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 167,647 pages of information and 247,064 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 Tonks (1839-1931)

From Graces Guide

1839 Born in Wolverhampton, son of Samuel Tonks and his wife Ann[1]

1891 William Tonks 51, brass founder, lived in Wolverhampton with Anne Tonks 47, Samuel J Tonks 19, clerk, hardware merchants[2]

1931 Died in Wolverhampton


1931 Obituary[3]

The death took place on the 8th inst. at Wolverhampton of Mr. William Tonks, managing director of Samuel Tonks and Sons, Ltd., brass and bell founders, of Church-street, Wolverhampton, one of the oldest businesses in the town. Mr. Tonks, who was well known and highly respected in Midland industrial circles, was in his 92nd year.



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Sources of Information

  1. BMD
  2. 1891 census
  3. The Engineer 1931/07/17