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Joseph Pease

Joseph Pease

by | Jun 4, 2021 | People Of The S&DR

Joseph Pease (1799-1872) was the third oldest child of Edward and Rachel Pease and started his S&DR career at the age of 19, setting out the prospectus for the new railway company to encourage investors. He went on to become the Company’s Treasurer and oversaw the...
George Stephenson

George Stephenson

by | Jun 4, 2021 | People Of The S&DR

George Stephenson (1781-1848) was born in the village of Wylam in Northumberland and brought up in a tiny cottage shared with other families.[i] His parents, who could not read or write, couldn’t afford to send him to school and so he worked as a colliery brakesman....
Edward Pease

Edward Pease

by | Jun 4, 2021 | People Of The S&DR

Edward Pease (1767-1858) Edward Pease was born on the 31st May 1767 to Joseph Pease and Mary Richardson, prominent Quakers in Darlington. He boarded at school in Leeds and then joined his father in the woollen business at the age of 15. He married Rachel Whitwell from...

Hackworth Archive

by | Jun 3, 2021 | Archives Of The S&DR

Partial letter from Timothy Hackworth dated 9th March 1825 regarding his future employment with the S&DR Company. The original letter is from the Hackworth Archive at Search Engine at the NRM, York. Dear Sir I ‘duely’ received yours dated the 9th of March 1825...