About Eliza Tinsley
Lived 1813 – 1882 (aged 69). Eliza Tinsley was an industrialist.
Eliza Tinsley, née Butler (1813–1882) was an English businessperson. She was the founder of the Eliza Tinsley Furniture, also known as the or Eliza Tinsley & Company, Ltd.
Life and career Eliza Tinsley was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, as the daughter of file maker Benjamin Butler (d. 1827) and Ann Shaw (d. 1829). She married Thomas Tinsley in 1839, and lived at The Limes in Sedgley with her husband and six children.
In 1851, she was widowed and inherited the nail-making business from her husband, and developed it in to a substantial furniture company. In 1871, the company had 4,000 employees producing nails, chains, rivets and anchors.
Legacy Eliza Tinsley has a ward named after her at Rowley Regis Hospital.
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Who was Eliza Tinsley?
Tinsley, Eliza (1813–1882), manufacturer
When was Eliza Tinsley born?
Eliza Tinsley was born on 17 January 1813.
When did Eliza Tinsley die?
Eliza Tinsley died on 17 January 1882.
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Eliza Tinsley was an industrialist.
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