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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>
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>


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>   
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>   

Revision as of 15:38, 28 December 2024

Sydney Jessop Robinson (1858-1928)

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

1891 elected a director of William Jessop and Sons Limited.[1]

1893 Managing Director of William Jessop and Sons.[2]

1904 Appointed a director of J. J. Saville and Co when Jessops acquired a controlling interest.[3]

1905 Elected Master Cutler for the year 1905-1906.[4]

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.[5]

1919 Retired as MD following the take over of Jessops by BSA, but remained on the Board as a consultant.[6]

1928 Died at home on 16 Dec 1928.[7]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891
  2. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 29 Nov 1893; White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1901, 1905 and 1911
  3. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1904
  4. Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 9 Aug 1905
  5. 1911 Census
  6. Yorkshire Post - 19 Jul 1919
  7. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 18 Dec 1928