Surge, Thomas, senior & junior
Other Business Names:
- Aspdin, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Northfleet, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
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Agriculture & fishing
Whaling & whale products
Notes:
Thomas Surge, senior, d1825, was, inter alia, an oil merchant, refining and selling whale oil for use as fuel for lamps. His son, Thomas, 1787-1866, inherited his business and developed it by starting whaling and sealing in order to supply the family business. By 1816-17 he was acquiring ships for use as whalers; at some stage he had 22 of them. He also had other interests, most notably a large scale cement works at Northfleet which he developed in the 1840s through acquisition of technology from William Aspdin for manufacture of Portland cement. By 1851 he was referred to as a 'retired merchant'
Publications:
- Thomas Surge and his fleet of South Sea whalers by Howard, Mark
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Aspdin, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Northfleet, Kent, Kent, South East, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
- Agriculture & fishing Whaling & whale products
Notes:
Thomas Surge, senior, d1825, was, inter alia, an oil merchant, refining and selling whale oil for use as fuel for lamps. His son, Thomas, 1787-1866, inherited his business and developed it by starting whaling and sealing in order to supply the family business. By 1816-17 he was acquiring ships for use as whalers; at some stage he had 22 of them. He also had other interests, most notably a large scale cement works at Northfleet which he developed in the 1840s through acquisition of technology from William Aspdin for manufacture of Portland cement. By 1851 he was referred to as a 'retired merchant'Publications:
- Thomas Surge and his fleet of South Sea whalers by Howard, Mark