William Blizzard Williamson, the elder was born in Cork, Ireland in about 1812. He appears in the English Census of 1841 in Kingston (upon Thames) described as an “I tinman” (possibly itinerant tinman – or tinker). When he died in 1878 he had founded the Providence Tinplate works in Worcester (later a major part of Metal Box) and both his sons would go on to be Mayor of Worcester.
(more…)29 August, 2010
The Williamsons and Worcester
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