HORLICK family Ruardean (General)

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Year 1837
Month Jun
Day 15

Groom Surname HORLICK
Groom Forename(s) James
Groom Age at Marriage
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom Rank or Profession
Groom Residence Ruardean
Groom Father's Surname
Groom Father's Forename(s)
Groom Father's Rank or Profession

Bride Surname GRIFFITHS
Bride Forename(s) Priscilla
Bride Age at Marriage
Bride Condition Spinster
Bride Rank or Profession
Bride Residence Ruardean
Bride Father's Surname
Bride Father's Forename(s)
Bride Father's Rank or Profession

Licence or Banns Banns
Date of banns
Signature or Mark both sign
Witness 1 Cornelius Cook
Witness 2 Sophia Cook
Other witnesses
Officiating Minister John Chell Officiating Minister
Event type Marriage
Memoranda
Transcriber's Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/9
Page No 48
Parish/Chapel Ruardean

1841
James Horlick abt 1811 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean Gloucestershire Harness Maker
Priscilla Horlick abt 1818 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean Gloucestershire
John Griffiths Horlick abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Ruardean Gloucestershire

Year 1844
Month Mar
Day 13
Surname HORLICK
Forename(s) John Griffiths
Place of Residence Ruardeane
Age at death 4 years
Officiating Minister Henry Formby
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P275 IN 1/12
Page No 109
Parish/Chapel Ruardean

1851
James Horlick abt 1810 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean Gloucestershire
Priscilla Horlick abt 1816 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Ruardean Gloucestershire
James Horlick abt 1844 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean Gloucestershire
Peter Horlick abt 1842 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean Gloucestershire
William Horlick abt 1846 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean Gloucestershire

1861
James Horlick abt 1804 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Head Ruardean Gloucestershire
Priscilla Horlick abt 1817 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Ruardean Gloucestershire
Peter Horlick abt 1843 Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England Son Ruardean Gloucestershire

William HORLICKFeb 23rd 1846 - 1936
food manufacturer, philanthropist, b. Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England.

He was educated in private schools, served several years as an apprenticed harness maker, and in 1869 migrated to the U.S. and to Wisconsin, where he settled in Racine. In 1873 he moved to Chicago where, with his brother, James, he began the manufacture of food products.

The brothers came from a family of nine children in Ruardean where their [grand] father [?] John was minister of the non conformist chapel between 1801 and 1861.

In 1876, when the company moved to Racine, William Horlick began to experiment with the possibility of creating a dried-milk product. In 1887 his efforts succeeded when he produced dried milk combined with an extract of malted barley and wheat; the product was registered under the trademark of Malted Milk. The success of this product, which reduced milk to a powdered form that could be easily stored and transported, gave Horlick a national and world market.

In 1889 a branch of the company was opened under James Horlick in New York City, and in 1890 a branch was established in England. New plants, constructed at Racine in 1902 and 1905, reflected William's taste for English architectural style. In 1906 the firm name was changed from Horlick's Food Co. to Horlick's Malted Milk Co., with William Horlick serving as treasurer until his brother's death in 1921, at which time he became president.

The success of the company enabled William Horlick to achieve a widespread reputation as a philanthropist in the Racine area, and he also contributed financially to the first Byrd expedition to the South Pole and the Amundsen expedition to the North Pole.

COWLEY Manor near Cheltenham was from 1895 to 1928 home to James Horlick, co-founder with his brother William of the Horlicks Malted Milk Company.