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Shelvock
Location
Geography
& Geomorphology
Origins
of the Family Name
Earliest
origins of the family names
Where
& When?
Occurrence
of the family names from the C16th - present day
A
History of Shelvock Manor
The
place and local environs providing the family name as well as
some other associated families
The
SHELVOKEs
The
story of engineering prowess and how a family name will
become extinct in modern times
The
SHELVOCKs
The
story of one couple's destiny to preserve the original family
name from extinction
A
Brief History of Halesowen
The
town that became the centre for the modern family name of
SHILVOCK
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and Statistics
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the data is telling us
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People
An
offbeat listing of anyone with a notable recorded history
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War Graves, Memorials
The
names of those who served in the armed forces, those who
sacrificed their lives and other stories
Researchers
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Names
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SHELVOCK
One Name Study:Family Trees (1581-present day)
SHILVOCK
One Name Study:Family Trees (1639-present day)
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- The SHELVOKE
Story -
How
a Family Name will Become Extinct in Modern Times
There are probably only a few family names
that can be documented as becoming extinct in modern times - the
SHELVOKE family name is one of them. The 2007 Electoral Roll
showed the sole remaining name holder as Edythe Diana SHELVOKE
in Kingsbridge, Devon. Conversation between Diana SHELVOKE and
the webauthor in September 2008 confirmed that she is the widow
of W. G. SHELVOKE, below.
The SHELVOKE name has also survived to a
degree through three companies: Accles & Shelvoke,
Shelvoke Ltd (Shelvoke & Drewry, Dennis
Shelvoke / Dennis Eagle) and Shelvoke Pickering &
Janney, all founded by members of the family.
How this name variant came about is
probably that prior to the C18th the place of Shelvock was
actually pronounced SHELVOAK - closer to the Old English origin
of the name. The only supporting evidence for this is the pirate
and author George SHELVOCKE who, in his 1729 book on artillery,
was referred to by aliases SCHELVOUKE or SHELVOKE. If this is
correct, then the spelling of Shelvock as a name was kept
remarkably consistent, however it was pronounced. Dialect may
have also had a part to play and spellings are clearly
interchangeable, connecting these families to the greater
SHELVOCK family.
As far as family records are concerned the
name SHELVOKE only starts to appears in the early C18th. The
geographical limitation of the name to the Wolverhampton &
Willenhall areas of Staffordshire, before spreading to the
western parts of nearby Birmingham, and further afield, strongly
suggests the family origins back in Shropshire as SHELVOCK.
Exactly how, where, and when has yet to be determined, but other
spelling variants are noted in the Kinnerley/Osbaston districts,
one of the homes of the family. It could even be a variation
started by one family line by pronouncing the name in a now
forgotten, but traditional, way.
The first family so far recorded was in
1722 at Eccleshall in Staffordshire, NW of Stafford. This group
is possibly related to a Shropshire SHELVOCK family (see
separate story). The family was probably there from the C17th
since a Mary SHELVOKE
married Joseph HODGETS in October 1722, the same year that a
Thomas SHELVOKE
married Jane WOOLRYCHE in July. Thomas & Jane remained and
had at least the following children: William
SHELVOKE (c1723),
Elizabeth
SHELVOKE (c1726),
Anne
SHELVOKE (c1729),
Thomas
SHELVOKE (c1733),
Jane
SHELVOKE (c1735)
and Mary
SHELVOKE (c1738).
While no other records are identified, the descendants of this
family were in the area for at least a further 60 years for a
Mary d/o William & Sarah
SHELVOKE was to be baptised there
in 1798. There is no proven link between this and any other
family so far.
