People

List of principal people referenced on this website with biographical details

WARRINGTON CONNECTIONS

Thomas Webb (c1729 - 1810)

Active in the Warrington glass industry.

Identified as the father of Thomas Webb (c1753 - 1839), and grandfather of William Webb (1795 - 1865)

Thomas Webb (c1753 - 1839)

Active in the Warrington glass industry. The father of Thomas Webb (1796 - 1873)

Jesse Webb (1781 - 1851)

Son of Thomas Webb (c1753 - 1839). A glass blower with probable managerial role, active at Molineaux & Webb.

Maria Webb (1794 - 1871)

Daughter of Thomas Webb (c1753 - 1839). Mother of Thomas Percival of Percival & Vickers.

Also includes information on the Manchester Glass Bottle Works co-founded by her husband.

Thomas Percival (1818 - 1875)

Son of Maria Webb. Co-founder of Percival & Vickers.

William Webb (1795 - 1865)

Warrington glass blower. His descendants formed other Webb glass companies in Manchester.

Cousin of Thomas Webb (1796-1873).

Also see: The Descendants of William Webb

MOLINEAUX & WEBB FOUNDERS

Thomas Webb (1797 - 1873)

Son of Thomas Webb (c1753 - 1839). Co-founder of Molineaux & Webb.

Boulton Molineaux (1791 - 1879)

Warrington businessman. Co-founder of Molineaux & Webb.

Thomas Molineaux (1799 - 1851)

A chemist. Co-founder of Molineaux & Webb.

Owen Ellis (c1789 -1839)

Co-founder of Molineaux & Webb.

William Maginnis (c1776 -1840s)

Co-founder of Molineaux & Webb.

LATER PARTNERS IN THE BUSINESS

David Wilkinson (1810 - 1862)

London businessman who became a partner in Molineaux & Webb.

Thomas George Webb (1827 - 1901)

Son of Thomas Webb (1796 - 1873). Led Molineaux & Webb in the 1860s to 1880s.

Baden Webb (1852 - 1924)

Son of Thomas George Webb. Glass manufacturer.

Duncan Webb (1854 - 1936)

Son of Thomas George Webb. Led Molineaux & Webb from the late 1880s to around the end of World War 1.

Duncan Webb Junior (1890 - 1947)

Son of Duncan Webb. Led Molineaux & Webb from the retirement of his father until its liquidation in 1929.

LAST LINK TO THE COMPANY

Pamela Mary Webb (1918 - 2008)

Daughter of Duncan Webb Junior. She was in possession of the family heirlooms from their time in the glass industry.

SELECTIVE FAMILY TREE