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Actions	Material accumulated by Timothy Hackworth, son of Timothy Hackworth Remove from selection Add to selection TitleMaterial accumulated by Timothy Hackworth, son of Timothy Hackworth ReferenceHACK/4/3 CreatorHackworth, Timothy Timothy Hackworth (1825-1856) was the son of Timothy Hackworth (1786-1850) and Jane Hackworth (nee Golightly) and was born on 27 February 1825. He had a twin, Thomas, who died at six weeks old. He assisted his father with the business, and after his father died he continued to work at Soho Works. In January 1851 he applied for a mortgage to enable the business to continue and concentrated on building stationary engine at Soho. When the estate was being settled he offered to buy the works but his offer was rejected and the works eventually sold in 1855. By this time, Timothy had become very unwell with diabetes and had gone to live with his sister Prudence Nightingale, he died 2 May 1856. Date 10 February 1848 - 11 June 1856 Scope and ContentAll letters in this series are sent to Timothy Hackworth Jr from his father Timothy Hackworth Sr. Letters are all sent in 1848 and show Timothy Jr and his brother John Wesley Hackworth’s involvement in his father’s business at Soho Works. Correspondence describes work on orders for the London and Brighton Railway Company, some showing general difficulties that the Hackworths were facing with the order. The series also includes that probate of the will of Timothy Hackworth Jr. This describes how his belongings were distributed to his family and friends after his death in 1856. Extent4 items Levelseries Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York Related object Partial letter from Timothy Hackworth to probably George Stephenson Cross-written letter from Timothy Hackworth (Jn) to Jane Young (nee Hackworth) System of arrangementItems have been arranged in chronological order. Hierarchy browser HACK Hackworth Family Archive 1810 - 1980 fonds contains 9 parts HACK/4 Papers accumulated by children of Timothy Hackworth 1833 - 1914 sub-fonds contains 5 parts HACK/4/3 Material accumulated by Timothy Hackworth, son of Timothy Hackworth 10 February 1848 - 11 June 1856 series contains 4 parts

TitleMaterial accumulated by Timothy Hackworth, son of Timothy Hackworth

ReferenceHACK/4/3

Date

10 February 1848 - 11 June 1856

Scope and ContentAll letters in this series are sent to Timothy Hackworth Jr from his father Timothy Hackworth Sr. Letters are all sent in 1848 and show Timothy Jr and his brother John Wesley Hackworth’s involvement in his father’s business at Soho Works. Correspondence describes work on orders for the London and Brighton Railway Company, some showing general difficulties that the Hackworths were facing with the order. The series also includes that probate of the will of Timothy Hackworth Jr. This describes how his belongings were distributed to his family and friends after his death in 1856.

Extent4 items

Levelseries

Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York

Related object

Partial letter from Timothy Hackworth to probably George Stephenson

Cross-written letter from Timothy Hackworth (Jn) to Jane Young (nee Hackworth)

System of arrangementItems have been arranged in chronological order.