James Starley – Life as an inventor
Have you ever dreamt of being the first to come up with a
well-known invention? Well, this is exactly what James
Starley did! On 21st April 1831, Albourne one of the world’s
greatest inventors was born. Additionally, he invented the
penny farthing!!However, this wasn’t the first bike to be
invented.
Childhood
Even though James Starley born in Albourne he grew up
and spent most of his life in Coventry. Amazingly, at the
age of nine, he made a rat trap using only a branch off a
willow tree and an umbrella rib.
Family
James Starley had a father called Daniel Starley, who
shared a farm with James and James’s wife, Jane Todd.
Unluckily for James he didn’t have any brothers or sisters.
Personal information
Shockingly, the only invention James came up with was the
penny farthing. No one knows much about James Starley’s
appearance because cameras weren’t invented when James
Starley was alive. (Maybe he should of invented the
camera.)
Unfortunately, James Starley died 127 years ago in the year
of 1888, Coventry. Even though James Starley died at the
age of 57 James fulfilled his dream! James Starley is now
buried in London Road Cemetery.