Richard Walton Kenyon

barnsie · 08-02-2006, 06:27

Born Accrington 1851 - Inventor of Ewbank Carpet sweepers and other machines etc.

notts · 10-02-2006, 11:09

my great grandad was called tozer he came over from ireland with my grandad he was a french polisher who liked a drink and he was the person who frenched polished the first ewbank carpet sweeper: the first ewbank was made from wood that is how it became to be french polished

BLACKBURN RAVER · 14-02-2006, 13:35

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RichardMBKenyon · 28-09-2006, 16:45

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Pleased to see the Ewbank connection. Richard Walton Kenyon was my great grandfather. See Tiverton museum site for his own account of how he came to amke the Ewbank.

barnsie · 29-09-2006, 00:42

Hi there,
Richard Walton Kenyon's daughter Ruth Walton Kenyon was married to my distant relative Arnold Hartley Barnes in 1907.

I have a little history of the Kenyon family whilst researching my Barnes family.

I would be interested to hear from you.

Cheers,
Barnsie

RichardMBKenyon · 29-09-2006, 13:47

I shall look you up in the members and send you a personal email if there is an address. Otherwise, please send me an email.

Richard Kenyon

cashman · 30-09-2006, 00:02

me mam worked there for many years till it closed, i did a short spell myself, had probably the best works canteen. but i never knew the guy came from accrington, very pleased to know that.