Walker, Samuel, & Co
Other Business Names:
- Walker, Joseph
- Walkers Parker & Co,
- Sheffield & Rotherham Bank
- Walkers Parker & Co Ltd
- Walker, Jonathan
- Walker, Aaron
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Masborough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Lead products manufacture
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Basic metals production
Lead smelting
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Nail making
Notes:
Traced origins to Joseph Walker, 1673-1729, nailmaker, whose sons - Jonathan, 1711-78, Samuel, 1715-82, and Aaron, 1718-77 - established an iron foundry and steel refining business at Masborough in the 1740s. Emerged as leading ironmasters making a wide range of iron products, especially cannon. Diversified into lead manufacture, trading as Walkers Parker & Co, and gave up iron and steel business in the 1830s. Also connected with the Sheffield & Rotherham Bank. See also Walkers Parker & Co Ltd
Publications:
- Minutes Relating to Messrs Samuel Walker & Co, Rotherham, Iron Founders and Steel Refiners, 1741-1829, and Walkers Parker & Co, Lead Manufacturers, 1788-1893 by John, Arthur H (ed)
- Missing cannons. The Walker Company of Rotherham by Ferns, J L
- Nailmaking background of the Walkers and the Booths by Hey, David
- Samuel Walker & Partners. The Kimberworth ironfounders of 1745-1782 by Baker, H G
- 'The Walkers' in J Guest, Historic Notices of Rotherham, Ecclesiastical, Collegiate and Civil by Guest, John
- Walker Company of Rotherham. Practical proof of its greatness by Ferns, J L
- Walkers of Masbrough. A re-examination by Morley, C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Walker, Joseph
- Walkers Parker & Co,
- Sheffield & Rotherham Bank
- Walkers Parker & Co Ltd
- Walker, Jonathan
- Walker, Aaron
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Masborough, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Lead products manufacture
- Basic metals production Lead smelting
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Nail making
Notes:
Traced origins to Joseph Walker, 1673-1729, nailmaker, whose sons - Jonathan, 1711-78, Samuel, 1715-82, and Aaron, 1718-77 - established an iron foundry and steel refining business at Masborough in the 1740s. Emerged as leading ironmasters making a wide range of iron products, especially cannon. Diversified into lead manufacture, trading as Walkers Parker & Co, and gave up iron and steel business in the 1830s. Also connected with the Sheffield & Rotherham Bank. See also Walkers Parker & Co LtdPublications:
- Minutes Relating to Messrs Samuel Walker & Co, Rotherham, Iron Founders and Steel Refiners, 1741-1829, and Walkers Parker & Co, Lead Manufacturers, 1788-1893 by John, Arthur H (ed)
- Missing cannons. The Walker Company of Rotherham by Ferns, J L
- Nailmaking background of the Walkers and the Booths by Hey, David
- Samuel Walker & Partners. The Kimberworth ironfounders of 1745-1782 by Baker, H G
- 'The Walkers' in J Guest, Historic Notices of Rotherham, Ecclesiastical, Collegiate and Civil by Guest, John
- Walker Company of Rotherham. Practical proof of its greatness by Ferns, J L
- Walkers of Masbrough. A re-examination by Morley, C