Francis Ley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 109 years ago |
Date of birth | January 3,1846 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Winshill |
Burton Upon Trent | |
United Kingdom | |
Died | Epperstone |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 27,1916 |
Children | Agnes Willis Ley |
Maurice Aden Ley | |
Christopher Francis Aden Ley | |
Ethel Ley | |
Sir Henry Ley, 2nd Baronet | |
Grandchildren | Sir Francis Ley, 4th Baronet |
Sir Gerald Gordon Ley, 3rd Baronet | |
Mary Rhoda Ley | |
Parents | George Phillips Ley |
Sarah Potts | |
Spouse | Catherine Jobson |
Georgina Townsend | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 4410576 |
Francis Ley Life story
Sir Francis Ley, 1st Baronet was an English industrialist. He founded Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks in Derby. He introduced baseball into the United Kingdom town of Derby with the Ley's Recreation Club and owned Ley's Recreation Centre from 1890 to 1924, which was home to Derby County Football Club.