Sir Henry Royce, Bt
Born 27 March 1863 - Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, England
Died 22 April 1933 (aged 70) - West Wittering, Sussex, England
Projects: Rolls-Royce Sir Henry Royce, Bt
Frederick Henry Royce was born in Alwalton, Huntingdonshire, near Peterborough, in 1863, to James and Mary Royce (née King). He was the youngest of five children. His family ran a flour mill which they leased from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Unfortunately, the business failed and the family moved to London. His father died in 1872 and Royce had to go out to work selling newspapers and delivering telegrams. He had only one year of formal schooling.
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Charles Stewart Rolls
Born 27 August 1877 - Berkeley Square, London
Died 12 July 1910 (aged 32) - Southbourne, Bournemouth
Education: Eton College
Alma mater: Trinity College, Cambridge
Rolls was born in Berkeley Square, London, third son of the 1st Baron Llangattock and Lady Llangattock. Despite his London birth, he retained a strong family connection with his ancestral home of The Hendre, near Monmouth, Wales. After attending Mortimer Vicarage Preparatory School in Berkshire, he was educated at Eton College where he started developing an interest in engines. This earned him the nickname "Dirty Rolls".