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1858 Born at Sheffield the son of [[William Robinson (1826-1870)|William Robinson]], Steel Manufacturer
1858 Born at Sheffield the son of [[William Robinson (1826-1870)|William Robinson]], Steel Manufacturer


1891 elected a director of [[William Jessop and Sons]] Limited.<Ref> Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891</Ref>
Educated King Edward VII School, Sheffield.<Ref>School Magazine 1950 - list of distinguished old boys</Ref>


1893 Managing Director of William Jessop and Sons.<Ref> Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 29 Nov 1893; White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1901, 1905 and 1911</Ref>
1874-1880 Apprentice, [[William Jessop and Sons]], Brightside Works.<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref>


1904 Appointed a director of [[J J Saville and Co]] when Jessops acquired a controlling interest.<Ref>Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1904</Ref>
1880-1887 Assistant Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., [[William Jessop and Sons]].<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref>


1911 Living at 12 Tapton House Road, Sheffield: [[Sydney Jessop Robinson]] (age 53 born Sheffield), Managing Director, Steel Works - Employer. With his wife Ann  Elizabeth and their daughter.<ref>1911 Census</ref>
1887-1891  Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., [[William Jessop and Sons]].<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref>


1919  Retired as MD following the take over of Jessops by BSA, but remained on the Board as a consultant.<Ref> Yorkshire Post - 19 Jul 1919 </Ref>
1890  elected member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref>
 
1891 elected a director of [[William Jessop and Sons]] Limited and appointed Joint Managing Director.<Ref> Sheffield Independent - 26 Mar 1891</Ref>
 
1903  Joined the Board of the [[Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway]].<Ref> Railway News - 28 Feb 1903</Ref>
 
1904  Appointed a director of [[J. J. Saville and Co]] when Jessops acquired a controlling interest.<Ref>Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1904</Ref>
 
1905 Elected Master Cutler for the year 1905-1906.<Ref>Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 9 Aug 1905</Ref>
 
1906  Awarded Knighthood of the First Class of the Royal Swedish Order Wasu by the King of Sweden.<Ref> Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 15 Sep 1906</Ref>
 
1911 Living at 12 Tapton House Road, Sheffield: Sydney Jessop Robinson (age 53 born Sheffield), Managing Director, Steel Works - Employer. With his wife Ann  Elizabeth and their daughter.<ref>1911 Census</ref> 
 
1919  Retired as MD of William Jessop and Sons following the take over of Jessops by BSA, but remained on the Board as a consultant.<Ref> Yorkshire Post - 19 Jul 1919 </Ref>


1928  Died at home on 16 Dec 1928.<ref>Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 18 Dec 1928 </Ref>
1928  Died at home on 16 Dec 1928.<ref>Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 18 Dec 1928 </Ref>
See [https://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s08411&pos=102&action=zoom&id=11609 Picture Sheffield] for portrait




Latest revision as of 12:19, 18 February 2025

Sydney Jessop Robinson (1858-1928)

1858 Born at Sheffield the son of William Robinson, Steel Manufacturer

Educated King Edward VII School, Sheffield.[1]

1874-1880 Apprentice, William Jessop and Sons, Brightside Works.[2]

1880-1887 Assistant Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., William Jessop and Sons.[3]

1887-1891 Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., William Jessop and Sons.[4]

1890 elected member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.[5]

1891 elected a director of William Jessop and Sons Limited and appointed Joint Managing Director.[6]

1903 Joined the Board of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.[7]

1904 Appointed a director of J. J. Saville and Co when Jessops acquired a controlling interest.[8]

1905 Elected Master Cutler for the year 1905-1906.[9]

1906 Awarded Knighthood of the First Class of the Royal Swedish Order Wasu by the King of Sweden.[10]

1911 Living at 12 Tapton House Road, Sheffield: Sydney Jessop Robinson (age 53 born Sheffield), Managing Director, Steel Works - Employer. With his wife Ann Elizabeth and their daughter.[11]

1919 Retired as MD of William Jessop and Sons following the take over of Jessops by BSA, but remained on the Board as a consultant.[12]

1928 Died at home on 16 Dec 1928.[13]

See Picture Sheffield for portrait


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ School Magazine 1950 - list of distinguished old boys
  2. ↑ IMechE membership records
  3. ↑ IMechE membership records
  4. ↑ IMechE membership records
  5. ↑ IMechE membership records
  6. ↑ Sheffield Independent - 26 Mar 1891
  7. ↑ Railway News - 28 Feb 1903
  8. ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1904
  9. ↑ Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 9 Aug 1905
  10. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 15 Sep 1906
  11. ↑ 1911 Census
  12. ↑ Yorkshire Post - 19 Jul 1919
  13. ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 18 Dec 1928
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