Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
c.1871 Born Chorley Lancs
1896 Listed as 'Pilkington, William, Wych Elm, Wylde Green, Birmingham'[1]
1901 A boarder at 22 Cope Street, Coventry (age 30 born Chorley, Lancs.), Storekeeper, cycle factory. In the house of William Brown, a Watch Engraver. [2]
1912-13 Listed as 'Pilkington, William, engine fitter, 23 Huntingdon Road, Coventry' [3]
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