Thanks for that Mike fills a few holes
Interested in the Wickwar reference Do you have anything more or a reference
as to where that information came from?
Regards
David
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From: "Mike Gill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: [MINING-HISTORY] Lead Mining
> David,
>
> Tobias Cradock, of Preston under Scar near Leyburn, was a Mining Agent at
> Lord Bolton's lead mines in Wensleydale from the 1830s. In the 1851, 61
and
> 71 censuses, however, he is given as a farmer.
>
> The Hon. T. O. Powlett may be Thomas Orde-Powlett, who was Rector of
Wensley
> (not the one in Derbyshire), also near Leyburn. He was the brother of the
> then Lord Bolton - Wm Henry Orde-Powlett.
>
> The O-P's owned (and still do) large tracts of upper Wensleydale with many
> lead and coal mines. They also had lead smelting interests.
>
> In 1851 Adam Murray Jnr was described as Engineer (Superintending) for the
> Great Cowarch Silver Lead Mining Co and in 1859 he was Conductor of Mining
> Operations for Woodman's Well & Broadridge Consolidated Copper Mines.
>
>
> A bit later (1889) than your date, but Johnson, Matthey & Company had
> offices in Hatton Gardens.
>
> Nothing on Mr S.J. Green, but the Itchington Hill Silver-Lead Mining
Company
> was a cost book company at Wickwar in 1850.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Mike Gill
>
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