George Herbert Sankey
George Herbert Sankey (1868-1934) of Joseph Sankey and Sons
1868 Born son of Joseph Sankey, and his wife Emma
1891 Frederick Ernest Sankey and George Herbert Sankey were admitted into partnership. The name of the firm was changed to Joseph Sankey and Sons.
1891 Emma Sankey 65, lived in Sedgley, with some of her children Hannah Sankey 32, Clara Sankey 26, Frederick Sankey, japanned ware manufacturer 24, George H Sankey japanned ware manufacturer 23, Florence Sankey 22[1]
1911 George Herbert Sankey 43, director of iron works, lived in Wolverhampton with Jessie Maria Sankey 46, Harold Bantock Sankey 16, George Ronald Sankey 11, Geoffrey Baldwin Sankey 2, John Malcolm Sankey 2[2]
1935 Obituary [3]
GEORGE H. SANKEY, J.P., died at his residence, Astley Abbots, Bridgnorth, on December 19, 1934, at the age of sixty-seven.
He was the second son of the late Mr. Joseph Sankey, the founder of the firm of Joseph Sankey and Sons, Ltd., of Bilston and Hadley (Shropshire) - now a branch of Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, Ltd. - of which he became the managing director; he was connected with the Albert Street Works, Bilston, for about fifty years.
He was High Sheriff of Staffordshire, and had served on the committee for the Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire district of the Royal Metal Trades Pension and Benevolent Society.
He had been a member of the Iron and Steel Institute since 1903.
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- ↑ 1891 census
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ 1935 Iron and Steel Institute: Obituaries