William Elmslie of Lloyd's

???? - 1880


Biography

Son and executor of Adam Wallace Elmslie (q.v.), grandson of John Elmslie senior (q.v.) and father-in-law of Thomas John Barnardo, 'Dr Barnardo', who married his daughter Sarah Louise ('Syrie') in 1873. William Elmslie was founder of a firm of loss adjusters which became William Elmslie & Son, and which was still extant in the late 1980s.


Sources

Wagner, Gillian. "Barnardo, Thomas John (1845–1905), philanthropist and founder of Dr Barnardo's Homes." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 Sep. 2004; Accessed 18 Dec. 2019. https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-30600, which simply says of Barnardo's wife's family: 'The Elmslies lived in modest comfort in Richmond.'


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish
Spouse
Married but no further details

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Founder and senior partner
 

Relationships (2)

Son → Father
Grandson → Grandfather

Addresses (1)

The Laurels, Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, South-east England, England