Eliza Tinsley

Eliza Tinsley (1813–1882) was an English businessperson.[1] She was the founder of the Eliza Tinsley Furniture or Eliza Tinsley & Company, Ltd.

She was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, as the daughter of file maker Benjamin Butler (d. 1827) and Ann Shaw (d. 1829). She married Thomas Tinsley and lived at The Limes in Sedgley with her husband and six children.[2] In 1851, she was widowed and inherited the nail-making business from her husband. In 1871, the company had 4,000 employees producing nails, chains, rivets and anchors.

Eliza Tinsley has a ward named after her at Rowley Regis Hospital.[3]

References

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ "Eliza's house set to be saved". www.expressandstar.com. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Community Wards". Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2022.


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