Thread: Printers - London

David13 · 31-08-2008, 10:47 PM

A number of my relatives have had connections with the printing trade.
My grandmothers family were printers in London from 1790 - 1910 & her Mother was daughter of John Southward who wrote numerous books on printing.

Found a interesting site on book trade & printers in the 18th Century:
http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100154/1.html#8

"Exeter working papers in British book trade history" It covers London & the some information on the rest of the UK as well as Devon.

Must find time to research more on 19thC printing.

ancestoraddict · 11-10-2008, 01:41 PM

Hi David

My great, great grandfather and his father both called William Thomas Coombs were lithographic printers in London. William Jnr was a compositor for one of the press offices in Farringdon Road but he lived in the Oxford Street area. This explains how he met my great, great gran as she lived in Holborn near Farringdon Road before they wed.

He was a member of a London Printers Union as well.

Ben

David13 · 15-10-2008, 10:42 PM

Hi Ben

Just looked on the British Book Trade Index

http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/results.htm

and there are 17 Coombs listed between 1725 & 1851

Another site on British Book Trade is of the Exeter working papers, which use to be on the Devon Local History site but now is here

http://bookhistory.blogspot.com/2005/12/index.html

A few Coombs on there as well.

Good Hunting

David

31-08-2008, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
David13 Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bucks Posts: 36	Printers - London A number of my relatives have had connections with the printing trade. My grandmothers family were printers in London from 1790 - 1910 & her Mother was daughter of John Southward who wrote numerous books on printing. Found a interesting site on book trade & printers in the 18th Century: http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/100154/1.html#8 "Exeter working papers in British book trade history" It covers London & the some information on the rest of the UK as well as Devon. Must find time to research more on 19thC printing.
	David Families: Wood (London), Ross (Scotland, Ireland, Liverpool), Larrance, (Hampshire, London), Heaton (Durham, Devon, London)

11-10-2008, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
ancestoraddict Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norfolk Posts: 33	Re: Printers - London Hi David My great, great grandfather and his father both called William Thomas Coombs were lithographic printers in London. William Jnr was a compositor for one of the press offices in Farringdon Road but he lived in the Oxford Street area. This explains how he met my great, great gran as she lived in Holborn near Farringdon Road before they wed. He was a member of a London Printers Union as well. Ben

15-10-2008, 10:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
David13 Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bucks Posts: 36	Re: Printers - London Hi Ben Just looked on the British Book Trade Index http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/results.htm and there are 17 Coombs listed between 1725 & 1851 Another site on British Book Trade is of the Exeter working papers, which use to be on the Devon Local History site but now is here http://bookhistory.blogspot.com/2005/12/index.html A few Coombs on there as well. Good Hunting David
	David Families: Wood (London), Ross (Scotland, Ireland, Liverpool), Larrance, (Hampshire, London), Heaton (Durham, Devon, London)