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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 | ||
1874-1880 Apprentice, [[William Jessop and Sons]], Brightside Works.<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref> | |||
1880-1887 Assistant Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., [[William Jessop and Sons]].<Ref>IMechE membership records</Ref> | |||
1887-1891 Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., [[William Jessop and Sons]].<Ref>IMechE membership records</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.<Ref> Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891</Ref> | 1891 elected a director of [[William Jessop and Sons]] Limited.<Ref> Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891</Ref> | ||
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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> | ||
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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 12:40, 4 February 2025
Sydney Jessop Robinson (1858-1928)
1858 Born at Sheffield the son of William Robinson, Steel Manufacturer
1874-1880 Apprentice, William Jessop and Sons, Brightside Works.[1]
1880-1887 Assistant Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., William Jessop and Sons.[2]
1887-1891 Manager, Steel Works, Rolling mills, forges, etc., William Jessop and Sons.[3]
1890 elected member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.[4]
1891 elected a director of William Jessop and Sons Limited.[5]
1893 Managing Director of William Jessop and Sons.[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
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ IMechE membership records
- ↑ IMechE membership records
- ↑ IMechE membership records
- ↑ IMechE membership records
- ↑ Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 25 Mar 1891
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 29 Nov 1893; White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham 1901, 1905 and 1911
- ↑ Railway News - 28 Feb 1903
- ↑ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 3 Feb 1904
- ↑ Sheffield Evening Telegraph - 9 Aug 1905
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 15 Sep 1906
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ Yorkshire Post - 19 Jul 1919
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 18 Dec 1928