W.T. Ellison & Co Ltd, Manchester & Turnstiles

[northern_rose]

I'm helping a friend research her tree and am trying to tie her grandfather (who we only know as W.T. Ellison) to the above company.

She knows he had an engineering business and on googling I wonder if it was the company that made turnstiles around 1950/51. I have found the patent to such online with the company address as 323, Bolton Road, Pendleton, Salford 6.

Can anyone tell me who owned the company and anymore about it?

(I realise the Manchester Records Office may hold more info but I am curretnly housebound due to an injury)

[Mr. MIGKY]

Hi rose, sorry to here your not so well.  I think i would look for records in Salford library?
I found this company in Salford and think it could be the one your looking for?
this is taken from the 1900/01 Telephone book.
Hope it helps/
Migky

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[northern_rose]

Thanks very much - that's def the turnstile company! I just need to think about ordering some certificates to tie her in!

Thanks also for your good wishes - in myself I am fine but have injured my knee meaning to date I have been off work for 7 weeks! To break my boredom I said I would research a friends tree which is proving VERY interesting compared to my own!

[Mr. MIGKY]

Just found them on the 1929 directory
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Migky

[northern_rose]

Oh Fab!!

I don't have any access to directories but realised I do have phone books on Ancestry!

All I know about my friends gt grandfather is that he was WT Ellison who had an engineering company. He married a Mabel (who died c1984) and died c1949. Their daughter was born 1929.

So I think it's time for me to hunt the BMD's!!

Thanks again

[midmum]

Hello !

This rang a bell with me as I recalled a local issue of Times Link mentioning these turnstiles and here are the web links:
www.salford.gov.uk/issue15.pdf
www.salford.gov.uk/link16.pdf

Also found a site mentioning his grandson:
December 2003: Norman writes (see Guest Book) "My father, Arthur Ellison, worked at M&P Park Works from the 1920s to 1962 when he retired as the foreman of the Machine Tool Maintenance Dept. He was born in Lower Broughton, Salford and lived in Camp St. His father (my grandfather) W.T.Ellison, designed the early "Non-Rush" Turnstiles which are still at many stadiums throughout the world - including Old Trafford cricket ground and, until recently, at Maine Road football ground

See www.zip.com.au/~lnbdds/Boschi/lsa/lsa01.htm for more info.

Good luck.

[northern_rose]

Midmum

Thanks very much for these links. The Salford links are fascinating - I have enjoyed reading all the articles!

I had found the comments from Norman Ellison but there is no way to contact him via the website .

I need to get on with hunting down BMD's - so far I haven't had much luck!

[mosiefish]

Hi,

This may be nothing but then again......

The 1901 census has a 5 year old William T Elllison born Irlams o`th Height and living in Pendlebury.  Father is listed as THOMAS Wm Ellison aged 34 a Mechanical and Consulting Engineer, Employer born Salford.  Reference is
RG13/3720 folio 142 page 5.

In 1891 the above Thomas Wm is, I suspect, WILLIAM T ELLISON son of a William T Eliison, Blacksmith living in Broughton.  Reference RG12/3211 folio 46 page 25.

Just thought I should mention the entries as they do seem to "fit"

Regards.
Mo

[northern_rose]

Thanks very much mosiefish. I had spotted them on 1901 but need to tie the census family to my friends.

I need to sit down and search the BMD's to get soem certificates to get me to the 1901 census!!