Henry Greathead

Henry Greathead

Henry Francis Greathead born 27 January 1757 and died in 1818

The following is a quote from [http://www.Greathead.org Greathead Family]

"Henry built the first purpose-built lifeboat in 1789. By 1804 he had made thirty more and did much to propagate lifeboat use. There seems to be quite a bit of mystery and discussion around this gentleman. It would appear that Henry was born to John Greathead who was the Supervisor of Salt Duties at Richmond in Yorkshire. He spent some time in the merchant and naval services between 1777 and 1783."

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