning
attributed to John Downman
Date: circa 1786, original is oil on copper
Measurements: 18 1/8 in. x 24 1/4 in. (460 mm x 615 mm)
On display at the National Portrait GalleryA Huguenot entrepreneur, Henry Fourdrinier senior (1730-99) was a wealthy paper-maker and wholesale stationer. He is shown seated in the middle of his family with his sons Henry junior (1766-1854), in red, and Sealy (1774-1847), standing, in green. In 1807, the brothers perfected a machine for aking continuous paper, of any dimension, at greatly increased speeds. At a Parliamentary hearing in 1837, Marc Isambard Brunel called the Fourdriniers' machine 'one of the most splendid inventions of the age'. The family are probably shown in their garden in Putney with a patriotic view of Windsor Castle added in the distance. The inscribed monumental urn commemorates their deceased wife and mother, Jemima (1730-81). |
| Last Modified |
8 Jun 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1370 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1730 - 1781 (51 years)