ID
0393
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Tailor
Summary
Deaf from scarlet fever at 3 1/2; went to the Hugh Myddleton Deaf School at Clerkenwell, then another school for the deaf at Anerley, learning tailoring at the latter. Went to work for Simpson's of Notting Hill and rose to head trouser maker; his work included trousers for the royal household.
References
Peeps into the Deaf World, p.327.
Dates
fl. 1915