1917 Wool Year Book: Trade Fortunes

1917 Wool Year Book. Pages 532-540 lists 'Trade Fortunes - a list of recent wills proved.

• John Ambler, worsted spinner, Bradford
• R. Aked, topmaker, Bradford
• John Anderson (D. and J. Anderson), flannel manufacturer, Glasgow
• Thomas Arton, stuff merchant, Bradford
• W. Adam, carpet manufacturer, Kidderminster
• Richard Ackernley, wool merchant, Bradford
• Jno. Auchinvole (Johnston and Farie), yarn merchant, Bradford

• T. Baines (W. Baines and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Morley
• J. R. Barker woollen manufacturer, Sowerby Bridge
• W. Barraclough (W. Barraclough and Co), wool merchant, Dewsbury
• S. Barron (T. and S. Barron), woollen manufacturer, Drighlington
• Dan Beaumont (Beaumont and Son), woollen manufacturer, Longwood
• H. W. Bell (Edmund Bell and Son), stuff merchant, Bradford
• J. Brooksbank (J. Brooksbank and Co), top maker, Bradford
• Moses Bottomley, stuff merchant, Bradford
• Charles Briggs, stuff merchant, Bradford
• J. C. Buckley, wholesale clothier, Leeds
• Sir Jno. Barron, wholesale clothier, Leeds
• Isaac Briggs, hosiery spinner, Wakefield
• J. Bairstow, worsted spinner, Wakefield
• H. I. Butterfield, stuff merchant, Bradford
• Asa Briggs (J. Benn and Co. until 1898), manufacturer, Clayton
• John Briggs (Briggella Mills), spinner and manufacturer, Warsaw and Bradford
• Joseph Bottomley (S. Bottomley and Brothers), spinner and manufacturer, Buttershaw
• W. L. Behrens (S. L. Behrens and Co), merchant, Manchester
• J. Beever, hearthrug manufacturer, Huddersfield
• T. Billson, hosiery manufacturer, Leicester
• Isaac L. Berridge (I. L. Berridge and Co), knitting machinist, Leicester
• David Ballantyne, tweed manufacturer, Walkerburn
• Walter Bradley, woollen manufacturer, Morley
• J. F. Blenkhorn (Blenkhorn, Richardson and Co), tweed manufacturer, Hawick

• John Clough, worsted spinner, Bradford
• Robert Clough, spinner and manufacturer, Keighley.
• Thomas Clough (Jno. Clough and Sons), worsted manufacturer, Steeton
• Benjamin Clay, woollen manufacturer, Sowerby Bridge
• J. B. Brown (R. B. Brown and Sons) clothier, Hebden Bridge
• Thos. Carr (Isaac Carr and Co), woollen manufacturer, Tiverton
• Woodhouse Carter, silk manufacturer. Low Moor.
• Q. A. Craven (J. and J. Craven and Sons), worsted spinner, Keighley
• Joseph Craven, stuff manufacturer, Thornton
• James Coats (J. and P. Coats), sewing thread manufacturer, Paisley
• Archibald Coats (J. and P. Coats), sewing thread manufacturer. Paisley
• J. W. Collinson, wool merchant, Bradford
• W. Cumming (W. Cumming and Co), woollen merchant, Huddersfield
• Amos Crabtree, mohair merchant, Bradford
• William Cooke (Cooke and Sons), carpet manufacturer, Liversedge
• A. H. Crowther (T. and C. Littlewood and Co), flannel manufacturer, Rochdale
• T. H. Crossley, worsted spinner, Elland
• J. Coleman (A. Gagniere and Co), Woollen merchant, London
• F. Cheetham (J. Cheetham and Sons), silk spinner. Brighouse
• Peter Coats (J. and P. Coats), sewing thread manufacturer. Paisley
• W. F. Cook (Cook, Son and Co), merchant, London
• James Cardwell, woollen manufacturer. Dewsbury
• Henry Budding, sheep breeder, Riby, Lincs