In the C18th/C19th there are a small number
of SHELVOKE & SHELVOCK references in the Wolverhampton area
(including Tettenhall (c1843-72), north Wolverhampton). Although
currently unconnected they are probably related. The main group,
however, is to be found in Willenhall, east of Wolverhampton,
headed by Samuel SHELVOKE & Sarah ROBINSON (m. 1777
St. Giles, Willenhall). It is not clear when and how the family
arrived, however they are recorded from 1778 to 1836. Samuel may
be descended from the Clent families. This is an area famous for
small manufacturing and engineering workshops. Their 12 children
were:
i. Elizabeth
SHELVOKE (c1778)
ii. Fanny
SHELVOKE (c1780;
m. 1810 = Joseph PERRY)
iii. Prudence
SHELVOKE (c1782)
iv. William
SHELVOKE (c1785;
m. 1803 = Phebe TONKS; children Sarah (c1804; m. 1825, the first
wife of Richard KNOWLES), Nancy (c1807; m. 1827, the second wife
of Richard KNOWLES) & Mary (c1819)) - an extinct line
v. Samuel
SHELVOKE (c1790;
m. 1811 Elizabeth HADLEY; children Enoch
SHELVOKE (c1815),
William SHELVOKE
(c1818) & Mary
SHELVOKE (c1819))
- two potential continuations of the family name
vi. Nancy / Ann SHELVOKE (c1792;
illegitimate daughter Fanny (c1810), but later m. 1815 = John
ASH)
vii. Susanna
SHELVOKE (c1794)
viii. Martha
SHELVOKE (c1795)
ix. Mary Ann
SHELVOKE (c1795)
x. Henry
SHELVOKE (c1796)
- possible continuation of the family name
xi. Susanna
SHELVOKE (c1801)
xii. Amelia
SHELVOKE(c1803)
Only Henry SHELVOKE (above)
could be the father of a Samuel SHELVOKE (n. by 1818),
unless it is a remarriage of Samuel (who had a daughter Amelia
SHELVOKE (c1836) in Willenhall), although all three sons
could be the head of subsequent families of that name. From the
uncertain period the story moves into the known period with much
more recorded history.
James SHELVOKE (n. by 1815) heads
the family centred in nearby West Bromwich and Aston, part of
Birmingham. It is possible James & Samuel, above are
brothers, however this remains unproven. What is in keeping is
the engineering tradition that may started in Willenhall.
James SHELVOKE married Catharine HARPER in
Aston in 1833. They had three children:
i. James
SHELVOKE (c1834; m. 1854 = Kate;
children Elizabeth
SHELVOKE(c1859),
Florence
SHELVOKE (c1867)
& Kate SHELVOKE (c1869))
- an extinct line
ii. Mary
Ann SHELVOKE
(c1837)
iii.
George
SHELVOKE (c1838;
m. by 1868 = Emma; children Annie
SHELVOKE (c1869),
Charles
SHELVOKE (c1871),
George
Edwin
SHELVOKE (c1874),
& Harry SHELVOKE (c1877)).
They were living in Trinity Road, Handsworth in 1881 and
Shenstone in 1901. Emma died in January 1921 at Kingsbury Road,
Birmingham.
George Edwin SHELVOKE married
Charlotte and had Gwyneth SHELVOKE (born in Cape Colony,
South Africa c1900) & William George SHELVOKE
(c1907) married Edythe Diana in 1968 but had no issue). In the
Midlands, 1907 appears to be the last birth year of a SHELVOKE.
Full detail surrounding this family branch is difficult as Diana
SHELVOKE reports that WG had a falling out with his father over
the father's second marriage, and consequently would not talk
about his family, even to his wife. WG & his wife retired to
Frogmore in South Devon.
Charles Hamilton SHELVOKE (1902), is
possibly the son of Charles (c1871) who married in 1898. It is
known that Charles Hamilton married HARMAN in 1927 Tamworth.
There is no know issue.
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G E SHELVOKE
1941
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W G SHELVOKE
1960's
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1833: James
SHELVOKE = Catherine HARPER 25.12.1833
at St Paul & St Michael, Aston
1876:
as below (Hulley's Directory)
1890:
George & James SHELVOKE,
Weavers; mail makers at Talford St Works (Kelley's
Directory)
1891:
Phillips
Street Nos. 49-57 inclusive plus "shop" various tenants
under the owner George
SHELVOKE (Poor
Rate, Vol. 2).
1896:
C. SHELVOKE
& Co.
was also working in a part of the same Works (Charles,
a son of George).
1898:
George
SHELVOKE
retired from his business at the Talford Street Works and let the
Works to another company.
The company historian notes that there is
only one reference for SHELVOKE in the Birmingham Central Library
concerning a C. SHELVOKE who died in 1955; an old boy of Bishop
Vesey's School. G. E. SHELVOKE's son and daughter both died
without issue and his son's surviving widow did not respond to
the historian's letter. The Talford Street Works has two
photographs; the first showing Gordon Edwin SHELVOKE on a Works
outing in 1941, lighting his pipe (in the narrative he was
accompanied by his second wife), and the second showing William
George SHELVOKE, his son, in the 1960's (above).
