Accrington Web - View Single Post

Robindad · 18-11-2022, 17:04

Export activity - During The Great War

In 1917 William George Drinkwater (married to my great aunt Elizabeth King) died at Kobe in Japan.

Puzzled as to how he came to be there I found that in April 1916 he travelled with another Accrington man on the ship St Paul to New York.

USA Department of Labor Manifest show that travelling together in 2nd Class are John Arthur Mitchell (age 48) and William George Drinkwater (age 52), two ‘Cotton machinery erectors’ Their passages were paid for by Messrs Talkate Co, 1 Chome, Yokohama

Fortunately J A Mitchell is in Accrington for the 1921 Census which records his employer as Howard and Bullough.

So I come to my question

Are there any company records archived in Accrington which could provide more information about these exports and the employees in 1916?

18-11-2022, 17:04	#162
Robindad Junior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Howard & Bullough Export activity - During The Great War In 1917 William George Drinkwater (married to my great aunt Elizabeth King) died at Kobe in Japan. Puzzled as to how he came to be there I found that in April 1916 he travelled with another Accrington man on the ship St Paul to New York. USA Department of Labor Manifest show that travelling together in 2nd Class are John Arthur Mitchell (age 48) and William George Drinkwater (age 52), two ‘Cotton machinery erectors’ Their passages were paid for by Messrs Talkate Co, 1 Chome, Yokohama Fortunately J A Mitchell is in Accrington for the 1921 Census which records his employer as Howard and Bullough. So I come to my question Are there any company records archived in Accrington which could provide more information about these exports and the employees in 1916?