Sir Henry Fowler

There is a document in my family archive written by my grandfather George Needham (1878 - 1953) who was the second cousin of Lady Emma Needham Fowler, ne Smith. She was the granddaughter of Jonathan Needham 1815 - 1880 who had three daughters who married and two of which went to Horwich with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. My grandfather's manuscript reads " Jonathan's Grand dr. Emma Smith married Sir Hy Fowler who became chief mechanical engineer of the L.M.S. at Derby. I presume they lived at 33 Ramsbottom Road in Horwich. In the book Sir Henry Fowler - A versatile Life by J E Chacksfield published by the Oakwood Press the couple's early life in Lancashire is well covered following an account of Henry's early life in Evesham

Thank you for your comment Angela. For your information, the Midland Railway Society recently bought at auction a large collection of ephemera previously owned by Sir Henry. This included masses of letters and personal family photographs plus his gold ambulance medal. Images of these can be viewed on their website midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk