James Henry Martin (1835 – 21 November 1909) was a British shipowner and entrepreneur. He founded Killick Martin & Company with James Killick.
James Henry Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1835 |
| Died | 21 November 1909 (aged 73–74) Hastings, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Shipowner and Entrepreneur |
James Henry Martin was born in Middlesex during 1835. [1]
His farther James Martin and was born in Gillingham, Kent during 1799 and during the 1870s and 1880s was Joint Principle Surveyor of Lloyds Register. [1]
Prior to 1861 James Henry Martin worked for Phillips, Shaw & Lowther, owners of the clipper ships like Ariel and Titania. During his period with the partnership James Henry Martin concentrated on the running of the office and securing of cargo. [1] In 1885 the changed its name to Shaw, Lowther and Maxton, when Peter Maxton, former captain joined the partnership. Incidentally Maxton was friends with Captain James Killick and captained two ships, ' The Lord of the Isles' and 'Falcon' the same periods Captain Killick was master of ‘ Challenger’ in the tea trade from China. [1]
On 1 March 1861 James Henry Martin along with Captain James Killick founded the partnership Kilick Martin. [1] The original 'Notice of Opening a Partnership' stated that it commenced business as ‘Ship and Insurance Brokers’. [2] The company went on to be known as Killick Martin & Company from 2 March 1862 when David William Richie became a partner. [3] David William Ritchie's father was the Joint Principle Surveyor, Joseph Horatio Ritchie alongside James Martin, so it seems the two partners in Killick Martin & Company originally would have become aquatinted via their fathers.[ citation needed]
Killick Martin & Company went on to own and operate twenty ships between 1862 and 1879. These included the likes of Challenger, Wylo, Lothair and Kaisow. [1] [4] [5]
The company has continuously evolved, still exists and continues to trade today. [6]
James Henry Martin married Louisa Barber Smith on 10 June 1871 in St. Mary's Church Lewisham and went on to have three children: James Henry Martin 1874, Alfred Scott Martin 1876 and Louisa M Martin 1884.[ citation needed]
James Henry Martin retired from the business during the mid-1880s due to a breakdown; Walter Johnson had the task of taking him to a mental home in Scotland.[ citation needed]
Whilst the extent of James Henry Martin's illness is unknown he is listed in the 1891 English census living with his children in Lewisham, London. His wife died on 5 June 1894.[ citation needed]
James Henry Martin died on 21 November 1909 in Hastings, Sussex.[ citation needed]
Killick Martin's House Flag is held within the National Maritime Museum, [7] and a Builder's model of Lothair in the Hong Kong Museum of History.
- ^ a b c d e f MacGregor, David R. (David Roy) (1986). The China bird : the history of Captain Killick, and the firm he founded, Killick Martin & Company (2nd rev. ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-381-8. OCLC 15024735.
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^ Tyco99 (21 April 2020),
English: Killick Martin partnership certificate, retrieved 22 April 2020
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 13 NOVEMBER, 1953" (PDF).
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^ Lubbock, Basil, 1876-1944. (1984). The China clippers. London: Century.
ISBN
0-7126-0341-7.
OCLC
60012071.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ MacGregor, David R. (David Roy) (1983). The tea clippers : their history and development, 1833-1875 (2nd ed., rev. and expanded ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-256-0. OCLC 9997008.
- ^ "Killick Martin website".
- ^ "House flag, Martin Killick & Co - National Maritime Museum".
- The China Clippers by Basil Lubbock 1914.
- The Tea Clippers 1833-1875 by David MacGregor (1983 enlarged and revised) ISBN 0 85177 256 0
- Clipper Ships by David MacGregor (1979) ISBN 0852426186
James Henry Martin (1835 – 21 November 1909) was a British shipowner and entrepreneur. He founded Killick Martin & Company with James Killick.
James Henry Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1835 |
| Died | 21 November 1909 (aged 73–74) Hastings, United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Shipowner and Entrepreneur |
James Henry Martin was born in Middlesex during 1835. [1]
His farther James Martin and was born in Gillingham, Kent during 1799 and during the 1870s and 1880s was Joint Principle Surveyor of Lloyds Register. [1]
Prior to 1861 James Henry Martin worked for Phillips, Shaw & Lowther, owners of the clipper ships like Ariel and Titania. During his period with the partnership James Henry Martin concentrated on the running of the office and securing of cargo. [1] In 1885 the changed its name to Shaw, Lowther and Maxton, when Peter Maxton, former captain joined the partnership. Incidentally Maxton was friends with Captain James Killick and captained two ships, ' The Lord of the Isles' and 'Falcon' the same periods Captain Killick was master of ‘ Challenger’ in the tea trade from China. [1]
On 1 March 1861 James Henry Martin along with Captain James Killick founded the partnership Kilick Martin. [1] The original 'Notice of Opening a Partnership' stated that it commenced business as ‘Ship and Insurance Brokers’. [2] The company went on to be known as Killick Martin & Company from 2 March 1862 when David William Richie became a partner. [3] David William Ritchie's father was the Joint Principle Surveyor, Joseph Horatio Ritchie alongside James Martin, so it seems the two partners in Killick Martin & Company originally would have become aquatinted via their fathers.[ citation needed]
Killick Martin & Company went on to own and operate twenty ships between 1862 and 1879. These included the likes of Challenger, Wylo, Lothair and Kaisow. [1] [4] [5]
The company has continuously evolved, still exists and continues to trade today. [6]
James Henry Martin married Louisa Barber Smith on 10 June 1871 in St. Mary's Church Lewisham and went on to have three children: James Henry Martin 1874, Alfred Scott Martin 1876 and Louisa M Martin 1884.[ citation needed]
James Henry Martin retired from the business during the mid-1880s due to a breakdown; Walter Johnson had the task of taking him to a mental home in Scotland.[ citation needed]
Whilst the extent of James Henry Martin's illness is unknown he is listed in the 1891 English census living with his children in Lewisham, London. His wife died on 5 June 1894.[ citation needed]
James Henry Martin died on 21 November 1909 in Hastings, Sussex.[ citation needed]
Killick Martin's House Flag is held within the National Maritime Museum, [7] and a Builder's model of Lothair in the Hong Kong Museum of History.
- ^ a b c d e f MacGregor, David R. (David Roy) (1986). The China bird : the history of Captain Killick, and the firm he founded, Killick Martin & Company (2nd rev. ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-381-8. OCLC 15024735.
-
^ Tyco99 (21 April 2020),
English: Killick Martin partnership certificate, retrieved 22 April 2020
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, 13 NOVEMBER, 1953" (PDF).
-
^ Lubbock, Basil, 1876-1944. (1984). The China clippers. London: Century.
ISBN
0-7126-0341-7.
OCLC
60012071.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ MacGregor, David R. (David Roy) (1983). The tea clippers : their history and development, 1833-1875 (2nd ed., rev. and expanded ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-256-0. OCLC 9997008.
- ^ "Killick Martin website".
- ^ "House flag, Martin Killick & Co - National Maritime Museum".
- The China Clippers by Basil Lubbock 1914.
- The Tea Clippers 1833-1875 by David MacGregor (1983 enlarged and revised) ISBN 0 85177 256 0
- Clipper Ships by David MacGregor (1979) ISBN 0852426186