Ezard & Sykes, Manchester, 1870s

[thewideeyedowl]

In the 1870s, Charles EZARD was in partnership with Isaac SYKES and traded as Ezard & Sykes. They were iron founders, based at Wellington Iron Works, Bradford, near Manchester. He applied to register the design of numerous small household items, e.g. trivet, ashpan etc. These can be found at The National Archives in series BT/ 43, 44, 45. Many of the items might have been registered 'just in case' but never manufactured. I do not know.

A third man, Richard Rowbotham, had originally been in the partnership too, but he left the business in July 1871 - see London Gazette, July 25 1871, p3323.

I have been searching, fruitlessly, for more info about this Charles, Ezard & Sykes, and the Wellington Iron Works. Whichever way I approach it, nothing is showing up. Can anyone help, please?

Owl

[geneius]

Starters
1871 census
RG10; Piece: 4059; Folio: 76; Page: 17;
Beswick and Bradford Lancashire
Charles Ezard 31 iron founder Kilham, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Ezard 30
Harry Ezard 8
Maria Ezard 6
Alfred Ezard 5

https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Bradford/

The area you looking at is now known as Eastlands where Man City have there football ground

[geneius]

Main course

1871
RG10; Piece: 4060; Folio: 44; Page: 27

Beswick and Bradford

James Ezard 56
Sarah Ezard 54
Alfred Ezard 24
George Wm Ezard 19
Sarah E Ezard 13
Mary Ann Ezard 10
George Ezard 21
Isaac Sykes 38 master ironfounder Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Frank H Sykes 6

[geneius]

Sweet / Pudding

Richard Rowbotham 29 Scarboro, Yorkshire, England
Rachael Rowbotham 26


next door to the starter!!!! Just have a look at the entry's on the page

RG10; Piece: 4059; Folio: 76; Page: 17

[geneius]

Hopefully this may help you to locate

https://manchester.publicprofiler.org/

Manchester trade directory

https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/c.../period/page/2

Failing which Manchester Central Library

[carolchipp]

From The Huddersfield Daily Chronicle, April 12 1874 Partnerships Dissolved from Tuesday night's Gazette
Charles Ezard and Isaac Sykes, ironfounders, Bradford, Manchester

Not connected but on the same notice... a coal merchant called Lancelot Tulip Penman - great name!

[Megan Roberts]

Have you tried Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry?

https://www.mosi.org.uk/

Manchester Council

https://www.manchester.gov.uk/familyhistory

They have various directories and maps which might help.

This is another site that might be useful:
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page

[mb3700]

I have information on Charles Ezard. You can email me at (Removed at Account holder's request - Admin PB) if you can. He moved to the USA and settled in Mobile Alabama. He founded Mobile Pulley Works.

In the 1870s, Charles EZARD was in partnership with Isaac SYKES and traded as Ezard & Sykes. They were iron founders, based at Wellington Iron Works, Bradford, near Manchester. He applied to register the design of numerous small household items, e.g. trivet, ashpan etc. These can be found at The National Archives in series BT/ 43, 44, 45. Many of the items might have been registered 'just in case' but never manufactured. I do not know.

A third man, Richard Rowbotham, had originally been in the partnership too, but he left the business in July 1871 - see London Gazette, July 25 1871, p3323.

I have been searching, fruitlessly, for more info about this Charles, Ezard & Sykes, and the Wellington Iron Works. Whichever way I approach it, nothing is showing up. Can anyone help, please?

Owl

[christanel]

Hi mb3700
The original poster on this thread is no longer a member of the Brit-Gen forums and we have no way to contact her.
As she was doing a one name study you could ask them if they have a contact number for her although they do say the study is no longer registered with the guild.
https://one-name.org/Results
The information you have posted here may be the link some other researcher will find in the future.
Christina