Robinson Thwaites

Robinson Thwaites
R. Thwaites and Co's Vulcan Works at Thornton Road, Bradford, 1858
Born1807
Horton, Bradford
Died22 October 1884
Bradford
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Mechanical engineer,
company director
Employer(s)Thwaites and Carbutt
SpouseAnna Hirst (c. 1821 – 1880)
ChildrenThomas, Mary, Anna, William, Eliza, Arthur, Edward, John, Albert
Parents
  • Thomas Thwaites (1784/5 – 7 April 1869) (father)
  • Hannah Hammond (c. 1773 – 1851) (mother)

Robinson Thwaites (1807 – 22 October 1884) was a nineteenth-century mechanical engineer and mill-owner in Bradford, Yorkshire. His companies included at different times Robinson Thwaites and Co, Thwaites and Carbutt and Thwaites Brothers.