Sir Thomas Birkin, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Birkin, 1st Baronet | |
---|---|
Born |
Thomas Isaac Birkin 15 February 1831 |
Died | 16 January 1922 |
Resting place | Wilford Hill Cemetery, West Bridgford, Nottingham |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Lace manufacturer |
Board member of | Great Northern Railway |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Tebbutt |
Children | 9 |
Parent(s) | Richard Birkin |
Sir Thomas Isaac Birkin, 1st Baronet JP DL (15 February 1831 – 16 January 1922) was a Nottingham lace manufacturer.
Early life
He was born on 15 February 1831, the second son of Richard Birkin (1805-1870), who founded the family lace-making business.[1][2]
Career
After his father retired in 1856, his sons Richard Jr and Thomas took over, until Richard Jr retired in 1862, and Thomas was in sole charge.[2]
By 1898, the business had been split into two companies, Birkin and Co (fancy lace), and T. I. Birkin and Co (lace curtains), both headquartered at Broadway, Nottingham.[2] They had expanded internationally, with large factories in Saxony and Chester, Pennsylvania, US.[2]
Birkin was a magistrate, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, of which he was the High Sheriff in 1892.[2] He was a director of the Great Northern Railway.[2]
Personal life
He married Harriet Tebbutt, on 9 October 1856, and they had nine children:
- Sir Thomas Stanley Birkin, 2nd Baronet (1857-1931)
- Sir Alexander Russell Birkin, 4th Baronet (1861-1942)
- Lt-Col Richard Leslie Birkin (1863-1936)
- Harriet Maud Birkin (1864-1951)
- Colonel Charles Wilfred Birkin (1865-1932)
- Hilda Mary Birkin (1868-1926)
- Major Philip Austen Birkin (1869-1951)
- Major Harry Laurence Birkin (1872-1951)
- Ethel Lillian Birkin (1874-1972)
He died on 16 January 1922,[1] and is buried in the grade II listed Birkin Mausoleum, a small classical temple built in 1921 of Portland stone in Wilford Hill Cemetery, West Bridgford, Nottingham.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Birkin (UK Baronet, 1905)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nottinghamshire history > Nottingham & Notts Illustrated : "Up-to-Date" Commercial Sketches (1898)". www.nottshistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ dijit.net. "Birkin Mausoleum - Mausolea & Monuments Trust". www.mmtrust.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2018.