• Isaac Dewhirst (J. Dewhirst and Co), worsted spinner, Elland
• James Dawson (A. and S. Henry and Co), merchant
• James Drummond (J. Drummond and Sons), spinner and manufacturer, Bradford
• Benjamin Eastwood (J. W. and H. Shaw), woollen merchant, Huddersfield
• Frederick Eastwood (F. Eastwood and Co), worsted spinner, Huddersfield
• R. A. England (D. and R. England), manufacturer, Bingley
• Charles Early (C. Early and Co), blanket manufacturer, Witney
• Albert Eastwood, worsted spinner, Halifax
• R. Emsley, stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• Julius Ephraimson, hair manufacturer, Bradford
• Henry Ellis, mungo merchant, Leeds

• T. B. Fox (Fox and Whitley), mohair merchant.

• T. Garnett (Gillies, Garnett and Co), stuff merchant, Bradford
• D. Gibson, wool merchant, Bradford
• M. Galbreath (Fleming, Reid and Co), worsted spinner, Greenock
• J. Glenny (Wilsons and Glenny), woollen manufacturer, Hawick
• C. Goodyear (I. and R. Morley), hosiery manufacturer, London
• B. Gurteen (D. Gurteen and Sons), hair manufacturer, Haverhill
• Jonas Glover, woollen manufacturer, Ossett
• John Graves, woad-grower, Skirbeck, Lincs
• W. H. Greenwood, topmaker, Bradford
• John Greenwood (Wilson Brothers), bobbin maker, Liverpool

• B. M. Hood (E. Scharff and Co), shipper, Bradford
• H. O. Houston, woollen manufacturer, Frome
• W. H. Hudson (W. H. Hudson and Co), worsted manufacturer, Leeds
• F. B. Hudson (Hudson, Sykes and Bousfield), worsted manufacturer, Leeds
• R. A. L. Hutchinson, woollen manufacturer, Rochdale
• E. Holden (I. Holden and Sons), woolcomber, Bradford
• T. M. Holmes, stuff merchant, Bradford
• R. E. Heaton, woollen manufacturer, Eiland
• Joseph Hepworth (J. Hepworth and Sons), clothier, Leeds
• Oliver H. Hartley, cloth manufacturer, Gildersome
• Isaac Hanson (G. Brettle and Co), hosiery manufacturer, Belper
• George Hahlo (Goldschmidt, Hahlo and Co), shipping merchant, Manchester
• Q. Hinchliffe, woollen manufacturer, Morley
• Baron Holden (Angus Holden) (I. Holden and Sons), woolcomber, Bradford
• J. Horsfield (John Horsfield and Co), woollen manufacturer, Dewsbury
• Jno. Hoyle (Thomas Hoyle and Sons), worsted spinner, Halifax
• Hanson Hirst (C. and J. Hirst and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Huddersfield
• Sir Israel Hart (Hart and Levy), wholesale clothier, Leicester
• Sir Wilfred L. Hepton (Hepton Brothers), wholesale clothier, Leeds
• George Hirst (Wool Extract and Merino Co), shoddy manufacturer, Batley
• James Hirst (C. and J. Hirst), woollen manufacturer, Longwood

• I. Ickringill (Ira Ickringill and Co), worsted spinner, Keighley
• J. C. Ickringill, worsted spinner, Keighley
• Illingworth, woolcomber, Bradford
• Geo. Ingham, worsted spinner, West Vale

• R. B. Jowitt (Robert Jowitt and Sons), topmaker, Bradford

• Emil Kafka, shipping merchant, Bradford
• J. S. Kershaw, flannel manufacturer. Littleborough
• R. S. Kirk (Samuel Kirk and Sons), dyer, Leeds
• C. D. Knapton (Scott and Knapton), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• E. Kilburn, rag auctioneer, Dewsbury
• S. Kenworthy, woollen manufacturer. Dob Cross
• T. J. Kinnear (B. Gott and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Leeds
• S. A. King (W. and E. Armitage), woollen manufacturer, Shepley
• Jonathan Knowles (Knowles, Cooke and Co), lining merchant, Bradford
• Harry Kaye, woollen manufacturer, Mirfield

