James Prescott Joule (1818 - 1889)

Born 24 Dec 1818 in Salford, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Grimes) Joule — married 18 Aug 1847 in Bebington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1889 at age 70 in Sale, Cheshire, England

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Biography

James Joule is Notable.

James Prescott Joule was an English physicist who studied the nature of heat. The SI unit of energy, the joule, is named after him.^[1]

• 18 Aug 1847: Marriage to Amelia Grimes in Bebington, Cheshire, England^[2][3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule
2. ↑ England, Andrews Newspaper Index Cards, 1790-1976, ancestry.com: "Name: James Prescott Joule; Father's name: Benjamin Joule; Spouse's Name: Amelia Grimes; Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1847; Marriage Place: Bebington, Merseyside, England"
3. ↑ Crosbie Smith, ‘Joule, James Prescott (1818–1889)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 30 Aug 2016
4. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, ancestry.com: "Name: James Prescott Joule; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1847; Marriage Place: Church of St. Peter; Father: Benjamin Joule; Spouse: Amelia Grimes; FHL Film Number: 1656759; Reference ID: 2:3KXD1QJ"

See also:

• 'Michael Faraday - a Sandemanian and Scientist' by Geoffrey Cantor