Gibbons family
Other Business Names:
- Gibbons, John
- Gibbons, Thomas
- Gibbons, Benjamin
- Gibbons, William
- Level Works
- Corbyns Hall Furnace
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
- Cradley, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Dudley, Dudley, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Ketley, Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
- Pitchford, Shropshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
- West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Financial services
Commercial private banking services
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
Notes:
Traced origins in business as ironmasters and colliery owners to John Gibbons, 1703-78, manufacturing ironmonger in the West Midlands, who developed iron production at Pitchford, Shropshire. From this he developed extensive iron production, forging and slitting mill plant throughout the Midlands with merchanting businesses at Wolverhampton and Bristol. By the late 18th century John's sons, Thomas, William and Benjamin, were leading ironmasters at places such as Bilston and Cradley and the family advanced on the basis of interlocking partnerships. William in particular was noted as a lobbyist on behalf of the iron trade, acting on issues such as taxation and trade. The family also became involved in private banking at Wolverhampton which collapsed in 1816 damaging their business interests generally. Recovered with important plant now at Ketley, Corbyn's Hall and Level Works. From the mid century the various businesses were in steady decline and were largely given up by the 1870s [2023]
Publications:
- Contribution of the Gibbons family to technical development in the iron and coal industries by Smith, W A
- The Gibbons Family. Coal and ironmasters, 1750-1873 by Smith, W A
- William Gibbons and the proposed taxes on the iron trade by Le Guillou, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gibbons, John
- Gibbons, Thomas
- Gibbons, Benjamin
- Gibbons, William
- Level Works
- Corbyns Hall Furnace
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bilston, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Bristol, City of Bristol, Avon, South West, England
- Cradley, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Dudley, Dudley, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Ketley, Telford & Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
- Pitchford, Shropshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
- West Midlands, West Midlands, England
- Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Financial services Commercial private banking services
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal forging, pressing, stamping, rolling, slitting, etc
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Metal, iron & steel, distribution inc metal stockholders
Notes:
Traced origins in business as ironmasters and colliery owners to John Gibbons, 1703-78, manufacturing ironmonger in the West Midlands, who developed iron production at Pitchford, Shropshire. From this he developed extensive iron production, forging and slitting mill plant throughout the Midlands with merchanting businesses at Wolverhampton and Bristol. By the late 18th century John's sons, Thomas, William and Benjamin, were leading ironmasters at places such as Bilston and Cradley and the family advanced on the basis of interlocking partnerships. William in particular was noted as a lobbyist on behalf of the iron trade, acting on issues such as taxation and trade. The family also became involved in private banking at Wolverhampton which collapsed in 1816 damaging their business interests generally. Recovered with important plant now at Ketley, Corbyn's Hall and Level Works. From the mid century the various businesses were in steady decline and were largely given up by the 1870s [2023]Publications:
- Contribution of the Gibbons family to technical development in the iron and coal industries by Smith, W A
- The Gibbons Family. Coal and ironmasters, 1750-1873 by Smith, W A
- William Gibbons and the proposed taxes on the iron trade by Le Guillou, Michael