"As early as 1924, the
Association travelled to Greece and Italy to press for
improvements in animal welfare. In 1950 a member of the HAS
(Humane Slaughter Assoc.) left £6,000 to help introduce
humane slaughter in Canada. A joint project was set up between
Miss Sidley, General Secretary of the HSA and Mr. SHELVOKE, then
Managing Director of Accles and SHELVOKE, a major firearms
manufacturer. Slaughter demonstrations were arranged and carried
out at Canada Packers by an expert slaughterman. As a result, the
Canadian Parliament passed regulations enforcing the use of
humane methods."
Possibly William Charles SHELVOKE,
s/o Charles, above, was the founder of SHELVOKE
Pickering and Janney. Information (based on a long
serving partner since sometime in the 1950's) was that Mr.
SHELVOKE was already dead when he arrived at the firm. The firm
was originally based in Birmingham and Mr. SHELVOKE used to
'commute' between the two. The firm was established sometime in
the 1920's. The Birmingham office was closed after a takeover and
no records exist in Cannock. In the 1940's Kelly Directory of
Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire - SHELVOKE
Pickering Janney & Co, were Chartered Accountants at Cromwell
House, Mill Street, Cannock.
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A
Brief History of Accles & SHELVOKE Ltd.
(based
on information kindly supplied by the Eley
Limited archives and their website)
The firm Bennett's
Successors Ltd., was formed on 1.10.1903 by J.
G. ACCLES and
6 other persons, and was funded by 6000 individuals each
owning a single 10 shilling share. At an Extraordinary
General Meeting on 14.1.1914, at the company's registered
office of the Talford Street Works, Aston, Birmingham, the
company name was changed to Accles
& SHELVOKE Ltd., (A&S).
In 1993, Eley Limited, a subsidiary of IMI plc, acquired A&S
and still resides at the above address. No one of the
SHELVOKE family name is connected with the new company. Some
archival material was transferred at the time of acquisition.
According to the firms own
website Accles & SHELVOKE was formed in 1913 to commence
the manufacture of cartridge-powered captive bolt stunning
equipment (a world leader in humane animal killing). The
Company is now the world's leading manufacturer of this type
of product and exports to more than 60 countries. Within the
Company's portfolio is a range of consumable products for the
meat industry, and the recently launched Cash Electrical
Stunner. Accles & SHELVOKE also manufacture a range of
cartridge-operated tools for other industries, such as the
Electricity Industry; Marine Salvage and Repair; and Law
Enforcement (including the Warrior air pistol). They have
also developed an underwater gun for divers.
It is unknown
what the company produced in the early C20th. Gordon
Edwin SHELVOKE
(s/o George
SHELVOKE)
in the notes he wrote after J. G. ACCLES death only refers to
"experimental work". In the deeds of A&S a Mrs.
Emma SHELVOKE
(earlier historian assumed was Gordon Edwin's mother - now
confirmed by census records) leased houses in Phillip St.,
(nos. 49, 51 & 53) to Bennett's Successors Ltd. The deeds
also mention a house in Mansfield Road, Birchfield that at
one time belonged to the SHELVOKE family. The only known
pictures of the family are above. GE is pictured lighting his
pipe on a Works outing.
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Harry C SHELVOKE (1877)
worked for the Lacre Motor Company of London. He married Minnie
SINIGAR in Aston in 1901. She died aged 60 in Hitchin 1937. There
was no issue from their marriage. The line became extinct with
the death of Harry in 1962. His second (or third) marriage took
place in 1940 Hitchin after the death of Minnie.
Two SHELVOKE-named families
settled in the Croydon area, south of London in the early C20th.
A Harry Clifford SHELVOKE married there in 1902 and
three daughters were born ( Dorothy Edna (c1903), Lilian
Brenda (c1906) & Eileen Nora (c1908)). This Harry
was reported as died in 1929 Croydon aged 80, which would put his
birth around 1849, so apparently not a part of this family. These
girls married in 1929, 1931 & 1937 respectively, which ended
the SHELVOKE name for that line. A Frank H SHELVOKE married
in 1911 Croydon and had one daughter Barbara M SHELVOKE
(1914 - mother's maiden name JENNINGS). It is possible both boys
are younger sons of James & Catherine. As seen elsewhere in
SHELVOCK families, there was a genetic tendency towards more
girls than boys.
