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George Dawes (Ironmaster)

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1859. Atmospheric hammers.

George Dawes (1817-1888), brother of William Henry Dawes, ironmaster of Elsecar Iron Works and Milton Iron Works

1817 Born in Birmingham, son of John Dawes and his wife Maria

1818 Baptised in Saint Phillips, Birmingham[1]

1849 Ironmaster of Newcastle-under-Lyne.[2]

1851 George Dawes, 33, ironmaster, lived in Barnsley[3]

1859 Worked with Charles J. Carr. Dawes and Carr's patent hammer

1859 Patent. '1538. And George Dawes, of Milton Iron Works, in the parish of Hoyland, in the county of York, Ironmaster, and Charles John Carr, of Hoyland aforesaid, Engineer, have given the like notice in respect of the invention of "certain improvements in atmospheric and vacuum hammers and stamps, part of which improvements is also applicable to steam and other engines."'[4]

1861 George Dawes 43, ironmaster, lived in Barnsley, with his nephew Joshua H Dawes 22 [5]

c.1862 William Henry and George Dawes built 3 furnaces for processing ore on land east of Scunthorpe, the Trent Iron Works.

1866 Formation of W. H. and G. Dawes Ltd

1871 George Dawes 53, ironmaster, employing 980, lived in Barnsley with Emma Dawes 38[6]

1872 Member of Iron and Steel Institute, of Elsecar Iron Works, Barnsley.

1885 'George Dawes, Esq., Milton Iron Works, Elsecar.'[7]

1878 of Milton Iron Works, Barnsley, when he was appointed executor of his brother, John Samuel Dawes's estate[8]

1888 of The Hall, Smethwick, when he died[9]

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Sources of Information

  1. Parish records
  2. 1849 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: New Members
  3. 1851 census
  4. The London Gazette Publication date:9 August 1859 Issue:22296 Page:3040
  5. 1861 census
  6. 1871 census
  7. Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 12 May 1885
  8. National Probate Calendar
  9. National Probate calendar