Talk:William Howard Livens

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You have the wrong Livens. Frederick Howard Livens married Prissie Abbott in 1886. They had 2 daughters and a son, William Howard Livens. It was the son who at the age of 25 joined the Royal Engineers and invented the Livens Projector. FH Livens continued as Vice Chairman Ruston and Hornsby and Vice President of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He was a distinguished engineer but did not serve in the Army in WW1, by when he would have been about 50 years old. My family descend directly from FH Livens and we hold family records for Uncle Will - Captain WH Livens, inventor of the Livens Projector. Dukest (talk) 10:38, 11 May 2008 (UTC)