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Harry
SHELVOKE 1925
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Harry SHELVOKE (1878 - 1962)
and James Drewry (1883 - 1952) are given as employed by the Lacre
Company that moved to Letchworth Garden City in 1910, where
SHELVOKE was General Manager, and a Drewry was Chief Engineer.
Between them they conceived an ingenious lorry and built the
prototype in Harry's barn. As the Lacre Company wasn't interested
in this enterprise, they set up Shelvoke
& Drewry in October 1922 to
manufacture their design. Some of their famous engineering
heritage can be seen below.
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There are
many references to SHELVOKE & Drewry Ltd of Letchworth;
makers of refuse collection vehicles, heavy duty fork lift
trucks, and other specialised commercial vehicles. In 1966
S&D merged with W.P. Butterfield Ltd., the well known
road tanker makers. And in 1971 a further merger with G.A.
Harvey Ltd., of Greenwich took place to form the
Butterfield-Harvey Group of companies. S&D was the
largest subsidiary of the group and accounted for 37% of the
share capital. This may have been the forerunner of SHELVOKE
& Dempster who were in existence in 1976 & 1986.
There are many references to commercial vehicles for S. D.
and SHELVOKE & Dempster Municipal Refuse Vehicles.
SHELVOKE & Drewry operated a number of maintenance depots
throughout the U.K. Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Manchester,
Birmingham, Cardiff, Bradford, Kings Lynn and Exeter all had
depots. It is probable that, with the demise of the company,
these depots continued to provide service under the names of
previous competitors such as Dennis and Eagle. Some time
after 1980 (by 1986) the American Dempster Company became
involved, and later an individual investor bought the
company, but did not make a success, so that by the early
1990's the company had ceased trading. The
following synopsis was kindly provided by Russ POWELL of
Dennis Eagle Ltd., in Merthyr Tydfil:
SHELVOKE
Dempster Ltd., ceased trading as a company in July/August
1991.
Dennis
SHELVOKE at Cannock is no longer trading.
Dennis
SHELVOKE at Merthyr became Dennis Eagle around 1992/93.
The
Dempster name was incorporated into the business in the
early eighties. The company was later owned by Krug
International. A management buyout in 1990 changed the name
to SHELVOKE Limited.
There
are numerous references to firefighting appliances -
Shelvoke ladders & platforms, fire engines, emergency
tenders & support vehicles (under the Dennis label). A
firm called Dennis Shelvoke was also mentioned which
suggested S&D are still part of a larger firm.
From
1975 Shelvoke & Drewry was active in the production of
fire appliances in collaboration with Carmichael. These
vehicles displayed the logo ,"Shelvoke" as by then
Drewry's involvement with the company had ceased some forty
years previously.
The following is a list of
some of the patents that SHELVOKE was involved in:
GB2321951 - Screen penetrating projectile with extraction device
GB2308051 - Stun gun carousel reloading
GB2143717 - Stunning gun
GB2074836 - Devices for use in the humane slaughtering of animals
GB1564148 - REFUSE VEHICLE LOADING APPARATUS
GB1512552 - DEVICE FOR USE IN THE HUMANE SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS
GB1477311 - VERTICAL COMPACTOR
GB1444547 - DEVICES FOR USE IN THE HUMANE SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS
GB1399454 - CONTAINER LIFTING AND TIPPING MECHANISM
GB1391913 - WORKPIECE FEED MECHANISMS
GB1391454 - HUMANE CATTLE KILLERS AND TO ASSOCIATED APPARATUS
FOR OPERATING SUCH APPLIANCES
GB1318692 - REFUSE-COLLECTING VEHICLES
GB1308292 - REFUSE COLLECTING VEHICLES
GB1298452 - IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, FIREARMS
GB1110603 - Improvements in, or relating to, pistols
GB1060612 - Improvements in or relating to refuse collecting vehicles
GB1011931 - Improvements in or relating to refuse-collecting vehicles
GB1002531 - Improvements relating to refuse-collecting vehicles
GB229055 - Improvements in or relating to driving gear, brakes and engine-controlling
gear of motor vehicles
GB231594 - Improvements in or relating to motor vehicle frames
GB2390138 - An atmospheric water boiler
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The following information
about Harry SHELVOKE is mainly taken from "Kaleidoscope
of Shelvoke & Drewry" by Nick Baldwin and
William Negus:
"Harry
SHELVOKE (1877 or 1878 - 1962) came from Melverley in
Shropshire. He served in the Boer War (1899-1902) with the
Staffordshire Light Infantry. He worked with Herbert Austin
in the early years of the Wolseley Motor Company. In 1911 he
joined Lacre Ltd., who were an important early commercial
vehicle manufacturer, as General Manager. In 1910 Lacre
moved from Long Acre in London to the expanding Letchworth
Garden City. Along with James Drewry he designed and built an
ingenious lorry. When Lacre were uninterested in producing
this vehicle, Shelvoke
& Drewry
left to form their own company in 1922. In 1937 the Company
became a public company with Harry Shelvoke as Managing
Director. He held this position until 1949 when he became
Chairman. He remained as Chairman of the company until 1957.
