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Henry Selby Hele-Shaw

1854 - 1941

Born

29 July 1854

Billericay, Essex, England

Died

30/01/1941

Cottage Hospital, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
01/06/1899
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
45
Occupation
Engineer
Relationships
Parents: Henry Shaw, a solicitor, and Marion, daughter of Henry Selby Hele, vicar of Grays, Essex. Siblings: Three brothers. Spouse: Ella Marion (d. 1947), daughter of Samuel Greg Rathbone, of the famous Liverpool family (1890). Children: Onse son, killed in the Frist World Wat, and one daughter.