A report on Hannah Greg
The architect of a paternalistic industrial community in the north of England, a prominent Unitarian and significant diarist.
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Samuel Greg
4 linksIrish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system.
Irish-born industrialist and entrepreneur of the early Industrial Revolution and a pioneer of the factory system.
He and his wife Hannah Greg assumed welfare responsibilities for their employees, many of whom were children, building a model village alongside the factory.
Quarry Bank Mill
2 linksOne of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution.
One of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution.
Quarry Bank Mill was established by Samuel Greg, and was notable for innovations both in machinery and also in its approach to labour relations, the latter largely as a result of the work of Greg's wife, Hannah Lightbody.
Robert Hyde Greg
3 linksEnglish industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament.
English industrialist, economist, antiquary, and - briefly - a Member of Parliament.
Born in Manchester, he was the son of Samuel Greg and Hannah Lightbody, the creators of Quarry Bank Mill, a pioneering factory of the early Industrial Revolution.
Jane Greg
1 linksIrish republican agitator with connections to radical political circles in England.
Irish republican agitator with connections to radical political circles in England.
In Manchester, Samuel, who with his maternal uncles rose to be one of the great northern "cotton kings", married Hannah Lightbody.
William Rathbone Greg
1 linksEnglish essayist.
English essayist.
Born in Manchester, the son of Samuel Greg, the creator of Quarry Bank Mill, and Hannah Greg, he was brother to Robert Hyde Greg and the junior Samuel Greg.
Adam Hodgson
0 linksEnglish merchant in Liverpool, known also as a writer and abolitionist.
English merchant in Liverpool, known also as a writer and abolitionist.
His aunt Hannah Lightbody married Samuel Greg; the couple established Quarry Bank Mill, a centre of innovation in the cloth business.
William Rathbone V
1 linksEnglish merchant and politician, serving as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
English merchant and politician, serving as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.
Rathbone married Elizabeth (1790–1882), daughter of Samuel Greg of Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire and Hannah (née Lightbody) in 1812.