William Worby Beaumont

[1] He was born in Chorlton in Lancashire in about 1848, the son of the agricultural engineer William Henry Beaumont (1827-1907) and his wife Ellen née Worby (1826-1906).

On leaving school in 1864 he was an apprentice at the Reading Ironworks Co. before joining the Ipswich works of Ransomes and Sims in 1867 as an Improver under his grandfather, Mr. William Worby, the notable pioneer of agricultural self-movers.

He left Ransomes to take up an appointment with Vaughan Pendred as joint-editor of The Engineer newspaper where he remained for about ten years.

During his tenure he revealed himself as a dedicated enthusiast for the motor car, which was hardly surprising considering the engineering background of his grandfather, William Worby.

Supports motoring for the improvement in the conduct of traffic of all kinds on roads; the development of a great national industry, and the recovery of the premiership of the United Kingdom, in the construction of mechanically-propelled vehicles.

William Worby Beaumont died at 46 St George's Road in Westminster in London in April 1929 aged 80 years.