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Joseph Henry HORWOOD ‎(I5124)‎

Given Names: Joseph Henry
Surname: HORWOOD

Gender: Male Male

Birth: January 1841

37 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Death: 17 April 1913 ‎(Age 72)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Birth	January 1841 40 37 Oldham, Lancashire, England
Immigration	5 December 1848 ‎(Age 7)‎ Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Note: On the ship "Baboo"
Marriage	Maria BROOKS - Husband: 34 Wife: 30
Occupation	Engineer, Well Borer, Machinery Merchant Note: Messrs Horwood & Sons Foundry was described in the Observer, 22 May 1858, page 1c ‎(supp.)‎. A fire was reported in the Chronicle, 5 and 12 November 1910, pages 43, and in the Register, 2 November 1910, page 8d; also see 20 February 1911, page 9d. Joseph Henry Horwood founded J.H. Horwood & Co., machinery merchants in Adelaide. A limited company formed in 1912. J.S. Bagshaw & Sons Ltd was acquired in 1924 and the business became Horwood Bagshaw Australia Limited.
Residence	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Number of Children	Maria BROOKS - 2 sons, 2 daughters
Death	17 April 1913 ‎(Age 72)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Obituary	18 April 1913 ‎(1 day after death)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Source: South Australian Register Citation Details: 18, April 1913, Page 4 Column g Note: Mr. Joseph Henry Horwood, a well known Adelaide engineer, died suddenly on Thursday, at the age of 73 years. The deceased was a native of Oldham, Lancashire and arrived in South Australia with his parents in the sailing vessel Baboo when seven years of age. His father established engineering works in Hindley street, and during the Victorian gold digging period opened a branch in Bendigo. The late Mr. Horwood was a pupil of the educational academy conducted by Mr. J.L. Young. After having learned his trade at Bendigo the deceased returned to Adelaide, and contracted for a crushing plant for the Montacute Mine - the first erected in South Australia. In 1873 he was engineer for the Moonta Mining Company. He subsequently started business on North terrace, and the concern was amalgamated with that of Francis Clark and Sons, and afterwards became the Union Engineering Company, Limited. In the early eighties Mr. Horwood took over the business of Mr. Samuel Strapps, ironfounder and engineer, of Currie street, which was subsequently removed to Franklin street. For many years he was a member of the Chamber of Manufactures and of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society. He was a member of the Adelaide City Mission and the Flinders Street Baptist Church.
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Parents Family (F3424)
Father	Joel HORWOOD 1800 - 1864
Mother	Jemima BUTLER 1803 - 1855
Brother	John HORWOOD 1825 -
Sister	Anne Maria HORWOOD 1827 - 1879
Brother	Joel W. HORWOOD 1832 - 1900
Sister	Jemima HORWOOD 1834 -
Sister	Sarah Aston HORWOOD 1836 -
Brother	Thomas HORWOOD 1839 -
	Joseph Henry HORWOOD 1841 - 1913

Immediate Family (F1798)
Wife	Maria BROOKS 1845 - 1909
Son	Leonard Stanbridge HORWOOD 1878 -
Daughter	HORWOOD 1880 -
Son	Edgar Stanbridge HORWOOD 1883 -

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Immigration	On the ship "Baboo"
Occupation	Messrs Horwood & Sons Foundry was described in the Observer, 22 May 1858, page 1c ‎(supp.)‎. A fire was reported in the Chronicle, 5 and 12 November 1910, pages 43, and in the Register, 2 November 1910, page 8d; also see 20 February 1911, page 9d. Joseph Henry Horwood founded J.H. Horwood & Co., machinery merchants in Adelaide. A limited company formed in 1912. J.S. Bagshaw & Sons Ltd was acquired in 1924 and the business became Horwood Bagshaw Australia Limited.
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Obituary	Mr. Joseph Henry Horwood, a well known Adelaide engineer, died suddenly on Thursday, at the age of 73 years. The deceased was a native of Oldham, Lancashire and arrived in South Australia with his parents in the sailing vessel Baboo when seven years of age. His father established engineering works in Hindley street, and during the Victorian gold digging period opened a branch in Bendigo. The late Mr. Horwood was a pupil of the educational academy conducted by Mr. J.L. Young. After having learned his trade at Bendigo the deceased returned to Adelaide, and contracted for a crushing plant for the Montacute Mine - the first erected in South Australia. In 1873 he was engineer for the Moonta Mining Company. He subsequently started business on North terrace, and the concern was amalgamated with that of Francis Clark and Sons, and afterwards became the Union Engineering Company, Limited. In the early eighties Mr. Horwood took over the business of Mr. Samuel Strapps, ironfounder and engineer, of Currie street, which was subsequently removed to Franklin street. For many years he was a member of the Chamber of Manufactures and of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society. He was a member of the Adelaide City Mission and the Flinders Street Baptist Church.

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Source	Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885 Publication: South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc 1986 ISBN 0 9594815 3 2 (set of 4 volumes) Citation Details: Vol 2, Page 778 Text: HORWOOD Joseph Henry par: Joel and Jemima b: Jan.1841 Oldham LAN ENG d: after 1878 arr: 1848 BABOO occ: Engineer, Well Borer, Machinery Merchant res: Adelaide rel: Bapt m: unknown ch: 2 sons, 3 daus
Source	Di Cummings - South Australian Passenger Lists Publication: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/Adelaide.htm Citation Details: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1848Baboo.htm
Source	Manning Index of South Australian History Citation Details: http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/adelaide/factory/factory.htm#horwood
Source	Vintage Spanners & Wrenches in Australia Citation Details: http://www.ozwrenches.com/hb.htm Text: Outline history of Horwood Bagshaw Company
Source	South Australian Register Citation Details: 18 April 1913 Page 4 Column g
Obituary	South Australian Register Citation Details: 18, April 1913, Page 4 Column g