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 162,349 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.

William Rippon

From Graces Guide

of Rippon Brothers

1836 Born the son of a Dyer

Grew up in Cork and then in Swan Yard, Wakefield

1857 Married Charlotte Hiles and had seven children

c1858 Birth of son William Edward Rippon

c1864 Birth of son Joseph Rippon

Son George Rippon born

Late 1860s formed a partnership with Charles Marsom

1881 Living at St. John's Road, Huddersfield (age 44 born Huddersfield), a Coach Builder Master. With his wife Charlotte (age 46 born Huddersfield) and their children William Edward (age 22 born Huddersfield), a Coach Builder; John (age 21 born Huddersfield), a Coach Builder; Charles (age 19 born Huddersfield), a Dentist; Joseph (age 16 born Huddersfield), a Coach Builder; Emma Louisa (age 14 born Huddersfield); George (age 11 born Huddersfield); and Laura Emeline (age 6 born Huddersfield). Also his widow mother (age 70 born Huddersfield). [1]

1882 Retired from the business

Lived in Southport, Oxford and Cheltenham

1928 Died at Cheltenham

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 1881 Census
  • The Automobile - August 2012