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Originally Posted by Marie Ball
Do you remember a chap called George Robinson who was manager in the 20s or 30s? Did he have any children? Just following a friend's family back and surprised to find the Robinsons came from Bedfordshire and the family went all over the place before settling in Clayton le Moors. George's father George and his brother Baldwin were called terra cotta modellers on the censuses. It must have been a skilled job. Marie
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Bedfordshire was another area big in brickmaking at one time. They could been following a trade around the country.
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