Edwin Octavius Tregelles
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Edwin Octavius Tregelles (19 October 1806 – 16 September 1886), ironmaster
, civil engineer and Quaker minister.
, Cornwall, United Kingdom
He married Jenepher Fisher (1808–1844), a Quaker from County Cork, on 3 July 1832. There were three children. On 4 December 1850, he remarried, to Elizabeth Richardson (1813–1878): there were no children.
and in South Wales, the Prices. Edwin was apprenticed to Joseph Tregelles Price (1784–1854) the manager of the Welsh wing of the firm, at the Neath Abbey
Iron Works. He learnt a great deal of practical business and engineering.
Around 1831, he set up on his own as a consulting engineer. He took part in many major projects, including the installation of town gas to many towns in Southern England, railway engineering and water and sewage projects. He was also involved with tin plating in County Durham and the family's coal mines.
. He also travelled to the West Indies and Norway and many journeys in the Ministry in the United Kingdom.
He was on the Council of the United Kingdom Alliance
, one of several Victorian bodies, promoting temperance
.
Ironmaster
An ironmaster is the manager – and usually owner – of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain....
, civil engineer and Quaker minister.
Family life
He was the youngest of the seventeen children of Samuel Tregelles (1766 –1831) and his wife, Rebecca Smith (1766–1811) of FalmouthFalmouth, Cornwall
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,635.Falmouth is the terminus of the A39, which begins some 200 miles away in Bath, Somerset....
, Cornwall, United Kingdom
He married Jenepher Fisher (1808–1844), a Quaker from County Cork, on 3 July 1832. There were three children. On 4 December 1850, he remarried, to Elizabeth Richardson (1813–1878): there were no children.
Business
Edwin Tregelles's father had formed an Iron Founding partnership with his Quaker relatives in Falmouth, the FoxesFox family of Falmouth
The Fox family of Falmouth, Cornwall, UK were very influential in the development of the town of Falmouth in the 19th century and of the Cornish Industrial Revolution...
and in South Wales, the Prices. Edwin was apprenticed to Joseph Tregelles Price (1784–1854) the manager of the Welsh wing of the firm, at the Neath Abbey
Neath Abbey
Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in southern Wales, UK.It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw...
Iron Works. He learnt a great deal of practical business and engineering.
Around 1831, he set up on his own as a consulting engineer. He took part in many major projects, including the installation of town gas to many towns in Southern England, railway engineering and water and sewage projects. He was also involved with tin plating in County Durham and the family's coal mines.
Quaker and temperance activities
In 1853, he retired from business, in order to devote himself to religious and philanthropic work. He travelled in the Ministry to Ireland in 1839, with his cousin Robert Were FoxRobert Were Fox the Younger
Robert Were Fox FRS was a British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor. He is known mainly for his work on the temperature of the earth and his construction of a compass to measure magnetic dip at sea....
. He also travelled to the West Indies and Norway and many journeys in the Ministry in the United Kingdom.
He was on the Council of the United Kingdom Alliance
United Kingdom Alliance
The United Kingdom Alliance was a temperance movement in the United Kingdom founded on 20 July 1852. It was based in Manchester and sought to outlaw the alcohol trade.-History:...
, one of several Victorian bodies, promoting temperance
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
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