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 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 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.

John Jacob Vickers

From Graces Guide

John Jacob Vickers (c1843- )

c1843 Born in Nottingham

c1878 Birth of son Lawrence Theophilus Vickers

1887 Bankruptcy. 'John Patton and John Jacob Vickers, 6 Fenchurch Avenue, steamship managers and brokers, until recently, managers of the Royal Exchange Shipping Co'[1]

1901 Residing at the Old Manor House, Wallington: John J. Vickers (age 58 born Nottingham), Ship Owner (and widower). With sons Harold P. Vickers and Laurence Vickers (age 21 born Streatham Hill) Engineer (Mechanical), also a daughter.[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. Eastern Post - Saturday 29 January 1887
  2. 1901 Census