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	Madeley: Manor and other estates \| British History Online
		Abraham Darby (I) was renting part of the house at his death in 1717.
		Darby died in 1902 leaving the estate to her kinsman A. Darby, of Adcote; (fn.
		Muter, Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge, 25, and pl. 37; Trinder, Darbys, 64.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=18068 (3976 words)

	Abraham Darby - the Iron-founders
		Abraham Darby I was born near Dudley in Worcestershire about 1678, the son of a Quaker farmer.
		Abraham Derby I died in 1717, aged about 39, and his son Abraham II, who was born in 1711, was only 52 when he died.
		Darby's Coalbrookdale works experimented with Cort's system without adopting it, but they were achieving a national reputation for excellence, and produced many cast-iron boilers for Newcomen steam engines, which were in big demand for draining mines.
	www.cottontimes.co.uk /darbyo.htm (949 words)

	Abraham Darby
		Abraham and his partners were manufacturing brass pans for domestic use; the problem was they were very labor intensive to make.
		Abraham Darby III died of scarlet fever in 1789, and management of the company fell to his widow, Rebecca, and two of his sisters, Deborah and Sarah.
		Alfred Darby II, a great-nephew of Abraham Darby I, was the last of the Darby's to be connected with the Bristol Iron Company, serving as its chairman from 1886 to 1925.
	www.robinsonlibrary.com /technology/mining/metallurgy/darby.htm (856 words)

	Some Abraham Darby companies 1717 – 1784
		Darby’s achievement in mastering the coke smelting process enabled this small valley in Shropshire to become the cradle of the world’s industrial revolution.
		Abraham Darby died in 1717, not yet 40, intestate and leaving a widow and a family of young children of whom the eldest boy Abraham II was aged only 6.
		Abraham Darby’s move from Bristol to Coalbrookdale in 1709 brought him within 17 miles of Dudley (his own birthplace) where Thomas Newcomen was struggling to perfect the world’s first cylinder-and-piston steam engine.
	www.booneshares.com /SomeAbrahamDarbycompanies.htm (1160 words)

	Ironbridge Gorge Museum - History
		Edmund Darby was the son of Samuel Darby and was the nephew of Abraham Darby III.
		The nephew of Deborah Darby, he was born in Yorkshire in 1781, came to Shropshire to farm and married Ann Darby, the daughter of Abraham III.
		Abraham Darby IV was the son of Edmund Darby and was born in Dale House.
	www.ironbridge.org.uk /our_attractions/darby_houses/history (2188 words)

	darby3
		Only Abraham Darby 111 and his brother Samuel were involved in the project from the outset, being joined later by the colourful John Wilkinson and others.
		Darby soon realised that the bridge's functionality was not its only asset, for it soon attracted visitors from all the over the country and from overseas.
		Abraham Darby 111 died in 1789 at the age of just 39, yet two-hundred years later people still stand in awe as they gaze at the Iron Bridge, the lasting legacy of a great Ironmaster.
	www.madeleyparishcouncil.gov.uk /darby3.htm (504 words)

	Coalbrookdale at AllExperts
		It remained derelict until the arrival of Abraham Darby I in 1709.
		Abraham Darby II was brought into the business as an assistant manager when old enough.
		In 1778, Abraham Darby III undertook the building of the world's first cast iron bridge, the iconic Iron Bridge, opened in 1780.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/coalbrookdale.htm (1133 words)

	Museum of Iron, Enginuity & Darby Houses
		Abraham Darby I was buried in the Quaker Burial Grounds at Broseley in 1717.
		Abraham Darby II, his wife and Abraham Darby III (builder of the Iron Bridge) are all buried here.
		The last Darby to be buried in the grounds was Rebecca in 1908 and the last burial to take place was in 1982.
	www.ironbridgeguide.info /ironbridge_tour/tour_09.shtml (696 words)

	Abraham Darby I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The son of John and Ann Darby, he was born at Wrens Nest, Woodsetton near Sedgley, Staffordshire; just across the county boundary from Dudley.
		Darby was apprenticed in Birmingham to a malt mill maker, and then moved to Bristol where he became a partner in the Baptist Mills Brass Works.
		Raistrick, Dynasty of Ironfounders: The Darbys of Coalbrookdale (New edn 1989).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abraham_Darby_I (551 words)