• Henry Lingard, fent dealer, Bradford
• Jas. Lund, worsted manufacturer, Keighley
• J. S. Longbottom (Longbottom Brothers), dyer, Luddendenfoot
• Edward Lister, worsted spinner, Dudley Hill
• A. Law (A. and W. Law), woollen manufacturer, Littleborough ;
• R. Leuty, linen and woollen manufacturer, Leeds Laycock, stuff merchant, Bradford
• Adam Laidlaw, skirt manufacturer, Manchester
• J. M. Laidlaw, woollen manufacturer, Jedburgh
• A. G. Lumgair (Gibson and Lumgair), woollen manufacturer, Selkirk
• O. B. Lister (O. B. Lister and Brother), worsted spinner, Bradford
• J. H. Leather (P. and C. Garnett), textile machinist, Cleckheaton
• Ivan Levinstein, dyeware manufacturer, Manchester
• W Laycock (F. Heilborn and Co), shipping merchant, Bradford
• Edgar F. G. Lee (nee Wagenheim), manufacturer, Bradford
• J. W. Lamb (Lamb and Lee), hosiery manufacturer, Nottingham
• A. Mortimer (A. Mortimer and Co), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• W. H. Murgatroyd, dyer, Huddersfield
• E. Mallinson (George Crosland and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Huddersfield
• Baron Masham (S. C. Lister), manufacturer, Bradford Sir Anthony Marshall (Marshall and Aston), Manchester
• Horace Martin (Martin, Sons and Co), worsted manufacturer, Huddersfield
• R. J. C. Mitchell (Mitchells, Ashworth, Stansfield and Co), felt manufacturer. Waterfoot
• W. Mitchell (Mitchells, Ashworth, Stansfield and Co), felt manufacturer. Waterfoot
• J. Mountain (Mountain and Lambert), woollen merchant, Leeds
• J. Murgatroyd (Murgatroyd and Lister), stubbing dyer, Bradford
• P. W. Musgrave, woolstapler, Bradford
• H. A. Martin, worsted manufacturer, Lindley
• R. H. Middlemost, woollen manufacturer, Birkby

• T. Nussey, woollen merchant, Leeds
• Walter Naylor (J. Smithson and Co), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• W. H. North (W. North and Co), dyer, Bradford

• Edwin J. Oates (Oates Brothers), worsted spinner, Halifax
• J. G. Oddy (J. Oddy, Jun), stuff manufacturer, Birkenshaw
• James Oddy (J. Oddy, Jun), spinner and manufacturer, Bradford
• Openshaw (W. and J. Openshaw), woollen manufacturer, Bury
• Osborn (Baldwin and Walker), fingering spinner, Halifax

• Sir Theo. Peel (Peel Brothers and Co), worsted manufacturers, Bradford
• W. H. Potter (W. H. Potter and Co), yarn agent, Leicester
• T. Priestley (T. Priestley and Sons), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• J. T. Paton, woollen spinner, Alloa
• Alfred Priestman, worsted manufacturer, Bradford.
• James Pike (Clough, Pike and Co), stuff merchant, Bradford
• W. N. Pollack, yarn merchant, Bradford
• W. Pennington, wool merchant, Bradford

• Rayner (J. Tankard), worsted spinner, Bradford
• Ramsden, wool merchant, Dewsbury
• Radcliffe (R. Radcliffe and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Stalybridge
• Rothenstein (Kafka, Rothenstein and Co), shipper, Bradford
• Fountain Read, worsted spinner. Bowling
• W. Reffitt, dyer, Leeds
• G. Selwyn Rawson (F. E. Rawson and Co), woollen manufacturer, Sowerby
• F. Roberts (Sir Titus Salt, Bart, Sons and Co), manufacturer, Saltaire
• E. Richards (Richards, Atkinson and Haserick), merchant, Bradford
• Hugh Ripley (B.D.A.), Bradford
• F. R. Robinson (M. Adam and Co), woollen merchant, Bradford
• B. L. H. Robinson, woollen manufacturer, Holbeck.

