Isaac and Thomas Cookson
of Closegate Foundry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1828)
Iron Founders
Two of Isaac Cookson's sons were Isaac Cookson (1776-1851), of Meldon Park, Northumberland, and Thomas Cookson' (1779–1863), of The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street, who became landed industrialists, creating the basis for further diversification of the Cookson family's industrial interests in the latter part of the 19th century. [1]
Also see Cooksons
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Biography of the Cookson family, ODNB