	Robert Graumans Industrial Revolution Tour
		In 1717, Abraham Darby died at the age of 39, but he left the works in full production - the old furnace was producing about 5 tons of iron a week, and the new furnace was just starting to produce iron.
		Abraham Darby III took over the iron works when his father died, and early in his career built the iron bridge.
		When Abraham Darby III died in 1789 at the age of 39, he was £50,000 in debt.
	www.pacificsun.ca /~robert/indrev/trip8.htm (1796 words)

	Abraham Darby III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abraham Darby III (1750 – 1791) was an English ironmaster and Quaker.
		The two key themes of Darby's life – iron and the Quakers – and the character himself are present in a fantasy novel, The Iron Bridge, by David Morse [1].
		Abraham Darby III took over the family business in the 1770s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abraham_Darby_III (269 words)

	Ironbridge (bridge) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Abraham Darby III : Ironbridge (bridge): in context of bridge development
		The widespread use of iron in the 18th century and the introduction of the steam locomotive in the 19th century encouraged rapid innovation in bridge...
		Abraham Darby I : grandson’s iron bridge innovation
	encarta.msn.com /Ironbridge_(bridge).html (122 words)

	The Iron Bridge, by David Morse
		Abraham’s fears are not articulated in so many words in the minutes but the subscribers are at great trouble to reassure him.
		Abraham Darby clearly wishes to be free of his commitment to build an iron bridge and the committee agree to release him.
		It is also important to remember that Abraham Darby III was only twenty-five years old, not yet fully come into his powers, not yet confident perhaps to treat with a man like John Wilkinson, forty-eight years old, a shrewd businessman and a very experienced Ironmaster.
	www.david-morse.com /fdawson.html (1021 words)

	Abraham_Darby_III - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Abraham Darby III (1750 - 1791) was an English ironmaster and Quaker.
		The two key themes of Darby's life - iron and the Quakers - and the character himself is present in a fantasy novel, [http://david-morse.com/ironbridge/ The Iron Bridge], by David Morse [http://fqa.quaker.org/types/t10-iron.html].
		Abraham Darby III took over the family business in the 1770s.
	www.thewordbook.com /Abraham_Darby_III (311 words)

	Dud Dudley & Abraham Darby: Forging New Links
		Abraham Darby, however, went first to Bristol and then to Coalbrookdale, where his fame now lies, so his Dudley origins are often overlooked.
		Abraham Darby was born to a Sedgley Quaker family in 1678 - six years before Dud Dudley died in Worcester.
		Abraham's father, John Darby Jnr., joined his son's household at Madeley in Shropshire, once Abraham was overseeing his new works at Coalbrookdale, and John actually outlived him by some eight years, dying in 1725.
	www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk /articles/duddudley.htm (2528 words)

	Abraham Darby I at AllExperts
		Darby was apprenticed in Birmingham to a malt mill maker, and then moved to Bristol where he became a partner in the Baptist Mills Brass Works.
		It was later learned that Darby's coal supply, from Cumbria, just happened to have a lower than normal sulfur content, which was key to producing quality iron.
		A. Raistrick, Dynasty of Ironfounders: The Darbys* of Coalbrookdale (New edn 1989).
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/ab/abraham_darby_i.htm (572 words)

	BUILDING BIG: Databank: Iron Bridge
		Local businessmen commissioned Abraham Darby III, a local ironmaster, to complete the bridge.
		Darby's bridge was the first in the world to be made entirely of cast iron.
		Darby severely underestimated the cost to build the Iron Bridge.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/iron.html (346 words)

	The Iron Bridge, by David Morse
		Abraham’s fears are not articulated in so many words in the minutes but the subscribers are at great trouble to reassure him.
		Abraham Darby clearly wishes to be free of his commitment to build an iron bridge and the committee agree to release him.
		It is also important to remember that Abraham Darby III was only twenty-five years old, not yet fully come into his powers, not yet confident perhaps to treat with a man like John Wilkinson, forty-eight years old, a shrewd businessman and a very experienced Ironmaster.
	david-morse.com /fdawson.html (1021 words)