He died at Letchworth in 1962 at the age of 84.
His home was
a mock Tudor house named Melverley,
where he
lived until his death surrounded by armour and swords.
Similarly the boardroom at the works, in Icknield Way, was
wood paneled to resemble a baronial hall. Mr. Shelvoke drove
the ex-Prince of Wales' Daimler Double Six motor car. He is
represented as: "a fiercesome gentleman of the old
school, with a flair for showmanship." He expected
high standards from his employees, but many remained loyal to
the company over many years."
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'Melverley'
in Pixmore Way, Letchworth (above) designed and built by
Underwood & Kent in 1910 for Harry SHELVOKE. It was
believed to have an extension for his extensive armour
collection (fate unknown after his death in 1962).
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The pictures,
above, are from a collection of Christmas cards showing Harry
SHELVOKE in his home 'Melverley' (left). The use of
the Melverley name for the house and the baronial nature of
the internal decor suggest a large amount of romanticism for
the family's historical past, although research has
subsequently disproved any idea of a connection to the Lords
of Shelvock. The middle picture shows the ornate garden later
compulsory purchased by the local council in order to build
some flats.
Click on thumbnails to view larger
images.
Another of the cards (right), shows the
fireplace with numerous baronial crests and the "Shelvoke
Crest" as the main centrepiece. Correspondence between
this webauthor and the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant at the College
of Arms in London (September 2008) has shown that Harry
copied the coat of arms belonging to the Thornes of Shelvock
& Melverley, renaming it Shelvoke. This probably explains
the origin of the name of the house. A close-up of the crest
carved into the fireplace is below.
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The coat of
arms, above, shows the detail of the "THORNES of
Shelvock & Melverley" used by Harry SHELVOKE
although there was no entitlement to use this. This is one of
the few family mementos held by Diana SHELVOKE in 2008, and
was probably retrieved from Melverley when Harry died in
1962, prior to her marriage to his nephew WG in 1968. It was
possibly made by one of the coachpainters at the Shelvoke &
Drewry works. Harry also celebrated his supposed family
connection to the pirate George SHELVOCKE (below). Both
images reproduced by kind permission of Mrs. E. D. SHELVOKE.
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From "Hertfordshire
Countryside" for Summer 1957, page 19:-
Modern
Oak Carving for Church
FEW craftsmen
in the country today can compete with the exquisite
workmanship of the beautiful ambry reproduced on this page.
Made of oak, with hand-wrought iron fittings, it was designed
in detail by Mr. Harry Shelvoke, of Letchworth, a lover of
fine craftsmanship, and given to St. Mary’s parish
church, Letchworth, as a memorial to his first wife.
Some of the
intricate carving was executed in the West Country, the
decorative iron hinges and lock plate were wrought locally,
and the actual building and fixing in place were entrusted to
Mr. Kenneth Smith, of Baliol Road, Hitchin. The ambry bears a
metal plate inscribed: "In thankful memory of Minnie
Shelvoke (née Sinigar), wife of Harry Shelvoke, born
18th May, 1877. Died 9th June, 1937," and stands in an
alcove formed by the building up of a doorway in the north
wall of the aisle opposite the south porch. The east window
of the church, also given in memory of Mrs. M. Shelvoke, was
designed and executed by the well-known stained glass artist
Mr. Donald Taunton, N.R.D., of Hardmans Studio. It was
dedicated by the Bishop of Bedford in 1950.
