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Zaccheus Shrimpton & Sons (Zaccheus Shrimpton and his son John William Shrimpton)<\/p>\n
Address 1869: Unicorn Works, Evesham Street, Redditch, England<\/p>\n
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1823 \u2013 Zaccheus Shrimpton born in Redditch.<\/p>\n
1851 \u2013 commercial traveller\/needle manufacturer. Address listed as Globe Hotel, Fore Street, Great Torrington, Devon.<\/p>\n
1858 \u2013 indentured jointly with John Shrimpton under the firm John and Zaccheus Shrimpton. Possibly a loan as John and Zaccheus pledged all of their joint and personal property. This John was not his 8 year old son John William but may have been John Shrimpton of Thomas Shrimpton and Son, 47 Evesham St. Thomas was the father and John the son. John and Zaccheus were probably related, perhaps third cousins. Thomas Shrimpton and Son made needles and toys but no mention of crochet hooks.<\/p>\n
1861 \u2013 needlemaker on Queen St., Redditch<\/p>\n
1865 \u2013 moved to Unicorn Works, 42 Evesham St., Redditch. Probably both factory and residence in a three story brick building. Also known as The Laurels.<\/p>\n
1871 \u2013 employed 36 people.\u00a0Wife Ann James, 45 years old, 7 children and 1 servant in residence.<\/p>\n
1872-1877 \u2013 crochet hook patents in the names of Zaccheus Shrimpton and John William Shrimpton, his son.<\/p>\n
1881 \u2013 employed 3 people.\u00a0Wife Mary Nash Wright, 1 son and 1 servant in residence.<\/p>\n
1891 \u2013 boarding in Bath (for health reasons?, his wife still lived at 42 Evesham St.)<\/p>\n
1902 \u2013 business closed on his death.<\/p>\n
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John William Shrimpton (1850-1897)<\/p>\n
1891 \u2013 42 Worcester St., Redditch with his wife Annie Kezia Allcock (daughter of Samuel, fishing hook and tackle manufacturer, and Jane Allcock), two children and a servant.<\/p>\n
1897 – John William Shrimpton died.<\/p>\n
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John William Shrimpton\u2019s parents: Zaccheus Shrimpton (1823-1902) and Ann James. Redditch.<\/p>\n
Zaccheus Shrimpton\u2019s parents: James Shrimpton (1793-1848) and Matilda Hinton (1798?-1838). Moved to Redditch from Long Crendon.<\/p>\n
James Shrimpton\u2019s parents: Philip Shimpton (1763-1826) and Eleanor Nelly Walker (1767-1828). Long Crendon.<\/p>\n
Philip Shrimpton\u2019s parents: James Shrimpton (1738-1795) and Mary Stevens (1739-1823). Long Crendon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zaccheus Shrimpton & Sons (Zaccheus Shrimpton and his son John William Shrimpton) Address 1869: Unicorn Works, Evesham Street, Redditch, England 1823 \u2013 Zaccheus Shrimpton born in Redditch. 1851 \u2013 commercial traveller\/needle manufacturer. Address listed … More