| Surname | Given Name | Trade | History |
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| | BARRINGER | Dan Angel | Blacksmith & wheelwright | 1869: Dan Angel Barringer. Smith and Wheelwright Dan Angel Barringer of Ickenham Middlesex, married in 1869 to Emily Saich. Also listed in the Wheelwrights Index. Contact David by. |
| | COLE | James | Blacksmith, Shoemaker,Innkeeper | 1600: James Cole, blacksmith. Born 25 June 1600 in Highgate, London, Middlesex, England. In 1632 James Cole, his wife, Mary & two children came to Saco, ME,USA and in the following year located at Plymouth, Massachusetts,.USA. He owned Cole's Hill located just behind Plymouth Rock. His occupations in America are listed as shoemaker & then inn keeper. James died 1692 in the USA. See Blacksmiths of America for his grandson Ephraim Cole born 1659. To share information contact Paul by |
| | GEESON | Moses Henry | Blacksmith | 1851: Moses Henry Geeson, born 1851c. Place of Baptism Bletchington Oxford. Moses moved to Middlesex before he was 10 years old. His last known address was 32 Locknager Street, Bromley, Middlesex. Contact Joan by. |
| | GREENBANK | George | Blacksmith | 1863: George Greenbank, blacksmith. Born about 1863, London, England. See Blacksmiths of Middlesex for parents George Thomas & Mary Ann Greenbank plus siblings. The 1881 UK census lists George as 18yrs,with his family at the blacksmiths forge, Hatton Road, East Bedfont, Middlesex . Contact Victor by |
| | GREENBANK | George Thomas | Blacksmith | 1833: George Thomas Greenbank, whitesmith, blacksmith, farrier. Born about i1833, in Yorkshire, England. Died 1887 Cranford Middlesex. Son of Joseph Greenbank (a smith). The 1861 UK census lists him as 28yrs, at 26 Gt. Tufton Street, Westminster, Middlesex; with wife Mary Ann 19yrs (born 1840 Portsmouth,Hampshire). Also listed were ‘sisters’ Harriet Slack 23yrs and Mary Ann Slack 20yrs. Assuming these are George’s sisters (they were born in Middlesex). In 1871 George is 38yrs, at 5 Boston Street, Brighton, Sussex. Mary Ann 30yrs. Children: Elizabeth 10yrs; George 8yrs; Harry 5yrs; Frederick 2yrs; Arthur 2mths infant. 1881: George is incorrectly listed as ???67yrs, George is only 47yrs at the blacksmiths forge, Hatton Road, East Bedfont, Middlesex . Mary Ann 39yrs. Children Elizabeth 19yrs; George 18yrs (blacksmith); Harry 15yrs (blacksmith); Frederick 12yrs; William 6yrs. Contact Victor by |
| | GREENBANK | Harry | Blacksmith | 1866: Harry Greenbank, blacksmith. Born about 1866, London, England. See Blacksmiths of Middlesex for parents George Thomas & Mary Ann Greenbank plus siblings. The 1881 UK census lists Harry as 15yrs,with his family at the blacksmiths forge, Hatton Road, East Bedfont, Middlesex . Contact Victor by |
| | HAWLEY | Charles | Blacksmith | 1800: Charles Hawley, born circa 1800 is listed on his son's marriage certificate as a blacksmith. Place of birth unknown, but lived in London, Middlesex from about 1829 when his son Charles was born. Contact Dane by . |
| | HAWLEY | Charles | Blacksmith | 1829: Charles Hawley, born 1829, appears in 1881 and 1871 census as a blacksmith; Living at 77 Pulford Street, St George Hanover Square, Westminster. He married Mary Ann Harrison in 1851. Their eldest son, Charles 19yrs at the time appears in the 1881census as a blacksmith. Contact Dane by. |
| | HAWLEY | Henry Samuel | Blacksmith | 1866: Henry Samuel Hawley, born 1866. Henry was the youngest son of Charles (of 1829). Charles' occupation on the birth certificate is 'Journeyman Blacksmith'. Henry grew up to be a blacksmith too, as shown on his marriage certificate. He married Annie Mead in 1884. Later he specialised his blacksmith skills as a toolsmith catering to the stonemason's trade. He appears in the 1901 census as a tool smith and on his youngest son's birth certificate as a tool smith. It is believed he made and repaired all of the stonemason's tools used on Tower Bridge. I believe the business name was "Henry Samuel Hawley and Sons" but I have no documents to prove it. I believe that the business was continued by Henry's son Frederick when Henry moved away from London in about 1906. Contact Dane by. |
| | JORDAN | George | Blacksmith,Music Smith | 1823: George Jordan, a turner, blacksmith, music smith. Born about 1823,Whitechaple,Middlesex, England. The 1841 UK census lists him as 18yrs, trade ‘turner’, living in Church Street, Hamlet of Mile End New Town, Middlesex with his father Thomas Jordan 50yrs (silk weaver). Siblings: John 20yrs; Elizabeth 19yrs; Daniel 15yrs; Elenor 14yrs. The 1851 census lists George as 29yrs, at Wolverley Street, Bethnal Green with wife Caroline 34yrs (born St Pancreas, London). Children: Ann 2yrs; George 1yrs. George is listed in Blacksmiths of Middlesex and the Music Smiths Index |
| | PASSEY | John | Blacksmith | 1830: John Passey, a blacksmith. Died in the 1830's in Hounslow, Middlesex, England. Looking for birth and other details. To share information contact Simon by |
| | REYNOLDS | Benjamin | Blacksmith | 1700: Benjamin Reynolds was a blacksmith in the late 1700’s & was apprenticed to a blacksmith named LUNN in Cove in the parish of Yateley Hampshire (now Berks). His family all came from local parts of this parish back to 1720. Died 1786 aged 30yrs leaving a wife and 5 children. He died in Isleworth Middlesex his wife having recently given birth to a son Thomas in Isleworth. Two of his other children were born in Cobham Surrey and Kingston also in Surrey. Also listed in Blacksmiths of Hampshire & Surrey. I believe that he was a travelling blacksmith with his family which would explain the births at these other parishes. I have not found any articles to verify this and wondered if this was a common practice assuming they could not afford their own premises. If you can share any information or recommend any books of reference, please contact his GG Grandson by. |
| | RIDDALL | James | Blacksmith | 1790: James Riddall, blacksmith. Born 1790, at Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. James was the youngest child of blacksmith Thomas Riddall. By late 1821 he and his wife Ann were settled in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, where three of their children were baptized. A fourth child was baptized at St Dunstan Stepney, Middlesex, in 1830. Listed in both Blacksmiths of Middlesex & Surrey Indexes. Contact Judy by. |
| | RIDDALL | Thomas | Blacksmith | 1740: Thomas Riddall, blacksmith. Born circa 1740. Thomas married Elizabeth Orton Webb at Southwark, Middlesex (London) in 1763. Thirteen children all baptized in Rotherhithe, Surrey, where he died in 1815. Listed in both Blacksmiths of Middlesex & Surrey Indexes. Contact Judy by. |
| | WHITLEY | John | Blacksmith - Journeyman | 1882: John Whitley, born about 1882 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England. The exact year of his birth is unknown at this stage as it is different on every document related to him! I believe he was born around 1882. On the 8th Jun 1920, he married Emily Eliza Margaret RANN at the Church of the Precious Blood, Hertford Road, Lower Edmonton. His occupation was listed as journeyman blacksmith and his residence as 85 St Mary's Road, Edmonton, London, Middlesex, England. In 1925 the young family were living at 10 Grove Road, West Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England and John had become a fully qualified blacksmith. On the 8th Dec 1928 he left England on the SS Orsova for Australia. In 1931 he is living at 45 Myrtle St, Bendigo, Vic, Australia and is working as a blacksmith. In 1936 he is still in Bendigo, but now at 243 Queen St, Golden Square, Bendigo, Vic, Australia, working as a labourer. Listed in the Blacksmiths of Australia and Blacksmiths of Middlesex Indexes. Contact Michelle by. |
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