Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 173,094 pages of information and 249,768 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Harry Smith

From Graces Guide

Harry Smith (1863- )

of Rover

1863 Born in Birmingham

1891 Harry Smith 28, Secretary, cycle trade, lived in Coventry with Clara E Smith 23, and his mother Mary Smith 71, and sister-in-law Esther Ann Baker 27[1]

1911 Harry Smith 48, Managing Director Of The Rover Co Ltd, Manufacturer Of Motor Cars & Cycles, lived in Coventry with Clara Elizabeth Smith 43, Harry Coleman Smith 12[2]

1916 Acquired the goodwill and share of patents of the Selas Company from the Public Trustee. He also acquired Ernest Turner and Co

1917 Formation of Selas-Turner Co.

1921 Managing Director, Rover Co Limited, Coventry[3]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1891 census
  2. 1911 census
  3. 1921 census