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A History of the County of Oxford
… fulling mill was let by the mid 18th century to the Collins family, local blanket weavers, 38 and in 1808 John … Collier of Witney (d. 1735), re-let his share to Thomas Collins senior and junior for 14 years. By 1812, however, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… processes: thus the blanket- and carpetmaker Anthony Collins (d. 1779) had interests in fulling mills in Witney … Collier (d. 1685), Thomas Dolley (d. 1763), and John Collins (d. 1796) were all called gentlemen, as were the … Plummer and Early, Blanket Makers, 14950. e.g. Baughan, Collins, Coxeter, Dolley, Selman: ORO, B1/BC/F/2100; ibid. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… families, together with John Brice, John Brooks, Thomas Collins, George Hathaway, and James and William Marriott. 19 … women. 21 Smaller firms continued to be taken over: Thomas Collins's weaving shops and small blanket factory on the …