See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• THOMAS HENRY ISMAY (1837-1899)

ISMAY (1837-1899)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British shipowner, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• MARYPORT

Maryport, See also:

• CUMBERLAND
• CUMBERLAND, DUKES AND EARLS OF
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1632-1718)
• CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1732-1811)
• CUMBERLAND, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

Cumberland, on the 7th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1837 . He received his See also:

• EDUCATION

education at See also:

• CROFT (or CROFTS), WILLIAM (1678–1727)
• CROFT, SIR HERBERT
• CROFT, SIR JAMES (d. 1590)

Croft See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House School, See also:

• CARLISLE
• CARLISLE, EARLS OF

Carlisle, and a t the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of sixteen was apprenticed to Messrs Imrie & Tomlinson, shipowners and brokers, of See also:

• LIVERPOOL
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS
• LIVERPOOL, EARLS OF

Liverpool . He then travelled for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, visiting the ports of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AMERICA

America, and on returning to Liverpool started in business for himself . In 1867 he took over the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White See also:

• STAR

Star See also:

• LINE

line of Australian clippers, and in 1868, perceiving the See also:

• GREAT

great future which was open to See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation, established, in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Imrie, the Oceanic Steam Navigation See also:

• COMPANY

Company, which has since become famous as the White Star Line . While continuing the Australian service, the See also:

• FIRM

firm determined to engage in the See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade, and to that end ordered from Messrs See also:

• HARLAND, HENRY (1861-19o5)

Harland & See also:

• WOLFF (less correctly WOLF), CHRISTIAN (1679-1754)
• WOLFF, CASPAR FRIEDRICH (1733-1794)
• WOLFF, JOSEPH (1795–1862)

Wolff, of See also:

• BELFAST

Belfast, the first Oceanic (3807 tons), which was launched in 1870 . This See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel may fairly be said to have marked an era in See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic travel . The same is true of the successive types of steamer which See also:

• ISMAY, THOMAS HENRY (1837-1899)

Ismay, with the co-operation of the Belfast See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding firm, subsequently provided for the American trade . To Ismay is mainly due the See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit of the arrangement by which some of the fastest See also:

• SHIPS

ships of the British See also:

• MERCANTILE (or COMMERCIAL) AGENCIES

mercantile marine are held at the disposal of the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government in See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . The origin of this See also:

• PLAN
• PLAN (from Lat. planes, flat)

plan See also:

• DATES

dates from the Russo-See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish war, when there seemed a likelihood of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England being involved in hostilities with See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, and when, therefore, Ismay offered the See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

admiralty the use of the White Star See also:

• FLEET

fleet . In 1892 he retired from, See also:

• PARTNERSHIP (earlier forms, partener, parcener, from Late Lat. partionarius for partitionarius, from partitio, sharing, pars, part)

partnership in the firm of Ismay, Iinrie and Co., though he retained the chairman-See also:

• SHIP

ship of the White Star Company . He served on several important committees and was a member of the royal See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission in 1888 on See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army and See also:

• NAVY

navy See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration .