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Title: Foundry in Shrewsbury 1888-1891?
Post by: cbhasin on Monday 27 November 17 11:39 GMT (UK)

I have been researching My Great Grandfather (basing a novel on him!) and am researching his occupation. On his marriage certificate 1888 he is a foundry labourer living in Ditherington and in 1891 a choker living in Frankwell. I have heard of Hazeldine foundry in coleman but think maybe this was closed by then ? Any Shrewsbury historians who might Know of other foundry in shrewsbury at this time.


Thanks for any help.
Chris

Title: Re: Foundry in Shrewsbury 1888-1891?
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 27 November 17 13:13 GMT (UK)

Kelly's Directory of Shropshire - 1891 - from Special Collections On-line (University of Leicester):
http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/map/collection/p16445coll4

Richard Ince, Chester Street, Shrewsbury = Iron Founder

Title: Re: Foundry in Shrewsbury 1888-1891?
Post by: willyam on Monday 27 November 17 21:26 GMT (UK)

Chris,

If you do a general search using "hazeldine foundry in coleham" you will be rewarded with a significant number of potentially useful results. [Note: coleham and not coleman]

Willyam

Title: Re: Foundry in Shrewsbury 1888-1891?
Post by: mike175 on Monday 27 November 17 22:01 GMT (UK)

This one looks promising:

http://shropshirehistory.com/iron/iron_gazetteer.htm

One of my ancestors, William Stuttle was foreman at Coleham and his son, also William, took over as manager after William Hazeldine's death. William Stuttle junior died in 1862 and I don't know what happened to the foundry after that, but there seem to have been many others in the area.