Recent content by Robindad

Not so new here but feel an intro will help My father Frank King was born in Garden Street in 1909. He moved away in 1936 to find work - in Slough. He was always an Accrington man. I remember many visits to 'the aunties'. Little things too like tea in a mug and reading the leaves - and...

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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...

Yes thank goodness. There were early attempts at washing machines and the Ewbank company history summary on their website states OUR HISTORY Founded in Accrington, Lancashire during 1864, we began under the name Entwisle & Kenyon Limited manufacturing water meters; we later moved on to...

Found my answer to this old query in the 1921 Census He was working for Entwistle and Kenyon at their Ewbank Works

Can anyone help with information about Metcalf and Nuttall Electrical Engineers in Argyle Street in 1921. My Uncle John King then 13 years old is shown in the 1921 Census as an Electrical Engineer working for them Thanks Robin

Dad worked at James Hindle Limited in Bridge Street Church from January 1929 to April 1936. He was initially 'book-keeper' but told of going out to get orders too. They were timber merchants. Where can I found out more about this firm?

My grandfather John KING was in Bold Street Accrington in1901 His occupation then and at his death in 1925 (Garden Street Accrington) was 'roller turner' Iron Works Domestic and (washing machine) Does anyone know which works this would have been? And what was he doing? Also What sort of...