Baby - Harberton Devon
Stained glass window in memory of Alfred Northey Harvey fourth son of Sir Robert Harvey, knight , and Alida Marie, Lady Harvey his deceased wife , born 6th August 1892 , died 23rd March 1899
His father wrote "On August 6th of this year, our dear son Alfred Northey was born. Alfred, generally called "Baby," and by dear "Tito" and Emile, "Jimmy," from his birth occasioned intense delight to the boys and to Lilita, and has been a bright ray of sunshine in our house, and even now in the dark days so soon after dear "Tito's" death, he is a source of consolation to us, and we thank God for leaving him with Emile and Lilita to be a solace in our sorrow"
(His father Sir Robert Harvey JP DL 1847 – 1930) was born in nearby Truro to Samuel Harvey, a tailor. He was apprenticed to William's engineering works at Truro and in 1872 went to Bolivia to work in the Tocopilla Copper Mines . In 1875 he moved to Iquique, which was then in Peru, became involved in the production of saltpetre, becoming a prominent British producer in Bolivia, Peru and Chile
During the War of the Pacific, Harvey was captured at the Battle of San Francisco. Due to his expertise in the nitrate industry, he was recruited to work for the Chilean government.
In 1881, when the Chilean government privatized the nitrate industry, Harvey became managing partner for the firm of J. T. North and Harvey, which he had established with John Thomas North, who was often called the Nitrate King.
c1880 he married in Iquique Alida María daughter of Émile Godefroy of Pessac, Bordeaux who had made millions in Peru also as a saltpetre producer.
Children - 1 daughter & 5 sons
1. child born / buried in Truro
2. Dame Alida Luisa (Lilita) 1883 - 1943 a noted harpist m Sir Harry Ernest Brittain 1873 — 1974 of Headley Hants, journalist and Conservative MP who m2 1961 Muriel Leslie Dixon
3. Robert Godefroy (Tito) 1884 - 1895 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/544S0y8e5R
4. Sir Samuel Emile DL 1885 – 1959
5. Alfred Charles b/d 1891 buried at Brompton cemetary
6. Alfred Northey 1892 - 1899
In March, 1886, Alida became ill, and they decided to return via relatives in Bordeau to England. Later after living in Kensington 1887 - 89 Sir Robert became a landowner in Cornwall and Devon buying the Trenoweth estate and many properties in the Totnes area including Dundridge House in the parish of Harberton in the Spring of 1890 . They also had a house in London & frequent trips abroad
In 1897, he was High Sheriff of Devon and in 1900 Sheriff of Cornwall, making an unsuccessful attempt to become MP for Truro. He was knighted by King Edward VII at Marlborough House on 9 February 1901.
- Church of St Andrew, Harberton Devon
Baby - Harberton Devon
Stained glass window in memory of Alfred Northey Harvey fourth son of Sir Robert Harvey, knight , and Alida Marie, Lady Harvey his deceased wife , born 6th August 1892 , died 23rd March 1899
His father wrote "On August 6th of this year, our dear son Alfred Northey was born. Alfred, generally called "Baby," and by dear "Tito" and Emile, "Jimmy," from his birth occasioned intense delight to the boys and to Lilita, and has been a bright ray of sunshine in our house, and even now in the dark days so soon after dear "Tito's" death, he is a source of consolation to us, and we thank God for leaving him with Emile and Lilita to be a solace in our sorrow"
(His father Sir Robert Harvey JP DL 1847 – 1930) was born in nearby Truro to Samuel Harvey, a tailor. He was apprenticed to William's engineering works at Truro and in 1872 went to Bolivia to work in the Tocopilla Copper Mines . In 1875 he moved to Iquique, which was then in Peru, became involved in the production of saltpetre, becoming a prominent British producer in Bolivia, Peru and Chile
During the War of the Pacific, Harvey was captured at the Battle of San Francisco. Due to his expertise in the nitrate industry, he was recruited to work for the Chilean government.
In 1881, when the Chilean government privatized the nitrate industry, Harvey became managing partner for the firm of J. T. North and Harvey, which he had established with John Thomas North, who was often called the Nitrate King.
c1880 he married in Iquique Alida María daughter of Émile Godefroy of Pessac, Bordeaux who had made millions in Peru also as a saltpetre producer.
Children - 1 daughter & 5 sons
1. child born / buried in Truro
2. Dame Alida Luisa (Lilita) 1883 - 1943 a noted harpist m Sir Harry Ernest Brittain 1873 — 1974 of Headley Hants, journalist and Conservative MP who m2 1961 Muriel Leslie Dixon
3. Robert Godefroy (Tito) 1884 - 1895 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/544S0y8e5R
4. Sir Samuel Emile DL 1885 – 1959
5. Alfred Charles b/d 1891 buried at Brompton cemetary
6. Alfred Northey 1892 - 1899
In March, 1886, Alida became ill, and they decided to return via relatives in Bordeau to England. Later after living in Kensington 1887 - 89 Sir Robert became a landowner in Cornwall and Devon buying the Trenoweth estate and many properties in the Totnes area including Dundridge House in the parish of Harberton in the Spring of 1890 . They also had a house in London & frequent trips abroad
In 1897, he was High Sheriff of Devon and in 1900 Sheriff of Cornwall, making an unsuccessful attempt to become MP for Truro. He was knighted by King Edward VII at Marlborough House on 9 February 1901.
- Church of St Andrew, Harberton Devon