Frederick Hurd
Frederick Hurd (1841-1909). He was one of the pioneers of the compound silent gas-engine and electrical coal-cutting machine. One of his best known inventions was the Hurd bar coal-cutter.
1841 Born at Wakefield the son of George Hurd, a Woolsorter, and his wife Mary Ann
1871 Living at Grove House, Walton, Yks.: Frederick Hurd (age 30 born Wakefield), Engineer and Machinist Master employing 102 hands. With his wife Kerzia Hurd (age 28 born Leeds) and their children; Louisa Hurd (age 7 born Wakefield); Frederick W. Hurd (age 4 born Rochdale); James M' Hurd (age 2 born Rochdale); and Martha Annie Hurd (age 1 born Rochdale). Three servants.[1]
1901 Living at 1 Church View, Wolstanton, Staffs: Frederick Hurd (age 60 born Wakefield), Draughtsman Engineers. With his wife Kezia Hurd (age 58 born Leeds) and their two children Eliza A. Hurd (age 27 born Wakefield); and George T. Hurd (age 17 born Glasgow), Apprentice Engineer Mechanical. Also boarding is Herbert N. Hennor (age 18 born Barbican, London), Apprentice Engineer Mechanical.[2]
1909 Died at Oakhill Hall, Stoke-on-Trent age 68