Dear Listers I wonder if anyone can help with information, particularly a date and place of death for Jean-Henri-Nicolas MAILLARDET, said to have died in London between 1811 and 1827. Known as Henri(y), he was born at Meyriez near Neuchatel in Switzerland in 1745 into a large family of watch and clock makers. He moved sometime before 1783 to London where he was employed until 1791 as the English agent for Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, makers of fine watches and automata. With his wife Louise, he had two children: Louisa Henrietta, christened at St Andrew, Holborn in 1785 and Frederick, christened at the same church in 1786, later reputed to have become a dentist. I have used my favourite search engines on the Internet so know about the automaton in Philadelphia and other objects he is said to have created but I was just hoping, remembering Andrea's story, that someone out there might have some new information before I do it the slow way and go to the original sources. With thanks in advance Julia Clarke ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************