corbishley

[margaret bird]

hi everyone. Does anyone have information on Corbishley Son and Barker Silk manufacturers of Park Green Macclesfield or Corbishley and Son motor Engineers of 31+33 Jordangate Macclesfield. Thanks. Margaret.

[Jan1954]

Hello Margaret,

What sort of time-frame are we looking at here? Have you had a browse of Historical Directories (http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/)?

[busyglen]

Hello Margaret,

Not sure what sort of info you are looking for, but I found reference to where they were based in Macclesfield on this site. There's quite a lot of information on the area, and you have to go quite a way down to find the mention.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~finney/isaac/glimpses-of-macclesfield.htm

Glenys

[margaret bird]

Thank you Busyglen. Looked at Finney which gave me some info.Regards.Worshipper

[margaret bird]

Hi daftbat. I'm trying to find out which particular Corbishleys owned these companies. I know it was a Hugh who owned the silk mills in the early 19th century but there are several of them. Don't know which ones owned the garages which are still in existence - I think- on Jordangate if i remember correctly but my grandmother(a Corbishley) said we were not related to them. The Corbishley family is very large and intermarried so it is likely there is a link somewhere down the line. Have looked at some directories in the past but not recently. Thanks for your suggestion. Worshipper