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1890 Clayton died from heart disease, at the church of St Peter in Eastgate, Lincoln, on 21 December 1890. | 1890 Clayton died from heart disease, at the church of St Peter in Eastgate, Lincoln, on 21 December 1890. | ||
Read his obituary in [[The Engineer 1891/01/ | Read his obituary in [[The Engineer 1891/01/02]]. | ||
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Nathaniel Clayton (1811–1890) of Clayton and Shuttleworth, engineer and manufacturer of steam engines
1811 Born on 25 August 1811 at Lincoln, the second son of Nathaniel Clayton (d. 1827), of Lincoln. His father was the proprietor of a horse-drawn packet boat that plied the River Witham between Boston and Lincoln.
Clayton junior went to work at the Butterley Co but after his father died in 1827 he returned to Lincoln to be packet captain for his mother, who continued with the business.
Clayton had not lost touch with the world of engineering, one of his contacts being William Howden, of Boston, who was one of the pioneers in the manufacture of portable steam engines.
Clayton started a small iron foundry in Lincoln, next to the boat-building yard of Shuttleworth and Godwin, in which his brother-in-law, Joseph Shuttleworth, was a partner.
In 1837 Clayton married Hannah Shortcliffe, and they had three daughters, one of whom married Alfred Shuttleworth, the son of his partner.
In 1842 Joseph Shuttleworth formed a partnership with Clayton as Clayton and Shuttleworth
1851 Listed as a visitor in South Mimms (age 39 born Lincoln), Engineer and Ironfounder. With wife Hannah (age 41 born Sudbrooke). (age [1]
1861 Staying at the Great Northern Railway Hotel, St. Pancras (age 49 born Lincoln), Engineer. with wife Hannah (age 50) and children Lucy (age 18), Fanny (age 17) and Mary A. (age 15). [2]
1871 Living at Newlands House, Lincoln (age 59 born Lincoln), Magistrate for City. With daughter M. A. Shuttleworth (age 25 born Lincoln). Four servants. [3]
1881 Living at Eastcliffe house, Lindum Terrace, Lincoln (age 69 born Lincoln), J.P. D.L. High Sheriff of County, Agricultural Engineer employing 1,295 people. With wife Hannah (age 51). Five servants. [4]
1890 Clayton died from heart disease, at the church of St Peter in Eastgate, Lincoln, on 21 December 1890.
Read his obituary in The Engineer 1891/01/02.
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Sources of Information
- [1] DNB