Huntingdon Beaumont - c1560 to 1624 - contents list of Beaumont material
Huntingdon Beaumont was an Elizabethan gentlemen. He has been described as an adventurer in coalmines. He built the world's first waggonway / wagonway of which we have surviving provenance and can therefore be described as the "great grandfather of railways". An innovative pioneer he was not a good businessman and died in Nottingham Gaol in 1624 having been imprisoned for debt six years earlier.
| Links (This site unless stated) | Description of item |
| Public domain | |
| WRC - Huntingdon Beaumont (1) | A brief description of who he was. |
| Wikipedia entry | As above |
| Copyright / not public domain | |
| WRC - Huntingdon Beaumont (2) | Comprehensive biographical details including his family tree and other details. Significantly updated with previously unpublished material - 31 October 2005 This section is full copyright WRC. |
| Bibliography / Prosopography | A list of sources for articles and web sites covering Huntingdon Beaumont's life and family. |