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| | BAILEY | Daniel | Blacksmith | 1847: Daniel Bailey Born Swallowfield Berkshire in 1847 on his marriage certificate April 1864 age 19 he was a Blacksmith living in Chelsea If you need proof I'll scan the documents to you . I do not know his where abouts after 1865 but it is believed he went to the Crimean war. Contact Sheila by. |
| | BAILEY | Daniel Pearce | Blacksmith | 1793: Daniel Pearce Bailey was born in Thatcham Berkshire c 1793 and according to his GRO Marriage lines was a Blacksmith in 1838 and living in Reading. His son Daniel Bailey was born in 1847 Swallowfield Berkshire and on his marriage lines again from the GRO was a blacksmith living in Chelsea in 1864 If proof is needed I will scan both documents to you. Contact Sheila by. |
| | BELCHER | Frederick | Blacksmith | 1852: Frederick Belcher, blacksmith. Born 1852 in Harwell, Berkshire, England. 1871 census lists him as an apprentice blacksmith probably to James Giffin. In 1881 he is still in Harwel,as a Blacksmith. He moved to East Hagbourn & was a blacksmith there on the censuses 1891-1911 his 16 year old son Frederick Thomas was his assistant in 1901. Contact Hazel by |
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| | BRENT | Thomas | Blacksmith | 1855: Thomas Brent, born Hurst Berkshire, England. Thomas was a blacksmith at Wards Cross, Hurst (also Hurst St Nicholas). Thomas is famous in Hurst for building his own wrought iron headstone which still sits in the churchyard of Hurst. His partners were George COLLIS and his son George Thomas COLLIS. Thomas Brent died unmarried and bequeathed much of his estate to George T and other COLLIS children. Contact Diane by |
| | COLLIS | Edmund Richard | Blacksmith | 1833: Edmund Richard Collis, born 1833 Hurst Berkshire, England. Died 1888 NSW, Australia. Edmund and his wife Catherine Tupper Harwood migrated to New South Wales in 1863 with their three children Catherine (1860-1863), William Richard (1861-1922) and Henry Orwell (1862-1932). Henry was born in the ship Orwell during the voyage. Before their migration, Edmund had worked in Burnham Buckinghamshire. Edmund opened one of the first blacksmiths workshops on the road to Parramatta, in the suburb of Burwood. When his sons Henry, and Edwin Charles, joined him, the business expanded to Wheelwright and Coach Building activities. His brother Alfred and family lived nearby, and another brother Henry lived in Burwood for a couple of years, until he moved to Tasmania. Also listed in the Blacksmiths of Australia Index. Contact Diane by |
| | COLLIS | George | Blacksmith & Papermaker | 1791: George Collis, born 1791 Hurst Berkshire, UK Died 1877 Hurst Berkshire. In the 1820 George was a papermaker, at the family mill, Whistley Paper Mill. In the 1830s he took up blacksmithing with Thomas BRENT at Wards Cross, Hurst. He married Elizabeth Mary Chaplin (1798-1838).,Children: George Thomas (1824-1973) who remained in Hurst, Henry (1826-1895) who migrated to Tasmania, Australia, Alfred George (1827-1905) who migrated to Sydney Australia, John (1829-1906) who became Record Keeper to the Bishop of London, Elizabeth Mary (1831-..), Edmund Richard (1833-1888) who also migrated to Sydney Australia and was a blacksmith, and Emily (1836-1838). Contact Diane by |
| | COLLIS | George Thomas | Blacksmith | 1824: George Thomas Collis, born 1824 Hurst Berkshire, England. Died 1873 Hurst Berkshire. Followed his father George Collis (born 1791) as a blacksmith in Hurst, Berkshire. Married Mary Ann Soundy. Children: Mary Isabel COLLIS (1854-1906) and Francis Brent COLLIS (1857-1894). Contact Diane by |
