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Richard Bills ( -1849) of Wednesbury
Iron Founders
Richard Bills a gunlock maker of Church Street, established a furnace and foundry at Furnace Lane, Lower Green, where Heath Road is today.
1826 He made his stepson Samuel Mills a full partner on his 21st birthday and the company became known as Bills and Mills
Richard died in 1849 and Samuel took over the company.
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