Family notes for Thomas ADKINS and Anne TARLETON A successful entrepreneur would mark his success by having portraits
painted of himself and his wife, and in this case, his daughter too. It is
known that there was also a picture of Thomas to complement that of Anne.
However, this has been lost and if it still exists its whereabouts is
unknown. [95]
The family of the late Theo CHRISTOPHERS has the original painting of Anne
TARLETON. [95]
Notes for Thomas ADKINS The story of Thomas ADKINS, industrialist, is told on a separate page,
History of Thomas
Adkins b.1792
The Adkins family history page. [8]
Thomas's soap factory was located beside the Birmingham canal opposite the junction with the Cape Arm canal. The Birmingham / Wolverhampton railway runs past on the northeast side, and the area is marked today by the adjacent railway junction known (and marked on the street map) as Soap Works Junction.
He lived at a mansion called The Grove which was located a short distance south of the soap factory near the end of the Cape Arm canal. The area is very industrial today with a new hospital (2022) covering part of Thomas's estate, but includes Grove Lane and Grove Street. Although obliterated by the hospital development, there was also Keen Street (Guest Keen & Nettlefold, GKN), a family related to Thomas. [95]
Sources | 8. | Document, Evelyn GOODMAN research |
| 95. | Personal information, Tim Boddington (STB, Webmaster) |
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