| | DUNSBY | Samuel | Blacksmith | 1856: Samuel Dunsby, blacksmith. Born 1856 in Cassington Oxon, Berkshire, England. He was apprenticed to William Cox a blacksmith in West Hanney Berks and appears on the 1871 census with him. In 1881 he is a blacksmith in Tilehurst but back in West Hanney in 1891. Last found as a shoe and jobbing smith in Garford in 1901. Contact Hazel by |
| | HOLMES | Henry | Blacksmith | 1783: Henry Holmes, born in 1783 Whitchurch, Oxfordshire, England. In 1838 he was an innkeeper of the "Bull Inn" at Streatley, Berkshire. On the 1841 census he is listed as blacksmith. On the 1851 census Henry is still innkeeper but noted as formerly blacksmith and still at the " Bull Inn". Henry died in 1857 at Streatley. Contact Annie by. |
| | HOLMES | James | Blacksmith(Master),employs | "1815: James Holmes, born 1815 Whitchurch, Oxfordshire, England. Parents: Henry HOLMES & Anne FULLER. James was a blacksmith in 1841 census at Streatley,Berkshire. By 1851 James was a master blacksmith employing 1 man. By 1861 James was a publican of 10 Brofen(?) Hill, "Dog & Hounds", Reading St Mary, Berkshire. He died about 1862 possibly at Streatley,Berkshire. Contact Annie by.
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| | KINCH | John | Blacksmith | 1818: John Kinch, born 1818 West Hanney Berkshire & worked as a blacksmith in Wantage, Berkshire 1841-1881. The 1871 census specifies that he was working as a blacksmith in Iron works his son James was a lab. in Foundry. Contact Hazel by . |
| | MARTIN | William | Blacksmith | 1831: William Martin, blacksmith. Born circa 1831 at Thrushelton, Devon, England. Apprenticed in 1851 to George and Mary Ann LAVIS of Higher Crowden. See 1871 Census for Broadmoor Estate Sandhurst; William was the Estate Blacksmith at Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. Archives for the Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum (700+ acres) are now available through Berkshire County Record Office. Contact |
| | TREADWELL | John | Blacksmith & Hurdlemaker | 1801: John Treadwell, born 1801, Appleton. Died 28 March 1887, Tubney. |
| | TREADWELL | Joseph | Blacksmith & Wheelwright | 1843: Joseph Treadwell, born 27 Sep 1843, Tubney, Berkshire. Emigrated to New Zealand 1875. Worked: Port Albert, North Auckland. Died 11 Feb 1938 Wellsford. See Wheelwrights Index. |
| | WHITE | Alfred | Blacksmith, Bellhanger & Publican. | 1804: Alfred White, a Blacksmith, Church Bellhanger & Publican. Born 1804 in Appleton, Berkshire, England. He was Innkeeper at "The Greyhound" Besselsleigh where he also ran a bakery, the village shop and a forge. Founder of the company A. White, Bellhanger in 1824 eventually taking his sons into the business and trading as A. White & Sons. On 4th Sept 1876 he died at Besselsleigh, Berkshire. Listed on Blacksmiths of Berkshire. Contact Chris by. |
| | WHITE | Frederick | Blacksmith, Bellhanger & Publican. | 1834: Frederick White, a Blacksmith, Church Bellhanger & Publican. Born in 1834 at Besselsleigh/Appleton, Berkshire, England. Son of Alfred White & Sarah Ridge. Worked for his father's business A. White & Sons at "The Greyhound" Besselsleigh then in Appleton. He eventually took over the running of the company C1875. Died: 7th Oct 1909 died in Appleton. Contact Chris by. |
| | WHITE | Richard | Blacksmith & Church Bellhanger | 1877: Richard White a Blacksmith & Church Bellhanger . Born 2nd Dec 1877 at The Greyhound Pub Besselsleigh, Berkshire, England. Son of Frederick White & Jane Barrett. Worked for his father in Besselsleigh then in Appleton, where he took over the running of the business. Died: 25th Jun 1956 at Appleton, Berkshire. Contact Chris by. |
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