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Where Was the Electric Globe Maker? Asks Prescot Roll of Honour Editor
Reader Stephen Nulty writes:
“Working my way through the 1911 census for Prescot, I have noticed the large number of young single women who were employed in the “globe” industry. Though I have not yet analysed the complete census, this list is emerging.
| Forename | Surname |
Age |
Occupation |
| James Courtney | Procter |
51 |
Clerk, Electric Globe Works |
| Esther | Leadbetter |
20 |
Wire Globe Maker |
| Annie | Dooley |
19 |
Electric Globe Maker |
| Martha | Jaundrill |
17 |
Packer at Globe Works |
| Betty | Welsby |
19 |
Clerk, Electric Globe Works |
| Lydia | Parr |
22 |
Incandescent Globe Lamp Maker |
| Lilly | Ascroft |
19 |
Electric Globe Packer |
| Elizabeth | Platt |
25 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Ellen Ann | Naylor |
24 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Mary | Platt |
15 |
Glass Globe Blower |
| Kate | Lyon |
22 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Jane | Lyon |
16 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Margaret | Eaton |
18 |
Glass Globe Maker |
| Violet | Young |
17 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Nellie | Hornby |
18 |
Electric Globe Blower |
| Alice | Corns |
17 |
Globe Packer |
| Ellen | McEllin |
19 |
Globe Blower |
| Charlotte Faith | Houghton |
19 |
Testing Globes |
| Elizabeth | Preston |
18 |
Electric Globe Works |
| Martha | Hornby |
45 |
Electric Globe Finisher |
| Elizabeth | Hornby |
20 |
Electric Globe Packer |
| Elizabeth | Case |
29 |
Electric Lamp Globe Maker |
| Hannah | Taylor |
19 |
Electric Globe Finisher |
| Minnie | Case |
19 |
Electric Globe Maker |
| Lily | Chew |
18 |
Electric Globe Maker |
| Louisa | Molyneux |
25 |
Electric Globe Maker |
| Gertrude | Molyneux |
21 |
Electric Globe Maker |
| Mary | Molyneux |
16 |
Electric Globe Maker |
“The only make I have encountered is James proctor, who is the clerk.
“I don’t believe that this was part of the BI, but I have been unable to positively determine where this “Electric Globe Maker” was located. I believe that there may have been something in Huyton, but this seems to be a long way to go for such a large number of people.”
Stephen Nulty is compiler of the excellent Prescot Roll of Honour resource, a website paying tribute to those Prescotians who served and gave their lives in the Great War of 1914 to 1919.
Please leave a comment below or email Stephen at mail@prescot-rollofhonour.info if you can help him in his research.
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