Balthazar Getty is a member of the family that was heavily involved in what industry?
Getty family The Getty family of the United States identify with George Franklin Getty and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century they were heavily involved in the petroleum industry. The Getty family is of Scots-Irish ancestry of the Methodist faith from the patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having migrated to North America from Cullavmor, in what is now County Londonderry. Several members of the Getty family have lived in England, including Sir Paul Getty who took British citizenship. The Getty family is distantly related to Samuel Gettys, founder of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Handley family The Handleys were a prominent family in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, between around 1777 and the late 1800s. An offshoot of the notable Newark family, the Handleys of Sleaford came to hold position as lawyers, bankers, politicians and clerics in the town and attained great wealth and holdings in the area. The family maintained an interest in transportation - first in canalisation and later the development of the railways.