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| Henry Rodolph DE SALIS (1866 - 1936) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Henry Rodolph DE SALIS (1866 - 1936) + Alice Mary LAMBERT (1870 - 1939) |
John Francis William DE SALIS (1825 - 1871) | Petrus Johannes Peter John DE SALIS (1799 - 1870) | Jerome Hieronimus Fane DE SALIS (1771 - 1836) | |
| Sophia DRAKE (1765 - 1803) | ||||
| Cecile Henrietta Marguerite BOURGEOISE (1802 - 1892) | David BOURGEOISE | |||
| Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (1837 - 1885) | Christopher TOWER | |||
| Sophia (TOWER) (1812 - ) | ||||
| b. 30 Jun 1866 at Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |
| m. 09 May 1893 Alice Mary LAMBERT (1870 - 1939) at Kingston, Middlesex, England |
| d. 25 Feb 1936 at Warwick, Warwickshire, England aged 69 |
| Parents: |
| John Francis William DE SALIS (1825 - 1871) |
| Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (1837 - 1885) |
| Siblings (2): |
| Catherine Sophia DE SALIS (1863 - ) |
| John Francis Charles DE SALIS (1864 - 1939) |
| Events in Henry Rodolph DE SALIS (1866 - 1936)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 30 Jun 1866 | Henry Rodolph DE SALIS was born | Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | Note 1 | ||
| 02 Apr 1871 | 4 | Census | Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | ||
| 07 Aug 1871 | 5 | Death of father John Francis William DE SALIS (aged 45) | Uxbridge, Middlesex, England | Note 2 | |
| 08 Jan 1885 | 18 | Death of mother Amelia Frances Harriet TOWER (aged 48) | Kensington, London, England | Note 3 | |
| 09 May 1893 | 26 | Married Alice Mary LAMBERT (aged 22) | Kingston, Middlesex, England | Note 4 | |
| 25 Feb 1936 | 69 | Henry Rodolph DE SALIS died | Warwick, Warwickshire, England | Note 5 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Count (Henry) Rodolph (Rudie) de Salis (30 June 1866 - 25 Feb 1936). Author Bradshaw's Canals & Navigable Rivers of England & Wales, 1904, 1918 and 1928. De Salis: 'explored the waterways yard by yard, mile by mile travelling in his steam launch, Dragon Fly I, II and III for 11 years and covering 14,000 miles'. He was a main witness to the Royal Commission on Canals and Waterways (1906). (see Butterley Tunnel).
Educated at Eton (1880–1884) (Shooting VIII, 1882–83, Peek Cup, 1883). Associate Member Institution Civil Engineers. Associate of the Institute of Naval Architects. Member of the Society of Art. JP for Buckinghamshire (1898); High Sheriff, Bucks (1915). Member Buckinghamshire County Council (1898–1916); Thames Conservancy Board (1911–1916). He was director of: Fellows Morton & Clayton Ltd (canal carriers); Windsor Electrical Installation Co. Ltd (1901–1920); Slough and Datchet Electrical Supply Co. Ltd (1908–1920). He married, 9 May 1893, Alice Mary (d.10 June 1939), daughter of Robert Lambert (of the Monmouthshire, 43rd, Light Infantry), of Weston, Thames Ditton. They lived at Ivy Lodge, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire; Acton Lodge, Church Hill, Leamington Spa; and retired to Chy-Morvah, St. Ives, Cornwall. He was found shot dead in his bedroom at Acton Lodge on February 25, 1936. |