Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary NORTON 
, 880
, 880Census1841, Waterside South, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1425 Age: 27
BurialCanwick Old Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1427
EducationPrimitive Methodists
FatherJames NORTON , 4599
Spouses
1Richard DUCKERING 
, 832
, 832Birth28 March 1814, Coates, Lincolnshire, England1413
Census6 June 1841, Waterside South, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1416 Age: 27
Census7 April 1861, 49 Waterside North, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1419 Age: 47
Death23 August 1870, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1420 Age: 56
BurialCanwick Old Cemetery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England1421
EducationIron Founder 18511422
ReligionPrimitive Methodists
FatherSamuel DUCKERING , 817 (1781-1840)
MotherSarah PINNING , 818 (~1782-1829)
Notes for Mary NORTON
Lincolnshire Chronicle, 26 March 1847. Died. In St Swithin’s, Lincoln, on the 19th inst., Mary wife of Richard Duckering, aged 24.
Notes for Richard (Spouse 1)
The land which the iron foundry was situated, was bought by Thomas Duckering, who is Richard's brother, 428 square yards, on the 15th May 1857 for £700 from Edward Ross, a farmer. (Indenture in Lincoln Archives 27.10.97)
Article by Mark Duckering 2021 - Duckering’s Iron Foundry, 1845-1962.
In 1845, Lincolnshire-born Richard Duckering, a 31-year-old moulder, and Edward Burton, a machine maker, went into business together, forming the partnership of Burton and Duckering- Iron and Brass Founders. Located close to their homes, at number 53 1/2 Waterside South, they became one of the earliest iron founders in the city of Lincoln.
The three foundries of Ruston, Proctor and Company, of Burton and Duckering, and of Clayton and Shuttleworth were ‘reached in turn along the riverside’, according to one contemporary record. Examination of the nineteenth-century Padley plans of Lincoln suggest that the site of Burton and Duckering works was in line with the later Montague Street footbridge that spanned the Rover Witham near Stamp End.
At the outset, Burton and Duckering seemed to be doing well, working alongside their employees, but they suffered a setback with the outbreak of a late-night fire, as reported in the Satmford Mercury on 3 September 1847:
“FIRE! Just before 11 o’clock on MOnday night, 30th August, the foundry of Messrs Burton and Duckering burst all at once in a terrific blaze which enveloped the whole building. The County and City engines were speedily upon the spot, but the fire raged, all attempts to go inside the building to save the valuable moulds from destruction…. were utterly futile… and to hazard human life within its reach would have been madly courting disaster. The blaze being subdued after half an hour… The building was composed nearly entirely of wood and never ought to have been used for so dangerous a business as smelting and casting iron. The constant heat had dried out the wood and thee roof crevices had filled with soot… this soot seemed at length to take fire like gunpowder and erupted in a magnificent coruscation and the fire in the interior having obtained an upward vent raged like a furnace.”
Fortunately, there were no casualties, as the workmen had left only 30 minutes before, but it had caused about £500 of uninsured damage to buildings and contents.
Very little was left after the fire but, as soon as tarpaulins and a kind of roof was erected, work began again, fulfilling orders for ovens, boilers, plough shares and machine castings. By 1855, the partnership had ended, with Richard Duckering continuing as sole employer. In 1856, Richard’s only son, Charles, aged 15, joined his father and around 25 employees. By 1857, the business had outgrown number 53 1/2 Waterside South and so the larger Witham Steam Packet Company’s former site was purchased on the north side of the river, including a coal-yard, offices, outbuildings and cottages, together with 429 square yards of land giving room for future expansion.
The move into the new foundry was made by 1859. The old buildings and cottages proved ideal as storage for the numerous patterns kept. Later, another 1000 square yards of land with four tenements, which the company had previously rented, was bought at auction in 1869 for £265.
In 1870, Richard died, aged 56 years, and 29-year-old Charles inherited, giving the business his name soon after. (Article continues under Charles).
Richard founded the Iron and Brass Foundry, 52 Waterside, Lincoln. (Whites Directory 1852, Jean D. letter 6.4.96)
See advertisemnet in Leary’s Lincoln Guide Advertiser published 1860. (Lincoln Libarary)
An advert from the 'Directory & Gazeteer of Lincolnshire' 1868, records that the iron foundry was offering, agricultural equipment, such as plough shares, drilling machines, plus brass casting for machinists etc..., plus cart and wagon brushes and stoves, cast iron spouts, etc. in fact an incredible range of goods. See copy of advert. (Mark)
Richard's will records his death as the 28th of August 1870 and that he left effects valued under £5000. (Michael D. 29.6.96)
Advert in Lincoln directory for 1899. (Mark D. 29.10.96)
The address for the Iron Foundry is 52 Waterside North and was next door to the Sloop Inn. This property has now been demolised and is now the site of a car park.
