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William Robert Renshaw

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53:, where he produced equipment for collieries, forges and mills, before returning to Kidsgrove to acquire the Union Foundry as a member of a partnership known as Renshaw, King and Company. 60:, where electrical and railway equipment was manufactured and where specialist railway carriages and wagons were built for use by the 146: 141: 80: 57: 61: 96: 50: 99: 38:. He began his career as an apprentice button-maker at the Union Foundry of Barker and Cope in 72: 65: 136: 131: 8: 151: 111: 76: 116: 71:
Among other children and grandchildren he had two grandsons worthy of note, namely
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In 1880 he was in business with his own foundry, the Victoria Works in
39: 27: 31: 35: 20: 68:) during its tour of Britain and Europe which began in 1886. 123: 26:Renshaw was born to an agricultural family in 79:Starr, both of whom were members of the 56:He later moved to the Phoenix Works at 124: 90: 13: 14: 163: 105: 23:industrialist and foundryman. 1: 81:Special Operations Executive 7: 19:(1845 – 1923) was an 10: 168: 62:Barnum & Bailey Circus 97:Coleham Pumping Station 51:Tunstall, Staffordshire 147:English industrialists 17:William Robert Renshaw 142:People from Handforth 66:Phineas Taylor Barnum 83:organisation during 30:in the county of 159: 91:Industrial sites 167: 166: 162: 161: 160: 158: 157: 156: 122: 121: 108: 93: 12: 11: 5: 165: 155: 154: 149: 144: 139: 134: 120: 119: 114: 107: 106:External links 104: 103: 102: 92: 89: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 164: 153: 150: 148: 145: 143: 140: 138: 135: 133: 130: 129: 127: 118: 115: 113: 110: 109: 101: 98: 95: 94: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 69: 67: 63: 59: 54: 52: 47: 45: 44:Staffordshire 41: 37: 33: 29: 24: 22: 18: 85:World War II 70: 55: 48: 25: 16: 15: 137:1923 deaths 132:1845 births 117:Renshaw bio 112:Renshaw bio 58:Cliffe Vale 152:Foundrymen 126:Categories 100:Shrewsbury 40:Kidsgrove 28:Handforth 32:Cheshire 64:, (see 36:England 21:English 73:George 77:John 75:and 128:: 87:. 46:. 42:, 34:,

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English
Handforth
Cheshire
England
Kidsgrove
Staffordshire
Tunstall, Staffordshire
Cliffe Vale
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Phineas Taylor Barnum
George
John
Special Operations Executive
World War II
Coleham Pumping Station
Shrewsbury
Renshaw bio
Renshaw bio
Categories
1845 births
1923 deaths
People from Handforth
English industrialists
Foundrymen

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