Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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William Henry Le Feuvre

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William Henry Le Feuvre (1837-1896), civil engineer, of Ordish and Le Feuvre

1837 Baptised on Jersey, son of Philippe Le Feuvre and Ann Elizabeth Ballaine Le Feuvre[1].

1856 Matriculated at the University of London[2]

1867 President of The Society of Engineers

1867 The partnership of Ordish and Le Feuvre was dissolved; William went into business for himself

1870 Civil engineer, of 9 Dowgate hill E C.

1870 A member of the Experimental Committee of the Aeronautical Society

1880 William Henry Le Fevre F.R.G.S., civil engineer, 26 Budge row, London E C[3]

1881 William Le Fevre 43, civil engineer, lived with his sister and brother in Fulham[4]

1892 Freeman of the City of London[5]

1896 William Henry Le Fevre died at 48 Argyll Road, Kensington. Buried in Jersey.[6]


William Henry Le Feuvre (1832–1896) was an English engineer, born on the island of Jersey. He was president of the Society of Engineers in the United Kingdom, and lent his name to the Ordish-Lefeuvre system for cable-stayed bridges.[7]


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Sources of Information

  1. Baptism records
  2. University records
  3. Post Office Directory
  4. 1881 census
  5. Freedom of the City Admission Papers
  6. Parish records
  7. Wikipedia