hallmark,
thank you for both of those links, unfortunately the book is slightly out of my price range atm but now i know that it exists, i will keep my eyes open for it elsewhere. also the pic of his grave, i am extremely grateful.
farrac,
i do know that he was The sole adjacent for William Furness & Co., Saw Mill Engineers, of Liverpool. and may well have been an agent for other firms also, though i haven't been able to confirm that yet.