Edward Carr Deakin
Edward Carr Deakin (c1825-1900) of Egerton Dye Works, Bolton. See Deakins
1871 Edward Carr Deakin was a master bleacher and dyer in Turton, Lancs., employing 45 men and 8 boys[1]
1873 Edward Carr Deakin, Belmont Bleach works.[2]
1880 Marriage of his 3rd son Edward to Eliza Isherwood.[3]
1885 'Another destructive fire occurred on Sunday in the neighbourhood of Bolton, the cotton spinning mills which form apart of the extensive Egerton Thread Works, belonging to Messrs. Edmund Ashworth and Sons, being destroyed. The Egerton Dye Works, which adjoin, were also damaged, but the large thread works were saved.'[4]
1891 Directory (Bolton): Listed as dyer. More details
1900 Died. 'The death is announced at the age of 75 of Edward Carr Deakin, founder of the firm of Deakin and Sons, bleachers, Bolton.[5]
1900 Will. 'Edward Carr Deakin, of Dewhurst House, Egerton, and of Deakins, Limited, dyers, bleachers, and calico printers, Bolton le-Moors...<ref>Liverpool Daily Post - Monday 04 June 1900</ref