Thomas Webb was born into a family of glassmakers who were based around Warrington Bank Quay. He was the last born and only he and his siblings Jesse and Maria survived childhood. Jesse went on to be a glass blower at Molineaux & Webb. Maria married Thomas Percival, a family line that leads to the Ancoats glass company of Percival & Vickers.
There is a slight confusion over his year of birth. The parish register of St. Elphin has him as 1796 but his grave stone says 1797. The St. Elphin transcript cannot be wrong and it looks likely Thomas was incorrect in remembering his year of birth, but there is one further explanation. The Webbs used both the church of St. Elphin and Latchford Chapel at this time. We have consulted the St. Elphin registers but not the ones for Latchford Chapel, though some Latchford records are entered into the Elphin registers. It is possible a Thomas Webb was baptised at St. Elphin, died soon after, and then the family named the next one Thomas in 1797 but baptised him at Latchford Chapel.
An 1820 baptism record from the church of St. Elphin Warrington lists Thomas as a glass maker, living at Bank Quay. This is our best proof that he once worked at the Perrin & Geddes glass works - he was living right next door to it.
In 1824 Perrin & Geddes dissolved their partnership and many members of the Webb family moved to Ancoats over the next few years. By 1827, Molineaux & Webb, initially going under the name of Maginnis, Molineaux & Co., was up and running in Ancoats. Thomas Webb was a co-founder along with Owen Ellis, William Maginnis, Boulton Molineaux and Thomas Molineaux. In an article by C.P. Hampson in 1932, the Webbs were described as "businessmen and practical glass blowers." As Thomas' brother Jesse was a glass blower, it is likely that Thomas was the business brains in the family.
By 1831, Thomas had got the Webb family name into the title of the company, and it became Molineaux, Webb, Ellis & Co. From clippings that survive in the papers, Thomas Molineaux was the senior figure, contributing to public works, fighting the Corn Laws and being elected to public bodies. Thomas Webb to some extent followed in his wake, appearing in tandem with Molineaux on later documents.
The first sign of Molineaux & Webb acting together outside of the company is in a list of railway investors from 1837. Molineaux was very heavily committed to rail shares, but Webb only bought into one line; the London, Salisbury, Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth railway. Webb invested £500 and Molineaux invested £1250.
By 1842, Webb had joined Molineaux as a commissioner for "cleansing, lighting, watching and regulating the town of Manchester." Later on in the 1840s he joined Molineaux in activities against the Corn Laws, contributing £20 to a fund in 1846, and being on a committee in 1849 which was set up to organise a banquet after the Corn Laws were repealed.
In other news clippings, Thomas Webb can be found appearing in cases for Molineaux & Webb in court, when they felt compelled to legally pursue employees who had broken their terms of contract or who had stolen items from the factory.
source:
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/people/thomas-webb-1796-1873
There is a slight confusion over his year of birth. The parish register of St. Elphin has him as 1796 but his grave stone says 1797. The St. Elphin transcript cannot be wrong and it looks likely Thomas was incorrect in remembering his year of birth, but there is one further explanation. The Webbs used both the church of St. Elphin and Latchford Chapel at this time. We have consulted the St. Elphin registers but not the ones for Latchford Chapel, though some Latchford records are entered into the Elphin registers. It is possible a Thomas Webb was baptised at St. Elphin, died soon after, and then the family named the next one Thomas in 1797 but baptised him at Latchford Chapel.
An 1820 baptism record from the church of St. Elphin Warrington lists Thomas as a glass maker, living at Bank Quay. This is our best proof that he once worked at the Perrin & Geddes glass works - he was living right next door to it.
In 1824 Perrin & Geddes dissolved their partnership and many members of the Webb family moved to Ancoats over the next few years. By 1827, Molineaux & Webb, initially going under the name of Maginnis, Molineaux & Co., was up and running in Ancoats. Thomas Webb was a co-founder along with Owen Ellis, William Maginnis, Boulton Molineaux and Thomas Molineaux. In an article by C.P. Hampson in 1932, the Webbs were described as "businessmen and practical glass blowers." As Thomas' brother Jesse was a glass blower, it is likely that Thomas was the business brains in the family.
By 1831, Thomas had got the Webb family name into the title of the company, and it became Molineaux, Webb, Ellis & Co. From clippings that survive in the papers, Thomas Molineaux was the senior figure, contributing to public works, fighting the Corn Laws and being elected to public bodies. Thomas Webb to some extent followed in his wake, appearing in tandem with Molineaux on later documents.
The first sign of Molineaux & Webb acting together outside of the company is in a list of railway investors from 1837. Molineaux was very heavily committed to rail shares, but Webb only bought into one line; the London, Salisbury, Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth railway. Webb invested £500 and Molineaux invested £1250.
By 1842, Webb had joined Molineaux as a commissioner for "cleansing, lighting, watching and regulating the town of Manchester." Later on in the 1840s he joined Molineaux in activities against the Corn Laws, contributing £20 to a fund in 1846, and being on a committee in 1849 which was set up to organise a banquet after the Corn Laws were repealed.
