The Owner

From Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia

Sir Handel Brown I, also known as the Owner, is the owner of the Skarloey Railway. He has other business to attend to, so he is rarely seen, and leaves the Thin Controller in charge. In addition to owning the Skarloey Railway, he has part-ownership of the Arlesdale Railway.

He is most likely married; he has five daughters named Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice. The original coaches were named after them. He also has a son named Sir Handel Lloyd Brown II, who took over the ownership of the Skarloey Railway after his retirement. His sister, Jane, married Sir Topham Hatt, the Fat Controller.

Sir Handel is named after him.

According to "Sodor: Reading Between the Lines", Sir Handel Brown I lived from 1875 to 1950 and Sir Handel Lloyd Brown II was born in 1924.