Henry Clews

Died after 12 Aug 1909 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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Biography

• Brassfounder, Copper Manufacturing with his brother
• 1909 Probate at Birmingham of Clara Clews' will to Henry Clews and Arthur Clews.^[1]

• engaged to Christina Martin^[2]
• Killed by his brother, Arthur:
  • "TWO VICTIMS... By the death of Harry Clews, aged 42, which took place at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham on Thursday, the final chapter was reached in a tragedy which caused a painful sensation in the Midlands. Clews was one of two brothers carrying on a copper manufactory, and it seems that both fell in love with the lady who acted as their housekeeper. A week ago the deceased announced his intended marriage with the lady, and a few hours later his brother attacked him in the workshop, cracking his skull with a hammer. Immediately afterwards the assailant committed suicide."^[3]
  • TRAGEDY OF TWO BROTHERS. "The tragic quarrel between two brothers at Birmingham, which was believed to have originated in the rivalry for the same lady's hand, has resulted in another death. Harry Clews, whose skull was broken by blows with a hammer wielded by his brother Arthur, has succumbed at Queen's Hospital after lingering for six days. He had been operated on directly after admission to the hospital, but from the first there was very little hope of his survival. Arthur Clews committed suicide with a razor while his brother was being attended to by the doctor."^[4]
• died at Queen's Hospital in Birmingham
• Administration (limited) at Birmingham to William John Cross (gun case manufacturer the attorney of Ada Willington (wife of William Thomas Willington))^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
2. ↑ "Romantic Tragedy." Evening Express. 10 August 1909 (First Edition). p2 col 5. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/The National Library of Wales (Web). Retrieved 21 June 2017
3. ↑ "Two Victims." Evening Express. 13 August 1909 (Second Edition). p2 col 8. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/The National Library of Wales (Web). Retrieved 21 June 2017
4. ↑ "Tragedy of Two Brothers." Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 19 August 1909. p7 col 3. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru/The National Library of Wales (Web). Retrieved 21 June 2017