• N. Sykes, worsted spinner, Huddersfield
• S. Smithson (Pickles, Smithson and Pickles), dyer and chemical manufacturer, Ravensthorpe
• B. Stewart (Stewart and Macdonald), merchant and clothier, Glasgow
• C. Scott, woollen manufacturer, Ossett
• Henry Smithies (Joseph Smithies and Sons), worsted spinner, Halifax
• Paul Speak, worsted manufacturer, Halifax
• Robert Sanderson (R. and A. Sanderson), woollen manufacturer, Galashiels
• John Sutcliffe (J. Sutcliffe and Sons), waste puller, Huddersfield
• J. W. Smithies (Joseph Smithies and Son), worsted spinner, Eiland
• W. H. Scales (W. H. Scales and Co), shipper, Bradford
• W. E. Scharff (E. Scharff and Co), shipper, Bradford
• J. Sykes, manufacturer, Huddersfield
• J. H. Spencer (J. H. Spencer and Sons), woollen manufacturer, Bury
• James Sharp (J. and M. S. Sharp and Co), dyer, Wyke
• William Smith (J. Hodgson Smith and Co), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• E. Smith (Grainger and Smith), woollen merchant, Dudley
• E. Sugden (Jonah Sugden and Brothers), manufacturer, Oakworth
• S. Sichel, stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• Alfred Speak, worsted spinner. West Vale
• E. Schutte (E. Schutte and Co), yarn merchant, Bradford
• T. H. Sykes (T. H. Sykes and Co), woollen manufacturer, Honley
• Joe Scott (Scott and Knapton), stuff manufacturer, Bradford
• J. H. Stott (Stott and Ingham), worsted spinner, Halifax
• John Stubley (G. and J. Stubley), woollen manufacturer, Batley
• Isaac Smith, worsted spinner, Bradford

• John Thompson, woollen merchant, Leeds
• W. A. Todd (Todd and Co), clothier, Bristol
• Henry Telford (J. V. Godwin and Co), stuff merchant, Bradford
• J. T. Taylor (J. T. Taylor and Co), woollen manufacturer, Holmfirth
• J. T. Tolson, blanket manufacturer, Dewsbury
• William Terry, wool comber, Bradford

• T. P. Warren (Samuel Courtauld and Co), silk manufacturer, London
• Jno. Wood (Holden and Burnley and Co), woolcomber, Bradford
• G. Watkinson, wool dealer, Halifax
• William Whiteley, draper, London
• J. W. Wadsworth, worsted spinner and manufacturer, Cleckheaton
• R. Wilson, woollen manufacturer, Eiland
• H. W. Wilson (Wilson Brothers Bobbin Co), bobbin manufacturer, Liverpool
• Jonas Whitley, wool merchant, Bradford
• Holmes Wright (H. and J. W. Wright), press-paper manufacturer, Worton
• E. B. Woodhead (Woodhead and Barber), woollen merchant, Huddersfield
• C. H. Walker, woollen spinner, Dewsbury
• W. Wallace (Wilkinson and Wallace), wool merchant, Halifax
• W. Wilson (Joshua Wilson and Son), worsted manufacturer, Leeds
• J. Whittingham, wool merchant, Bradford
• E. Whitwam (B. and J. Whitwam), woollen manufacturer, Golcar
• C. Waterhouse (T. Waterhouse and Co), dress goods merchant, Manchester
• John Whitley, card maker, Halifax
• Jonas Whitley, wool merchant, Bradford
• Alfred Wallis (J. Benn and Co), spinner and manufacturer, Clayton
• A. Whitaker (B.D.A.), dyer, Newlay

• Henry Young (Young, Burt and Co), woollen merchant, London

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