Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
Morelli & Vanoni Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameDELLAGANA, William Augustus 
Birth11 Feb 1866
Death18 Jan 1947, Hayward’s Heat, West Sussex
BurialNewick Church, East Sussex
OccupationVeterinary surgeon
FatherDELLAGANA, Bartolomeo Giovanni (1833-1882)
MotherWALTON, Margaret Ann (1837-1884)
Spouses
Birth6 Oct 1873, Kingston, Surrey
Death8 Feb 1958, East Hoathley, East Sussex
BurialNewick Church, East Sussex
Marriage13 Dec 1908, Precinct of the Savoy, The Strand
Notes for William Augustus DELLAGANA
William was an international authority on the breeding of thoroughbred horses & had access to a number of Royal Courts in Southern Europe at the end of the 19th century.
Inventor: Paper Clip, Patent granted No 445225 of April 6,1935. Registered December 4,1935, No 808354.
Second invention: A bed on springs, which never got further than the drawing board.
Holder of:
1. Austrian Order of the Iron Crown C III.
2. Bulgarian Order of National Merit Civil, CIII.
3. Grand cross of the Turkish Order of Medjidie, CV.
4. Badge of the Grand Officer C III, of the Serbian Order of St. Sava with star.
Inventor: Paper Clip, Patent granted No 445225 of April 6,1935. Registered December 4,1935, No 808354.
Second invention: A bed on springs, which never got further than the drawing board.
Holder of:
1. Austrian Order of the Iron Crown C III.
2. Bulgarian Order of National Merit Civil, CIII.
3. Grand cross of the Turkish Order of Medjidie, CV.
4. Badge of the Grand Officer C III, of the Serbian Order of St. Sava with star.