Background
Housley, Herbert was born on December 29, 1925 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Son of Herbert and Annie (Dunn) Housley.
Housley, Herbert was born on December 29, 1925 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Son of Herbert and Annie (Dunn) Housley.
Student, Carfield, Sheffield.
Apprentice cutler Little Mester, Sheffield, 1939—1943. Cutlery manufacturer H. Housley & Sons Ltd., 1947—1985, managing director, 1949—1985, chairman, 1965—1985, retired, 1985. With Royal Navy United Kingdom, 1943-1947.
Honorary treasurer MENCAP, Sheffield, 1970—1976. Founder Bethany Trust, 1990, WORK, Sheffield, 1995. Member of Cutlers Company (freeman), Royal Photograph Society (associate), Lees Hall Golf Club (past captain).
Married Margaret Moore, July 24, 1948. Children: Pamela Margaret, Timothy James, Robert.