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 162,345 pages of information and 244,505 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.

Peter Rolt

From Graces Guide

1799 Born Deptford

Timber merchant

1851 Timber merchant and Widower, at Brighton visiting his son-in-law Charles John Mare, with Annie Rolt (age 20 born Blackheath). Plus seven servants. [1]

1857 Acquired the insolvent business of his son-in-law, C. J. Mare and Co at Blackwall, and formed Thames Ironworks Co

1872 Peter Rolt and Frank Clarke Hills, contributories of the Thames Iron Works and Ship Building Co, applied for the company to be wound up[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1851 Census
  2. London Gazette 14 May 1872