	Birmingham, Ironbridge, Shrewsbury
		Darby produced pig iron, some of which was cast into pots and kettles and some of which sold to foundries that produced wrought iron stock for sale to craftsman.
		The Darby family continued to be a major part of the iron industry well into the 19th century but it was the 18th century that saw the heyday of iron casting in the region.
		In addition to the ruins of the first furnace which Abraham Darby I used to produce iron with coke, are two period furnished houses used by the Darby family as well as the Quaker burial ground were some of the Darbys are buried.
	members.macconnect.com /users/b/bharris/sab2001pg5.html (1821 words)

	February 2006 - Tea Clipper from TeaAntiques
		The Darby Houses of Rosehill and Dale House
		Abraham Darby III was a part of a large family of Quakers, who lived at Dale House and later, other members of the family were to live in the house next door - Rosehill House.
		When Araham Darby II died in 1763, Abraham Darby III was only 13 years of age, and so the company was run by Richard Reynolds until Abraham Darby III was old enough to take charge of the company in 1768.
	www.teaantiques.com /teaclipper/teaclipper200602.htm (3285 words)

	RSA Treasure Trails - Ironbridge Gorge Museums
		It was enlarged in the 1770s by Abraham Darby III, who added a third storey and extended the rear of the house, replacing a previous two storey wing.
		The Quakers were a remarkably active section of the local community and for several generations the Darbys and their colleagues remained active in the Works and in the life of both the local community and the Quaker community at large.
		Darby was a Member of the Society between 1777 and 1779.
	www.rsa.org.uk /250/ironbridge.asp (1897 words)

	Ironbridge History - Ironbridge Gorge Tourist Information
		During the 18th century, this area was rich with raw materials including coal, iron ore, water (which was used for both the generation of power and transportation), sand (for moulding cast iron), limestone to flux the slag in the blast-furnaces, and clay to make tiles and bricks.
		Darby was the Quaker ironmaster who had travelled from Bristol to take over the blast-furnace at Coalbrookdale.
		The group was made up of, Abraham Darby III, who became the treasurer of the project, John Wilkinson, an ironmaster and Thomas Farnolls Pritchard, an architect from the nearby town of Shrewsbury.
	www.ironbridge.info /history (558 words)

	Abraham Darby
		Abraham Darby (the Grandfather of the famous bridge builder) was born in 1678 at Wrens Nest in the hamlet of Woodsetton in the Parish of Sedgley, Staffordshire, son of John and Ann Darby.
		The quality of Darby's iron made it possible for him to manufacture thin castings that could compete successfully with brass in such applications as the manufacture of pots and other hollow ware.
		Abraham Darby II left provision for a piece of land in Coalbrookdale "inclosed by a brick wall.....for a burial place for such Friends who shall choose to be buried there....." and he was the first to be interred here in 1763.
	www.sedgleymanor.com /people/abraham_darby.html (812 words)

	The National Archives \| Exhibitions & Learning online \| Black presence \| Learning journeys
		Abraham Darby I had been experimenting at the works, smelting iron with coke instead of charcoal.
		The need for Thomas Goldney III and Abraham Darby II to integrate their industrial enterprises led to the development, in 1757, of a railway network to transport goods between the works.
		Abraham Darby III proposed that a bridge made entirely of cast iron be built at Coalbrookdale.
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /pathways/blackhistory/journeys/voyage_html/goldney.htm (1557 words)

	Destinations UK - Ironbridge, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It took a great man of vision in the shape of Abraham Darby I, born in 1677 at nearby Dudley, to put all of these vital ingredients together; he was the first, in 1709, to master the science of smelting iron with coke, rather than costly charcoal.
		The Coalbrookdale works flourished and expanded under his son Abraham Darby II Throughout the decades that followed there was a whole series of world firsts to emanate from Ironbridge including cast iron rails, iron wheels, steam cylinders, steam locomotives, iron boats and, most famously, the still proud and erect first iron bridge.
		It was in November 1777 that Abraham Darby III began erecting the 378 tons of cast iron to build the bridge which spans the 30 m/100 ft of the Shropshire gorge.
	www.historic-uk.com /DestinationsUK/Ironbridge.htm (864 words)

	Coalbrookdale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abraham Darby II was brought into the business as an assistant manager when old enough.
		In 1778, Abraham Darby III undertook the building of the world's first cast iron bridge, the iconic Iron Bridge, opened in 1780.
		When Abraham Darby III enlarged the furnace, he only made the boshes wider on the front and left sides, but not on the right where doing so would have entailed moving the water wheel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coalbrookdale (1461 words)

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