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| Name | Thomas ADKINS [8] | | Birth | Male; 1792 | | Death | 9 Feb 1841, age about 48; Smethwick Grove, Birmingham UK | | Burial | Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Smethwick, Birmingham UK | | Occupation | Soap manufacturer of Smethwick, Birmingham, UK | | Residence | The Grove, Smethwick, Birmingham
Churchfield Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham, UK | | Father | Thomas ADKINS (1762 - 1824) | | Mother | Elizabeth FIELD (1768 - 1797) | | Web Page |
History of Thomas ADKINS b.1792 |
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| Name | Anne TARLETON [8] | | Birth | Female; 1796; Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire UK | | Baptism | 1797; Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire UK | | Death | 17 July 1865, age about 69; Edgbaston, Birmingham UK | | Burial | Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Smethwick, Birmingham UK | | Residence | Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, UK | | Father | Henry TARLETON (1765 - ) | | Mother | Anne FIELD |
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9 June 1817, St. Mary's church, Handsworth, Birmingham, UK |
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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 (built long after the factory), and the area is marked today by the
adjacent railway junction known (and marked on the street map) as Soap Works
Junction. The factory had a short arm beside it. This juxtaposition with the canal
indicates that it was an important method of transport for the soap factory. 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]
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]
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Sources | 8. | Document, Evelyn GOODMAN research |
| 95. | Personal information, Tim Boddington (STB, Webmaster) |
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