Fourdrinier, Henry

1730 - 1799  (68 years)

• Name	Fourdrinier, Henry
  Born	25 Feb 1730	Of Lombard Street, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jan 1799	At his house at Stamford Grove, London, England   [1]
  Buried	St. Mary Woolnoth.
  Notes	A Huguenot entrepreneur, Henry Fourdrinier senior (1730-99) was a wealthy paper-maker and wholesale stationer. In 1807, the brothers Henry Junior and Sealy, perfected a machine for making 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'. His sons Henry and Sealy spent £60,000 on perfecting a machine for making continuous paper in 1807.
  Person ID	I4476	McFadyen and Parker
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	Fourdrinier, Paul,   b. 20 Dec 1698, Gronigen, Holland ,   d. 10 Feb 1758  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Grolleau, Susanna,   b. 11 Jul 1693,   d. 15 Nov 1746  (Age 53 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1721
  Family ID	F1621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	White, Jemima,   b. 11 Mar 1730,   d. 6 Sep 1781, London, England  (Age 51 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)
  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 Gallery A 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Published Paper or Magazine. Died yesterday morning [11 Jan] early, at his house, at Stratford Grove, Henry Fourdrinier, Esq., of Lombard-street ([London] Times 12 Jan 1799) [S44] Published Paper or Magazine. Married [May] Mr. Henry Fourdrinier, stationer, in Lombard-street, to Mrs. Jemima Manning, late of Bishopsgate-street (Court Mag, May 1765, issue:758).