Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

George Watson Macalpine

From Graces Guide

Sir George Watson Macalpine (1850-1920) of Altham Colliery Co, Great Harwood Colliery Co and Accrington Brick and Tile Co

1850 Born March 10th at Paisley, Scotland.

1871 Thomas D McAlpine 47, drysalter of the High Church, lived in Paisley with Rachel McAlpine 51, Archibold McAlpine 24, George M McAlpine 21, William McAlpine 15, Charles McAlpine 13, John Henry Macalpine 11[1]

1881 George Watson Macalpine 30, Colliery Proprietor, Employing 201 Men & 72 Boys, Local Baptist Preacher, lived in Accrington with Mary Ann Macalpine 28, George Lawson Macalpine 1[2]

1910 Awarded a Knighthood. [3]

1911 Colliery Proprietor, lived in Accrington[4]

1920 Died April 18th at Broad Oak, Accrington. [3]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1871 census
  2. 1881 census
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Times, April 20, 1920
  4. 1911 census