 | Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - 590 pages
...London artist for bis portrait, which is now in my possession. He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little...King-street, Bolton, where he died, and where she is now (1829) living. Being a weaver, he erected several looms for the fancy work of that town, in which he... | |
 | Sir Edward Baines - 1835 - 656 pages
...London artist for his portrait, which is now in my possession. He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little cottage in King-street, Bolton, where be died, and where she is now (1829) living. Being a weaver, he erected several looms for the fancy... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1835 - 838 pages
...the author of the brief memoir of Crompton, states, that — He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little cottage in King Street, Bolton, where he died, and where she is now (1829) living. Being a weaver, he erected... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 528 pages
...daughter kept his little cottage, in King street, Bolton, where he died, and where she lived in 1829. Being a weaver, he erected several looms for the fancy...economy in living made him always in easy circumstances. In 1812, he made a survey of all the cotton districts in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and obtained... | |
 | James Wheeler (of Prestwich.) - 1836 - 562 pages
...of the sunshine of life seems to have gilded his career. " He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little...Bolton, where he died and where she is now living. Being 155 a weaver, he erected several looms for the fancy work of that town, in which he displayed great... | |
 | George Savage White - 1836 - 514 pages
...London artist, for his portrait, which is now in my possession. He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little cottage, in King street, Bolton, where he died, and where she lived in 1829. Being a weaver, he erected several... | |
 | Henry Brown (artisan.) - 1840 - 218 pages
...prevailed upon also to sit to a London artist for his portrait. He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little...displayed great ingenuity. Though his means were but narrow, his economy in his mode of living made him in easy circumstances. In 1812 he made a survey... | |
 | 412 pages
...London artist for his portrait, which is now in my possession. lie was left a widower when his children were very young ; and his only daughter kept his little cottage in King Street, Bolton, where he died, and where she is now( 1 8i!9) living. Being a weaver, he erected... | |
 | James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard - 1909 - 574 pages
...London artist for his portrait, which is now in my possession. He was left a widower when his children were very young, and his only daughter kept his little cottage in King Street, Bolton, where he died and where she is now living. Being a weaver, he erected several... | |
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... enabled to increase his little manufacturing establishment in Bolton, namely, of spinning and weaving. He was prevailed upon also to sit to a London artist for his portrait, which is now in my possession. He was left a widower when his children were... 