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Samuel Thomas

Needle Maker

Samuel Thomas was born 16th January 1807 and
baptised as Samuel Stephens Thomas in Bitton,
Gloucestershire. His parents were Thomas and Jane
Thomas and he married Mary Retallack. He founded
British Needle Mills on Prospect Hill in Redditch.

He died 6th September 1878 and was interred in the
family vault in the burial ground of the
Congregational Church, Evesham Street, Redditch.

1807 - 1878

Samuel Thomas
(Source: Ancestry.co.uk)

Source/Researched by: Ancestry.co.uk

This is an 1840 engraving of the
Samuel Thomas Sons factory in

Prospect Hill.

(Source: Alan Foxall)

British Mills in the early 20th
century.

(Source: RLHS Archives)

Life and Times of Samuel Thomas

Samuel Thomas was born 16th January 1807 and baptised as Samuel Stephens Thomas
in Bitton, Gloucestershire, 9th February 1807. His parents were Thomas and Jane
Thomas and Samuel married Mary Retallack.

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