In other news clippings, Thomas Webb can be found appearing in cases for Molineaux & Webb in court, when they felt compelled to legally pursue employees who had broken their terms of contract or who had stolen items from the factory.
source:
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/people/thomas-webb-1796-1873
Thomas Webb was born into a family of glassmakers who were based around Warrington Bank Quay. He was the last born and only he and his siblings Jesse and Maria survived childhood. Jesse went on to be a glass blower at Molineaux & Webb. Maria married Thomas Percival, a family line that leads to the Ancoats glass company of Percival & Vickers.
There is a slight confusion over his year of birth. The parish register of St. Elphin has him as 1796 but his grave stone says 1797. The St. Elphin transcript cannot be wrong and it looks likely Thomas was incorrect in remembering his year of birth, but there is one further explanation. The Webbs used both the church of St. Elphin and Latchford Chapel at this time. We have consulted the St. Elphin registers but not the ones for Latchford Chapel, though some Latchford records are entered into the Elphin registers. It is possible a Thomas Webb was baptised at St. Elphin, died soon after, and then the family named the next one Thomas in 1797 but baptised him at Latchford Chapel.
An 1820 baptism record from the church of St. Elphin Warrington lists Thomas as a glass maker, living at Bank Quay. This is our best proof that he once worked at the Perrin & Geddes glass works - he was living right next door to it.
In 1824 Perrin & Geddes dissolved their partnership and many members of the Webb family moved to Ancoats over the next few years. By 1827, Molineaux & Webb, initially going under the name of Maginnis, Molineaux & Co., was up and running in Ancoats. Thomas Webb was a co-founder along with Owen Ellis, William Maginnis, Boulton Molineaux and Thomas Molineaux. In an article by C.P. Hampson in 1932, the Webbs were described as "businessmen and practical glass blowers." As Thomas' brother Jesse was a glass blower, it is likely that Thomas was the business brains in the family.
By 1831, Thomas had got the Webb family name into the title of the company, and it became Molineaux, Webb, Ellis & Co. From clippings that survive in the papers, Thomas Molineaux was the senior figure, contributing to public works, fighting the Corn Laws and being elected to public bodies. Thomas Webb to some extent followed in his wake, appearing in tandem with Molineaux on later documents.
The first sign of Molineaux & Webb acting together outside of the company is in a list of railway investors from 1837. Molineaux was very heavily committed to rail shares, but Webb only bought into one line; the London, Salisbury, Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth railway. Webb invested £500 and Molineaux invested £1250.
By 1842, Webb had joined Molineaux as a commissioner for "cleansing, lighting, watching and regulating the town of Manchester." Later on in the 1840s he joined Molineaux in activities against the Corn Laws, contributing £20 to a fund in 1846, and being on a committee in 1849 which was set up to organise a banquet after the Corn Laws were repealed.
In other news clippings, Thomas Webb can be found appearing in cases for Molineaux & Webb in court, when they felt compelled to legally pursue employees who had broken their terms of contract or who had stolen items from the factory.
source:
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/people/thomas-webb-1796-1873
There is a slight confusion over his year of birth. The parish register of St. Elphin has him as 1796 but his grave stone says 1797. The St. Elphin transcript cannot be wrong and it looks likely Thomas was incorrect in remembering his year of birth, but there is one further explanation. The Webbs used both the church of St. Elphin and Latchford Chapel at this time. We have consulted the St. Elphin registers but not the ones for Latchford Chapel, though some Latchford records are entered into the Elphin registers. It is possible a Thomas Webb was baptised at St. Elphin, died soon after, and then the family named the next one Thomas in 1797 but baptised him at Latchford Chapel.
An 1820 baptism record from the church of St. Elphin Warrington lists Thomas as a glass maker, living at Bank Quay. This is our best proof that he once worked at the Perrin & Geddes glass works - he was living right next door to it.
In 1824 Perrin & Geddes dissolved their partnership and many members of the Webb family moved to Ancoats over the next few years. By 1827, Molineaux & Webb, initially going under the name of Maginnis, Molineaux & Co., was up and running in Ancoats. Thomas Webb was a co-founder along with Owen Ellis, William Maginnis, Boulton Molineaux and Thomas Molineaux. In an article by C.P. Hampson in 1932, the Webbs were described as "businessmen and practical glass blowers." As Thomas' brother Jesse was a glass blower, it is likely that Thomas was the business brains in the family.
By 1831, Thomas had got the Webb family name into the title of the company, and it became Molineaux, Webb, Ellis & Co. From clippings that survive in the papers, Thomas Molineaux was the senior figure, contributing to public works, fighting the Corn Laws and being elected to public bodies. Thomas Webb to some extent followed in his wake, appearing in tandem with Molineaux on later documents.
The first sign of Molineaux & Webb acting together outside of the company is in a list of railway investors from 1837. Molineaux was very heavily committed to rail shares, but Webb only bought into one line; the London, Salisbury, Exeter, Plymouth and Falmouth railway. Webb invested £500 and Molineaux invested £1250.
By 1842, Webb had joined Molineaux as a commissioner for "cleansing, lighting, watching and regulating the town of Manchester." Later on in the 1840s he joined Molineaux in activities against the Corn Laws, contributing £20 to a fund in 1846, and being on a committee in 1849 which was set up to organise a banquet after the Corn Laws were repealed.
In other news clippings, Thomas Webb can be found appearing in cases for Molineaux & Webb in court, when they felt compelled to legally pursue employees who had broken their terms of contract or who had stolen items from the factory.
source:
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/people/thomas-webb-1796-1873
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