An advert form a Kelly's Directory, list the following services offered by the factory, 'engineer, millstone builder, millwright and brass & iron founder'. Advert at Ruth D. 9.3.96
Lincoln at one time had many cast-iron lamp posts and drain covers with the name 'Duckering' on. The factory also had retail outlets, which sold a wide variety of manufactured goods, such as, 'tile stoves, mantel pieces, kitchen ranges, manhole covers, gully grates, etc..' see the adverts and photographs on file. (Daniels/Jill Dyson - 30.4.96)
Stamford Mercury, 26 August 1870. Died. At Lincoln, on Tuesday, August 23d, Mr Richard Duckering, ironfounder, aged 55 years.
Article by Mark Duckering 2021 - Duckering’s Iron Foundry, 1845-1962.
In 1845, Lincolnshire-born Richard Duckering, a 31-year-old moulder, and Edward Burton, a machine maker, went into business together, forming the partnership of Burton and Duckering- Iron and Brass Founders. Located close to their homes, at number 53 1/2 Waterside South, they became one of the earliest iron founders in the city of Lincoln.
The three foundries of Ruston, Proctor and Company, of Burton and Duckering, and of Clayton and Shuttleworth were ‘reached in turn along the riverside’, according to one contemporary record. Examination of the nineteenth-century Padley plans of Lincoln suggest that the site of Burton and Duckering works was in line with the later Montague Street footbridge that spanned the Rover Witham near Stamp End.
At the outset, Burton and Duckering seemed to be doing well, working alongside their employees, but they suffered a setback with the outbreak of a late-night fire, as reported in the Satmford Mercury on 3 September 1847:
“FIRE! Just before 11 o’clock on MOnday night, 30th August, the foundry of Messrs Burton and Duckering burst all at once in a terrific blaze which enveloped the whole building. The County and City engines were speedily upon the spot, but the fire raged, all attempts to go inside the building to save the valuable moulds from destruction…. were utterly futile… and to hazard human life within its reach would have been madly courting disaster. The blaze being subdued after half an hour… The building was composed nearly entirely of wood and never ought to have been used for so dangerous a business as smelting and casting iron. The constant heat had dried out the wood and thee roof crevices had filled with soot… this soot seemed at length to take fire like gunpowder and erupted in a magnificent coruscation and the fire in the interior having obtained an upward vent raged like a furnace.”
Fortunately, there were no casualties, as the workmen had left only 30 minutes before, but it had caused about £500 of uninsured damage to buildings and contents.
Very little was left after the fire but, as soon as tarpaulins and a kind of roof was erected, work began again, fulfilling orders for ovens, boilers, plough shares and machine castings. By 1855, the partnership had ended, with Richard Duckering continuing as sole employer. In 1856, Richard’s only son, Charles, aged 15, joined his father and around 25 employees. By 1857, the business had outgrown number 53 1/2 Waterside South and so the larger Witham Steam Packet Company’s former site was purchased on the north side of the river, including a coal-yard, offices, outbuildings and cottages, together with 429 square yards of land giving room for future expansion.
The move into the new foundry was made by 1859. The old buildings and cottages proved ideal as storage for the numerous patterns kept. Later, another 1000 square yards of land with four tenements, which the company had previously rented, was bought at auction in 1869 for £265.
In 1870, Richard died, aged 56 years, and 29-year-old Charles inherited, giving the business his name soon after. (Article continues under Charles).
Richard founded the Iron and Brass Foundry, 52 Waterside, Lincoln. (Whites Directory 1852, Jean D. letter 6.4.96)
See advertisemnet in Leary’s Lincoln Guide Advertiser published 1860. (Lincoln Libarary)
An advert from the 'Directory & Gazeteer of Lincolnshire' 1868, records that the iron foundry was offering, agricultural equipment, such as plough shares, drilling machines, plus brass casting for machinists etc..., plus cart and wagon brushes and stoves, cast iron spouts, etc. in fact an incredible range of goods. See copy of advert. (Mark)
Richard's will records his death as the 28th of August 1870 and that he left effects valued under £5000. (Michael D. 29.6.96)
Advert in Lincoln directory for 1899. (Mark D. 29.10.96)
The address for the Iron Foundry is 52 Waterside North and was next door to the Sloop Inn. This property has now been demolised and is now the site of a car park.
An advert form a Kelly's Directory, list the following services offered by the factory, 'engineer, millstone builder, millwright and brass & iron founder'. Advert at Ruth D. 9.3.96
Lincoln at one time had many cast-iron lamp posts and drain covers with the name 'Duckering' on. The factory also had retail outlets, which sold a wide variety of manufactured goods, such as, 'tile stoves, mantel pieces, kitchen ranges, manhole covers, gully grates, etc..' see the adverts and photographs on file. (Daniels/Jill Dyson - 30.4.96)
Stamford Mercury, 26 August 1870. Died. At Lincoln, on Tuesday, August 23d, Mr Richard Duckering, ironfounder, aged 55 years.
Notes for Richard & Mary (Family)
Parish register: 1839. Marriage solemnized by banns in the church of St Mary le Wigford in the City of Lincoln. No 22. October 14th. Richard Duckring, full age, bachelor, moulder residing St Swithin, father Samuel Duckering, labourer. Mary Norton, full age, spinster, residing St Mary le Wigford, father James Norton, labourer. Richard made his mark X & Mary signed in the presence of Thomas Dixon and Richard Savage.