Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,256 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Samuel Rylands (1764-1843)

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Samuel Rylands (1764-1843)

1764 Born the son of John Rylands (might this be John Rylands (1726-1814), brother of another Samuel?)

Married Ann Pemberton (1771-1815).

1842 April 6th. Died. At the Priory, Warwickshire, in his 79th year.[1]

His daughter Louisa Anne Ryland (1814-1889) was a major benefactor to Birmingham. She became a millionaire on the death of her father, Samuel Ryland of The Laurels, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, whose family fortune was made in the wire-drawing industry.


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Sources of Information

  1. Birmingham Gazette - Monday 10 April 1843