William Hardman and Sons
From Graces Guide
Copperas makers, of Ancoats, Manchester
1768 William Hardman (1746-1813) began business as a drysalter. The same year he married a rich heiress and so acquired a fortune
His large house in Quay Street was eventually to become the first home of Owens College.
By 1808 his business had become William Hardman & Sons, in the district of St Marys.
William's two sons, John and Thomas, continued to run the firm after his death
1825 Listed as copperas manufacturers at 4 College Land, Manchester[1]
By 1830 they were concentrating on copperas manufacture at Ancoats.
Subsequently moved into calico-printing instead
By early 1840s they were in partnership as Hardman, Price and Gates at Peel Street, Manchester.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Edward Baines: History, Directory and Gazeteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Vol II, 1825
- Archives of the British chemical industry, 1750-1914: a handlist. By Peter J. T. Morris and Colin A. Russell. Edited by John Graham Smith. 1988.