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Burrell family (per. c. 1800–1929), agricultural machinery manufacturers  

Jonathan Brown

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Burrell family (per. c. 1800–1929), agricultural machinery manufacturers, came to prominence with three brothers who were partners in a small engineering business at Thetford in Norfolk. These were Joseph Burrell, William Burrell (1766–1832), and James Burrell (1770–1837).

Joseph Burrell (1759–1831) is generally regarded as the founder of the firm, and he was certainly in business on his own account by about 1790, repairing agricultural implements. Within a few years he was beginning to make implements as well. He first attracted notice in 1803 when, at the annual ...

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Burrell, Charles (1847–1929)  

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Burrell, Joseph (1759–1831)  

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Burrell, Robert George (1849–1904)  

Jonathan Brown

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Ferguson, Henry George [Harry] (1884–1960)  

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Henry George Ferguson (1884–1960) by A. J. Tanner, 1948 © Science & Society Picture Library; photograph National Portrait Gallery, London

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Ferguson, Henry George [Harry] (1884–1960), designer of agricultural machinery  

Tom Donnelly

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Ferguson, Henry George [Harry] (1884–1960), designer of agricultural machinery, was born on 4 November 1884 at Growell, near Hillsborough in northern Ireland, the third son and fourth of eleven children, three girls and eight boys, of James Ferguson, a hill farmer, and his wife, ...

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Howard, James (1821–1889), agriculturist and manufacturer of agricultural implements  

Gordon Goodwin

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Howard, James (1821–1889), agriculturist and manufacturer of agricultural implements, was born on 16 October 1821, the eldest son of John Howard, maker of agricultural implements, of Bedford. He was educated at Bedford School, and as a boy he also gained much practical knowledge of agriculture from visiting his grandfather at ...

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Ransome family (per. c. 1785–1875), agricultural machinery manufacturers  

Jonathan Brown

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Ransome family (per. c. 1785–1875), agricultural machinery manufacturers, came to prominence with Robert Ransome (1753–1830), who was born at Wells, Norfolk, son of Richard Ransome, a schoolmaster there. His grandfather, Richard Ransome, was a miller of North Walsham, Norfolk, and an early Quaker, who suffered frequent imprisonment while on preaching journeys in various parts of ...

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Ransome, James (1782–1849)  

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Ransome, James Allen (1806–1875)  

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Ransome, Robert (1753–1830)  

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Small, James (bap. 1740, d. 1793), agriculturist and plough maker  

Jonathan Brown

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Small, James (bap. 1740, d. 1793), agriculturist and plough maker, was born at Upsettlington in the parish of Ladykirk, Berwickshire, and baptized in Ladykirk on 28 March 1740; he was the son of John Small, a farmer, and Elspeth Robeson. He served an apprenticeship with a carpenter and plough maker at ...