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Obituaries
We've found over the years that one of the most requested types of item from HJ has been obituaries. Follow these links to the index pages for the Obituaries (please note that the final column of the listings shows 'B' for a brief obituary or 'F' for a full one. If you wish us to locate and provide a copy, a research charge will apply to both types.
| Volume | Journal date | Page no. | Name | Address | Occupation | B/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vol 4 | Feb 1862 | 85 |
Mr Breese Sen. |
1st BHI Secretary | B | |
| Vol 5 | 48 |
James Adams Esq. |
St John's Square | B | ||
| Vol 5 | 74 |
Mr P MacDonald |
61 St John's Square | HJ Printer | B | |
| Vol 5 | 94 |
Mr Cooper |
Calthorpe St | Watch manufacturer | B | |
| Vol 5 | 94 |
W. Connell |
Cheapside | Chronometer maker | B | |
| Vol 5 | 143 |
Mr George Bruton |
9 Spencer St Clerkenwell | Enameller | B | |
| Vol 6 | 56 |
Mr Robert Miller |
Royal Exchange | Clockmaker | B | |
| Vol 6 | 71 |
Thomas Cole |
B | |||
| Vol 6 | 92 |
Mr Richard Roberts |
Manchester | Engineer/ Horologist | B | |
| Vol 7 | 102 |
Frederick William Knight |
Engraver | B | ||
| Vol 9 | Sept 1866 | 11 |
Mr Josiah Shalcross |
Escapement maker | B | |
| Vol 9 | March 1867 | 84 |
Thomas Hewitt |
Ashby St, Clerkenwell | Marine chronometer maker | B |
| Vol 9 | July 1867 | 132 |
Thomas Swift |
40, Essex-St, Islington | Lever pallet maker | B |
| Vol 10 | Nov 1867 | 34 |
Louis-Urbain Jurgensen |
Copenhagen | Watchmaker | F |
| Vol 10 | Dec 1867 | 37 |
Valentine Knight |
Thornycroft, Leatherhead, Middlesex | 1st President of BHI & dialmaker | F |
| Vol 10 | Aug 1868 | 140 |
G E Mylne |
9 Upper Chadwell St, Clerkenwell | Watchmaker | F |
| Vol 11 | Nov 1868 | 29 |
Mr William Rowlands |
Watch case maker | ||
| Vol 11 | April 1869 | 87 |
John Richard Lund |
41, Lee Park, Lee | Chronometer manufacturer | F |
| Vol 11 | April 1869 | 88 |
Mr R R Hux |
Hon. Treasurer of BHI | F | |
| Vol 11 | April 1869 | 88 |
C R Weld |
New-Bridge-Hill nr Bath | Author of the Official Report on Horological Instruments at Paris exhibition | F |
| Vol 12 | May 1870 | 107 |
Mr Theodore Gordon |
26 Great James St, Bedford Row | HJ Editor Escapement maker | F |
| Vol 13 | June 1871 | 118 |
Samuel May |
Escapements, watches & chronometers | B | |
| Vol 14 | June 1872 | 113 |
Thomas Tompion |
Father of Clockmaking Memoir | F, M | |
| Vol 14 | June 1872 | 113 |
George Graham |
Memoir | F, M | |
| Vol 16 | Sept 1873 | 4 |
Charles MacDowell |
Jermyn Street, St James's | Helix Lever inventor | F |
| Vol 16 | May 1874 | 128 |
Mr Robert Haswell |
49, Spencer St, Clerkenwell | Tools, materials and lever escapements | F |
| Vol 17 | Nov 1874 | 32 |
Mr C J Klaftenberger |
157, Regent St | Vice Pres. Of BHI watchmaker | B |
| Vol 17 | June 1875 | 160 |
Mr William Farmer |
Offord Rd | Editor of ‘Clerkenwell News’, 1st Hon member of BHI | F |
| Vol 18 | Nov 1875 | 48 |
Sir Charles Wheatstone |
Hon member of BHI adjudicator | B | |
| Vol 18 | Jan 1876 | 80 |
Mr Adolf Ferdinand Lange |
Watch manufacturer | F | |
| Vol 18 | Aug 1876 | 166 |
Mr W Hislop |
Founder of BHI 1st Chairman | F | |
| Vol 18 | Aug 1876 | 166 |
Mr Thomas Charles Scotchford |
Pallet maker | B | |
| Vol 22 | Feb 1880 | 84 |
Mr J.F.Cole |
Practical horologist | B | |
| Vol 23 | Dec 1880 | 56 |
Mr Eiffe |
Ashford, Kent | Chronometer maker | B |
| Vol 24 | Mar 1882 | 98 |
Mr John Fletcher |
Lombard St, Leadenhall St | Pinion maker, Chronometer escapement maker | |
| Vol 24 | Mar 1882 | 98 |
Mr Richard Webster |
Cornhill | Retail watchmaker | M |
| Vol 26 | April 1884 | 103 |
Louis Breguet |
Watchmaker | M | |
| Vol 27 | Feb 1885 | 84 |
William Sills |
Chronometer Finisher | F letter | |
| Vol 27 | April 1885 | 112 |
Mr Lee |
Clerk of BHI | B | |
| Vol 28 | Nov 1885 | 32 |
Mr James Clare |
Watch name engraver | B | |
| Vol 28 | Dec 1885 | 59 |
Mr Thomas Nelson |
Chronometer Escapement maker & manufacturer of marine chronometers | B | |
| Vol 28 | Dec 1885 | 59 |
Mr Peter Birchall |
Chronometer maker | B | |
| Vol 28 | Dec 1885 | 59 |
Mr Thomas Cogden |
Chronometer maker | B | |
| Vol 28 | Dec 1885 | 59 |
Mr Charles Flint |
Watch manufacturer | B | |
| Vol 28 | Jan 1886 | 76 |
Mr Daniel Desbois |
High Holborn | Watch maker | B |
| Vol 28 | Feb 1886 | 96 |
Andreas Hohwii |
Amsterdam | Chronometer maker | B |
| Vol 28 | Mar 1886 | 105 |
Mr James Stoddart |
Hon. Sec. Of BHI Watch manufacturer | B | |
| Vol 28 | Mar 1886 | 105 |
Mr C J Whelan |
Great Sutton St | Watch material dealer | B |
| Vol 28 | May 1886 |
Mr William Leeson |
Coleshill, Birmingham | Turret Clock | B | |
| Vol 28 | June 1886 | 157 |
Mr Tom Baxter |
Goswell Rd | B |
