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[Astoness]

could i ask for a look up please for the baptisms of a david froggatt and mary ann froggatt..would have been between the early 1820s and 1847 ish...parents names are william and maria froggatt..hope to find them at st martins..

many thanks

lyn

 

[Wendy]

David Froggatt b 26 March 1833 c 15 April 1833 at St Martins parents William and Mary abode Bartholomew Street occ Fellons Iron Maker.

Ann Maria b 11 July 1842 c 21 Nov 1842 all as above except occupation White Smith.

 

[Astoness]

thank you wend thats great...just a bit of info on william froggatt..

between 1849 and 1876 he had an iron works at 289 bradford st..
manufacturer of dog collars and chains.hand cuffs..leg irons.bullrings and lunatic locks (dont bare thinking about)
died 1874 church road sutton leaving £1500 plus land...the co eventually passed onto williams grandson thomas froggatt b 1864.thomas sold the company in 1937

my connection with william is william had a son henry..henry had a son david..david had a daugher alice..alice married my gt grandfather henry harrington the 3rd as i call him...i have to put it down in simple terms like i can understand it all lol

would also like to thank lynne webb and mikejee for all their help its much appreciated..

lyn

 

[Wendy]

Thats what I love about family history all the extra info brings it to life so to speak. We wouldn't even think about a leg iron manufacturer today..thank goodness! I have found an abundance of info from the probate records.
At long last found out where my gt grandfather Thomas Smith of W.B.A. fame died, Kingswinford of all places. He didn't die at his home address though. After several phone calls and wild goose chases I ordered his death certificate from Dudley of all places...still it adds to the fun!

 

[Astoness]

so glad you found where thomas died wend..makes it all worth while..to be honest i had not done much work on the froggatt side until recently and still have much more to do yet but slowly getting there and fitting it all together..actually it makes a change from finding out me rellies all ran pubs lol..

lyn

 

[Astoness]

thank you wend thats great...just a bit of info on william froggatt b 1804

between 1849 and 1876 he had an iron works at 289 bradford st..
manufacturer of dog collars and chains.hand cuffs..leg irons.bullrings and lunatic locks (dont bare thinking about)
died 1874 church road sutton leaving £1500 plus land opposite oscott college..the co eventually passed onto williams grandson thomas froggatt b 1864.thomas sold the company in 1937

my connection with william is william had a son henry..henry had a son david..david had a daugher alice..alice married my gt grandfather henry harrington the 3rd as i call him...i have to put it down in simple terms like i can understand it all lol

would also like to thank lynne webb and mikejee for all their help its much appreciated..

ive just found out some more info..

thomas froggatt and co became hyatts main competitors in the late 18th early 19th century and thomas sold the co to hyatts in 1937 but continued as an employee until he retired in 1948 at the age of 84 when hyatt moved to baltimore road gt barr..

as well as supplying police hand cuffs etc thomas was a good friend of harry houndini and supplied many of the cuffs and leg irons used in his escape acts..it is thought that thomas froggatt must have been an exporter abroad because froggatt cuffs are turning up in usa...