Alfred Moritz Mond (1868 - 1930)

Born 23 Oct 1868 in Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Florence Mabel (Goetze) Mond — married 16 Jun 1894 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1930 at age 62 in London, England

Biography

Alfred Mond is Notable.

Alfred Moritz Mond was born in Widnes, Lancashire in 1868. ^[1]

The family were living in Farnworth, near Widnes when the 1871 census was taken:

• Ludwig Mond Head M 32 Capel, Germany, manufacturing chemist
• Frida Mond Wife F 23 Coeln, Germany
• Robert L Mond Son M 3 Widnes, Lancashire
• Alfred M Mond Son M 2 Widnes, Lancashire
• Charlotte Ortwein Governess F 19 Capel, Germany
• Mary Unsworth Servant F 18 Widnes, Lancashire ^[2]

Alfred married Violet Florence Mabel Goetze on 16 June 1894, at St Johns Wood, Westminster. He was age 25, lived at 66 Lowdnes Square, was a barrister by profession and was the son of Ludwig Mond, F.R.S. a manufacturing chemist. Violet was 26 years old, she lived at 86, Carlton Hill and was the daughter of James Henry Goetze, deceased, a merchant. ^[3]

The family were living in Lowndes Square when the 1901 census was taken:

• Alfred M Mond Head M 32 Farnworth, Lancashire, manufacturing chemist
• Violet F M Mond Wife F 33 Marylebone, London
• Eva V Mond Daughter F 5 Chelsea S W, London
• Henry L Mond Son M 2 Chelsea S W, London ^[4]

In 1911, Eva and Henry were both away at school, but there were two new children added to the household in Lowndes Square:

• Alfred Morth Mond Head Married Male Barrister 42 1869 Farnworth Lancashire
• Violet Mabel Florence Mond Wife Married Female - 42 1869 London Marylebone
• Mary Angela Mond Daughter - Female - 9 1902 London Chelsea
• Nora Rosalind Jean Mond Daughter - Female - 5 1906 London Chelsea ^[5]

Alfred became involved in politics, he was MP for Chester 1906-1910, MP for Swansea 1910-1918 and MP for Swansea West 1918-1923. He was created a baronet in 1910, and in 1928 was created a Lord, and given the title of 1st Baron Melchett,^[6]

He was a director and later managing director of his father's company Brunner Mond & Co, and also Mond Nickel Co. In 1926, he was instrumental in the formation of ICI, (Imperial Chemicals), after successfully merging four separate companies.

Alfred died in London on 27 December 1930, and was buried in St Pancras cemetery . ^[7] The entry in the probate calendars showed that his estate was valued at £1,029,673 17s 7d ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q4 1868 Prescot vol 8b page 576 mothers maiden name Loewenthal
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZGB-HY9 : 24 July 2015), Ludwig Mond, 1871.
3. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HY-R1L : 29 August 2015), Alfred M Mond, Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chelsea North subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ 1911 census (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) RG14PN388 RG78PN12 RD4 SD1 ED14 SN37
6. ↑ Entered by Paula Hurwitz, wikipedia entry.
7. ↑ (Find a Grave website (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=8185)
8. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

See also:

• Wikipedia: Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett
• Wikidata: Item Q333591