The brewing family · 1864
Ten children became shareholders
Percy’s family business was quite a family.
In 1914, Percy Neame’s ten children became shareholders in the brewery’s new limited company. Ten children. The family business had quite a family behind it.
Percy had entered the partnership in 1864 after his brother-in-law John Henry Mares died. The company dates his sole ownership to 1875, though the local heritage account gives a different chronology.
His sons Harry, Arthur and Alick joined around 1895. Percy died in 1913. The business then passed into a new form, with his children holding shares and the next generation facing a war.
Sources & research notes · 3 records
Dates, roles and the brother-in-law relationship follow company history. A surname connection to unrelated Neame records is not inferred.
Follow the evidence
- The Hiltons, Mares, and NeamesShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07
- Wartime brewingShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07
- Shepherd Neame brewery: Kent HER MKE16925Kent County Council Historic Environment Record · heritage site record · accessed 2026-10-07