The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, by Edward H. Milligan

Edward H. Milligan

Edward Hyslop Milligan , also known as Ted Milligan, is a Quaker historian and the former librarian at Friends House, London. He is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920, which includes entries for some 2,800 people...

, includes entries for some 2,800 people, arranged alphabetically. The last page is numbered 606.

Author

The author is the former Librarian and Archivist of Meeting for Sufferings

Meeting for Sufferings

Meeting for Sufferings is an executive committee of Britain Yearly Meeting, the body which acts on behalf of members of the Religious Society of Friends in Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies...

 of Britain Yearly Meeting

Britain Yearly Meeting

The Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, also known as Britain Yearly Meeting , is a religious organisation in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, often defined as a denomination of Christianity.It is a part of the international religious...

, who was responsible for the Library at Friends House, London and the co-operative biography project with two Quaker colleges in the United States. The author received the 2009 Besterman/McColvin Award for this work.

Indices

The work includes the following indices:

• Illustrations (copious black and white)
• Occupations
• Places (Arranged by County and Town)
• Apprentice masters
• Schools attended

The prelims (xviii pages)

• Prologue
• The Quaker background
• Entry arrangement (a somewhat lengthy explanation, but highly relevant)
• Abbreviations.

The appendices

1. The Quaker calendar
2. Editions of the Book of Discipline of London Yearly Meeting/Britain Yearly Meeting.
3. Queries and general advices
4. Regional and local area structure
5. Census
   United Kingdom Census 1851
   The United Kingdom Census of 1851 recorded the people residing in every household on the night of 30 March 1851, and was the second of the UK censuses to include details of household members...
   
    of attendance at Meetings 1851
6. York apprentices
7. Friends Provident
   Friends Provident
   Friends Provident was an organisation offering life insurance based in the United Kingdom. It was founded as a mutual Friendly Society for Quakers, although it was demutualised in 2001 and became a publicly listed company, no longer linked with the Religious Society of Friends...
   
    directors: an outsider's view
   • Glossary (Mini-essays on 50 Quakerese terms and issues, such as the Beacon Controversy, The Contagious Diseases Acts, Disownment, the Manchester Difficulty, Plain Dress, Women's Meetings . . .
   • Bibliography
   • Epilogue (which envisages the setting up of a revision committee for this work).

The entries

The Dictionary shows many kinship groups active in commerce and industry. It shows the female children of each subject, if they married a male who is also a subject. An example of kinship is the entries for people called "Fox":

• Albert (1836-1867), Kingsbridge
• Alfred
  Alfred Fox
  Alfred Fox, of Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, was owner and developer of Glendurgan Garden, now a National Trust property. He was a member of the Quaker Fox family of Falmouth.-Business interests:...
  
   (1794-1874), Falmouth
• Alfred Lloyd (1829-1885), Falmouth
• Arthur Edward (1864-1940), Falmouth
• Charles
  Charles Fox (scientist)
  Charles Fox , a Quaker scientist, developed Trebah Garden, near Mawnan Smith in Cornwall. He was a member of the influential Fox family of Falmouth....
  
   (1797-1878), Falmouth
• Charles (1801-1860), Wellington
• Charles Alfred (1848-1929), Kingsbridge
• David (1790-1871), Dewesbury
• David (1840-1901), Dewesbury
• Dykes Alexander (1829-1905), Wellington
• Edward (1749-1817), Wadebridge
• Edward (1789-1845), Wellington
• Edward Bonville (1886-1944), Plymouth
• Francis (1765-1812), Plymouth
• Francis (1772-1815), Parr
• Francis (1797-1862), Wadebridge
• Francis Edward (1834-1914), Tottenham
• Francis William (1841-1914), Kingsbridge
• Frederick (1798-1830), Falmouth
• Frederick Hingston (1825-1910), Wadebridge
• George (1746-1816), Wadebridge
• George (1796-1882), Wadebridge
• George Croker (1752-1807), Falmouth
• George Croker (1785-1850), Falmouth

• George Edward (1826-1912), Wadebridge
• George Henry (1845-1931), Falmouth
• Henry (1800-1876), Wellington
• Howard
  Howard Fox
  Howard Fox was a shipping agent and played a large part in the economic and cultural development of the town of Falmouth, Cornwall. He was a member of the influential Fox family of Falmouth.-Business interests:...
  
   (1836-1922), Falmouth
• James (1741/2-1819), Plymouth
• John Howard (1864-1951), Wellington
• Joseph Hingston (1835-1912), Kingsbridge
• Joseph Howland (1833-1915), Wellington
• Joshua (1792-1877), Falmouth
• Nathaniel (1835-1910), Falmouth
• Robert Were
  Robert Were Fox the Elder
  Robert Were Fox was a Quaker businessman who lived in Falmouth.- Life and work :Fox was born in Fowey, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, and married Elizabeth Tregelles in 1788. The couple had six sons, including Charles Fox of Trebah, Robert Were Fox FRS of Penjerrick Garden and Alfred Fox of...
  
   (1754-1818), Falmouth
• Robert Were
  Robert Were Fox the Younger
  Robert Were Fox FRS was a British geologist, natural philosopher and inventor. He is known mainly for his work on the temperature of the earth and his construction of a compass to measure magnetic dip at sea....
  
   (1789-1877), Falmouth
• Robert Were (1792-1872), Wadebridge
• Samuel (1781-1868), Nottingham
• Samuel (1794-1874), Wellington
• Samuel Lindoe (1830-1862), Wellington
• Sylvanus (1791-1851), Wellington
• Theodore (1831-1899), Falmouth
• Thomas (1747/9-1821), Wadebridge
• Thomas (1786-1862), Wellington
• Thomas (1828-1898), Wellington
• Thomas Were (1766-1844), Falmouth
• William (1746-1820), Nottingham

For more about the Quaker Foxes, see Francis Fox of St Germans

Francis Fox of St Germans

Francis Fox of St Germans was the progenitor of a vast clan of people called "Fox", notable in many fields of enterprise, science and the arts. He was an early convert to the Quaker faith, to which many of later generations were also true.-Origins:...

 and the Fox family of Falmouth

Fox family of Falmouth

The Fox family of Falmouth, Cornwall, UK were very influential in the development of the town of Falmouth in the 19th century and of the Cornish Industrial Revolution...

.