AKA Henry Scrope Shrapnel

Born: 3-Jun-1761
Birthplace: Wiltshire, England
Died: 13-Mar-1842
Location of death: Southampton, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Bradford Church, Wiltshire, England

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor, Military

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Explosive artillery shell

Military service: British Army

Father: Zachariah Shrapnel III (d. 1796)
Mother: Lydia Needham
Brother: Zachariah IV
Brother: Joseph (d. 1821)
Sister: Ann (d. 1787)
Sister: Elizabeth Warren (d. 1796)
Sister: Rachel Biddulph
Wife: Esther Squires (b. 1780, m. 5-May-1810, d. 1852)
Son: Henry Needham Scrope Shrapnel (b. 26-July-1812, d. Jun-1896)
Son: Zachariah

    Eponyms shrapnel

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