William Edwin Bates
William Edwin Bates (c1858-1913) of W. E. Bates and Sons
Born at Sowerby Bridge the son of William Bates, an Ironfounder and Engineer. (possibly of William Bates and Son)
1869 Patent. '3325. And William Edwin Bates and Thomas Dodd, both of Northwich, in the county of Chester, have given the like notice in respect of the invention of "certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for cracking nuts."'[1]
1881 Residing at 14 Dock Road, Leftwich: William E. Bates (age 41 born Sowerby Bridge), Engineer and Iron Founder Master Employing 30 Men and 16 Boys. With his wife Eliza, two daughters and six sons.[2]
1911 Residing at Elmcot, Rocky Lane, Heswall, Cheshire: William Edwin Bates (age 74 born Sowerby Bridge), Engineer and Iron Founder, retired. (and widower).[3]
1913 'MR. WILLIAM BATES, NORTHWICH. The will of the late Mr. William Edwin Bates, ironfounder, of the well-known firm of Messrs. W. E. Bates and Sons, of the Leftwich iron foundry, Northwich, who died at his residence, Kockylane, Heswall, Cheshire, has been proved at £6,758.'[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:9 March 1869 Issue:23477 Page:1592
- ↑ 1881 census
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ Northwich Guardian, 26 September 1913