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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 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 Theodore Carr

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William Theodore Carr (1866-1931) of Carr and Co

1866 Born in Carlisle the son of Thomas William Carr

1871 Living at 27 Burlington Place, Carlisle: Thos Wm Carr (age 30 born Carlisle), Biscuit Manufacturer. With his wife Elizth S Carr (age 26 born Yorkshire) and their four children; Wm T. Carr (age 4 born Stanwix); Bertram Carr (age 3 born Yorkshire); Ernest (age 2 born Carlisle); and Evelyn Carr (age 1 born Carlisle). One visitor. Two servants.[1]

1893 Married in Carlisle to Edith Medway J, Hobbs

1895 James Sumner produced a three-wheel 'horseless carriage' for William Theodore Carr of Carr and Co, a biscuit manufacturer, of Carlisle. Produced an improved version for the same person the following year.

1898 August. Letter about his cars.[2]

1898 September. Details and images of his steam car.[3]

1901 Living at Sunny Croft, Dalston, Cumberland: William Theodore Carr (age 34 born Carlisle), biscuit and bread manufacturer. With his wife Edith M. J. Carr (age 28 born born Ireland) and children Dorothy Carr (age 6 born Carlisle), Stanley T. Carr (age 4 born Carlisle), Edith A. Carr (age 3 born Carlisle). Three servants. [4]


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