Robert Neville Grenville via The National Motor Museum Trust

Saw this vehicle yesterday and the name rang a bell with me. I took a photo of the information so I could look it up.

And behold, it looks like we're distant cousins. Our nearest ancestor being John NEVILLE b1328 in Durham.


List of Vehicles - The National Motor Museum Trust: "The Grenville steam carriage is believed to be the oldest self-propelled passenger-carrying road vehicle still in working order. It was designed about 1875 by Robert Grenville with some assistance from his friend, George Churchward – later Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway. It is thought that the carriage took around fifteen years to complete. The vertical boiler, a type used on steam fire engines, is understood to have originally been supplied by Shand Mason & Co., a well-known fire engine builder. It consumed about five gallons of water and 6 lbs of coal per mile. The driver had control of the throttle and cut-off levers, a foot-operated whistle and the brake pedal. On the driver's left and in charge of the tiller sat the steersman. Behind, there was seating for four passengers. The fireman had a small seat in the engine compartment and was responsible for firing the boiler and maintaining its water level. On the flat, the carriage could attain a speed of just under 20mph/32.19kph."
I'm in a whole different part of the tree right now, so I'll have to tag this for later mapping via:
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10164.htm#i101634

Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland was born circa 1364 at Raby Castle, Durham, County Durham, England.3,4 He was the son of John de Neville, 3rd Lord Neville and Maud de Percy.2 He married by contract, firstly, Lady Margaret de Stafford, daughter of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp, before 1370.2 He married Lady Margaret de Stafford, daughter of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp, circa 1382 at Stafford, Staffordshire, England.4 He married, secondly, Lady Joan de Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët, before 29 November 1396 at Château de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France.5,4 He died on 21 October 1425 at Raby Castle, Durham, County Durham, England.6 He was buried at Staindrop, County Durham, England.6 He was buried in October 1425 at Staindrop, County Durham, England.4 His will (dated 18 October 1424) was probated.6

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