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At the turn of the C20th the
1901 census reveals that the Birmingham family are all accounted
for, with no suggestion of other families. The future of the
family name at that time was in the hands of Harry & George
the younger, but they were unsuccessful in producing male
offspring to continue the line.
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Name
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Age
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Birth
County
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Birth
Place
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County
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Civil
Parish
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Occupation
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Notes
& Observations
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Charlotte
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27
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Shenstone
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assumed
w/o George Edwin
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Elizabeth
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41
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Handsworth
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Nurse
Obstetrical
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unmarried
d/o James
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Emma
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56
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Shenstone
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w/o
George
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George
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26
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Shenstone
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Engraver
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George
Edwin
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George
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63
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Shenstone
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Retired
Manufacturer
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Gwyneth
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1
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South
Africa
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Cape
Colony
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STS
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Shenstone
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assumed
d/o George & Charlotte
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Harry
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23
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WAR
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Aston
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STS
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Handsworth
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Superintendent
Engineer
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unmarried
s/o George & Emma
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James
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66
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Handsworth
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Brass
Good Manufacturer
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widowed
f/o Elizabeth & Kate
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Kate
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30
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WAR
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Birmingham
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STS
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Handsworth
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Nurse
Obstetrician
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unmarried
d/o James
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It is understood that William
George also died by the 1960's, which may have left his widow as
the sole surviving SHELVOKE by name. The year of her death has
not yet been confirmed, but with it a family name became extinct.
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SHELVOKE ENGINEERING HERITAGE -
Link
to Brian Carpenter's Unofficial S&D Website
Found at an
antique auction site: "A very unusual Shelvoke & Drewry
triple slide rule with ivorine scales held by 35 brass screws to
an aluminium base plate. The rule shows the cost of manpower to
load freighters and contains 8 non linear and 1 linear scale. The
rule dates from late 1920's."
- Some
glimpses from various Internet sources -
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A Carmichael
'Jet Ranger' 2000, built on a Shelvoke and Drewry 4.725 mm, 4
x 4 chassis, powered by 12.07 litre Detroit Diesel engine.
The Jet Ranger 2000 carries 8,100 litres of water and 900
litres of foam concentrate, applied through a C7000, 3,364
litres per minute, self aspirating roof monitor and 2
sidelines with 450 litres per minute foam branchpipes.
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EBB847W is an
Operations Support Tender (OST) based upon a Shelvoke and
Drewry WX SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) chassis which was
introduced in 1980 specifically for fire appliance type
vehicles.
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A Shelvoke
and Drewry Tramocar, based on the S & D Freighter chassis
which originated under a Truro Dustcart. A replica of one of
the vehicles which operated in Worthing in the 1920s and 30s
before the company was taken over by Southdown. Here the bus
is seen shortly after completion at Amberley Bus Museum
garage.
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Shelvoke
and Drewry 1934 Dust Cart BPL73: This vehicle was used in the
British TV series "Dad's Army" by Capt.
Mainwaring and his men to hitch a lift back to
Walmington-on-Sea after a disastrous weekend exercise. The
filming took place outside St. Mary Magdalen church
Shepperton.
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A restored
Shelvoke & Drewry lorry. New July 1924, Scrapped after
mid-1941.
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Shelvoke
N-type Refuse Lorry
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1989
DAF 2,500 8x4 DEMPSTER: Fitted with Shelvoke front end loader
equipment, ex National Plc.
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Warrior 1st
model pistol. This sidecocking British pistol was made in the
early 1930's by Accles and Shelvoke, latter of Acvoke fame.
There's a wonderful plumed knights helmet on the black hard
rubber grips. No serial numbers on early pistols.
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OTHER
TRIVIA:
Shelvoke
& Drewry - Internationally successful manufacturer of Refuse
Collection equipment - Dustcarts, and other Utility vehicles.
Wartime manufacturer of miniature submarines.
CROSVILLE
TOAST-RACKS -
Toast-racks were a class of bus in the Crosville fleet based on
the low Freighter chassis of the Shelvoke and Drury dustcarts
and sewerage disposal vehicles.
"Kaleidoscope
of Shelvoke & Drewry" - a book written on this aspect
of motoring History.
A Shelvoke
SPV was used in film & first two series of UK TV's "London's
Burning".
Link
to Brian Carpenter's Unofficial S&D Website
© Mark
A S Grace, Updated September 2008
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