Griggs, Thomas
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ballingdon, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Food retailing
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Textile production
Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Woollen textiles trading & trade
Notes:
Thomas Griggs, 1701-60, early on was a yarn merchant, buying yarn in bulk and selling to craftsmen and small masters. Bankrupt c1730 when restarted as a retail grocer. 1736 reentered textile trade as yarn merchant and by 1742 also manufacturing. Left an estate of c£8,000
Publications:
- An Essex clothier of the eighteenth century by Burley, Kevin H
- Some records of an eighteenth century clothier by Burley, Kevin H
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Ballingdon, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Food retailing
- Textile production Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Woollen textiles trading & trade
Notes:
Thomas Griggs, 1701-60, early on was a yarn merchant, buying yarn in bulk and selling to craftsmen and small masters. Bankrupt c1730 when restarted as a retail grocer. 1736 reentered textile trade as yarn merchant and by 1742 also manufacturing. Left an estate of c£8,000Publications:
- An Essex clothier of the eighteenth century by Burley, Kevin H
- Some records of an eighteenth century clothier by Burley, Kevin H