Cotesworth, William
Other Business Names:
- Ramsay, William
- Liddell family
- Regulation, The
- Grand Alliance, The
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Fuel distribution inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc, products
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Extraction
Salt extraction
Notes:
William Cotesworth, c1668-1726, was notable as a self-made man who rose from humble origins to be a very powerful figure in the North East coal trade. He fulfilled roles of salaried employee, rising to junior partner, rising to independent entrepreneur but identified as an outsider on account of his origins. For long based at Gateshead from late 1680s. From 1706 he operated independently when focused on coal and salt extraction and trading. In 1716 inherited the valuable estate of William Ramsay, his brother in law. From early on, friendly with Liddell family of Ravensworth, landowners and coal entrepreneurs. Leader in organisation of coal mining cartels in North East including The Regulation and The Grand Alliance
Publications:
- 'A bold adventure'. The business fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M
- Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Estate management and accounting in the North East of England, c1700-1780 by Oldroyd, David
- First steam engines in the Durham Coalfield by Hughes, Edward
- Letters of Henry Liddell to William Cotesworth by Ellis, J M (ed)
- Poisoning of William Cotesworth, 1725 by Ellis, Joyce M
- 'Risk, capital and credit on Tyneside, circa 1690-1780' in K Bruland & P O'Brien (eds), From Family Firms to Corporate Capitalism. Essays in business and industrial history in honour of Peter Mathias by Ellis, Joyce M
- Stonier Parrott and the Newcomen Engine by Rowlands, Marie B
- Study of the Business Fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M
- Study of the Business Fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Ramsay, William
- Liddell family
- Regulation, The
- Grand Alliance, The
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Gateshead, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Fuel distribution inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc, products
- Extraction Salt extraction
Notes:
William Cotesworth, c1668-1726, was notable as a self-made man who rose from humble origins to be a very powerful figure in the North East coal trade. He fulfilled roles of salaried employee, rising to junior partner, rising to independent entrepreneur but identified as an outsider on account of his origins. For long based at Gateshead from late 1680s. From 1706 he operated independently when focused on coal and salt extraction and trading. In 1716 inherited the valuable estate of William Ramsay, his brother in law. From early on, friendly with Liddell family of Ravensworth, landowners and coal entrepreneurs. Leader in organisation of coal mining cartels in North East including The Regulation and The Grand AlliancePublications:
- 'A bold adventure'. The business fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M
- Estates, Enterprise and Investment at the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Estate management and accounting in the North East of England, c1700-1780 by Oldroyd, David
- First steam engines in the Durham Coalfield by Hughes, Edward
- Letters of Henry Liddell to William Cotesworth by Ellis, J M (ed)
- Poisoning of William Cotesworth, 1725 by Ellis, Joyce M
- 'Risk, capital and credit on Tyneside, circa 1690-1780' in K Bruland & P O'Brien (eds), From Family Firms to Corporate Capitalism. Essays in business and industrial history in honour of Peter Mathias by Ellis, Joyce M
- Stonier Parrott and the Newcomen Engine by Rowlands, Marie B
- Study of the Business Fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M
- Study of the Business Fortunes of William Cotesworth, c1668-1726 by Ellis, Joyce M