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 247,104 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.

Michael Olive

From Graces Guide

Watch and clock maker

1818 Born in Penryn son of Thomas Olive, watch maker, and his wife Sarah[1]

1842 Michael Olive, watch maker, married Elizabeth Henry in Bathwick St Mary, Somerset[2]

1851 Watch and clock maker, living in Falmouth, with his wife Elizabeth, 32[3]

1870 Described as mathematical instrument maker by his pupil Heber Duckham

1871 Watchmaker and jeweller, with 2 apprentices[4]

1881 Watch and chronometer maker, in Falmouth[5]

1886 Died in Falmouth[6]


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Sources of Information

  1. BMD
  2. BMD
  3. 1851 census
  4. 1871 census
  5. 1881 census
  6. BMD