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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Sunday 23 September 18 17:16 BST (UK) »
I'm hoping this thread isn't too old to continue posting on 
I'm looking for a specific person in the Eston area: William Thomas (no middle name/initial ever found) b. ~1810 Wales, d. 1878 Eston. He was the blast furnace manager at the Cleveland Ironworks, and was promoted in 1873 to the manager of all the blast furnaces belonging to Bolckow, Vaughan, and Company, Limited.
I can't seem to locate any documents about him (other than a newspaper article about an alleged murder attempt, and the following letter to the editor on how that never actually happened - March 1873.) He suffered a stroke (apoplexy) at or near the train station in Eston, and then died about two weeks later at his home.
What I'm really after is anything about him as a manager at the ironworks. If he was such an important person, why can't we locate more? Maybe the information isn't digitized yet?
Can anyone help? I've searched about Bolckow, Vaughan & Company, the Eston area mines, the local newspapers, etc.
Thank you so much!!
I'm looking for a specific person in the Eston area: William Thomas (no middle name/initial ever found) b. ~1810 Wales, d. 1878 Eston. He was the blast furnace manager at the Cleveland Ironworks, and was promoted in 1873 to the manager of all the blast furnaces belonging to Bolckow, Vaughan, and Company, Limited.
I can't seem to locate any documents about him (other than a newspaper article about an alleged murder attempt, and the following letter to the editor on how that never actually happened - March 1873.) He suffered a stroke (apoplexy) at or near the train station in Eston, and then died about two weeks later at his home.
What I'm really after is anything about him as a manager at the ironworks. If he was such an important person, why can't we locate more? Maybe the information isn't digitized yet?
Can anyone help? I've searched about Bolckow, Vaughan & Company, the Eston area mines, the local newspapers, etc.
Thank you so much!!