William Marcroft Explained
William Marcroft (15 July 1822 – 8 September 1894) was a British co-operator, writer, and advocate for producer co-operatives.[1] [2] Marcroft was active in the Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society, the Co-operative Wholesale Society, and the Oldham Building and Manufacturing Company (later renamed to the Sun Mill Company).[3] [4]
Publications by Marcroft
- Book: Marcroft, William . A Co-operative Village: How to Conduct It, and Where to Form It . Central Co-operative Board . 1870 . Manchester . En . 1.
- Book: Marcroft, William . The Sun Mill Company, Limited; Its Commercial and Social History . 1877 . En . 1.
- Book: Marcroft, William . The Marcroft Family . E. Wrigley & Sons . 1889 . Rochdale . En . 1.
- Book: Marcroft, William . Ups and Downs: Life in Machine-Making Works . 1889 . Oldham . 1.
Notes and References
- 47896. 10.1093/ref:odnb/47896. Marcroft, William.
- Book: Saville, John . Dictionary of Labour Biography, Volume I . Tyson . R. E. . 1972 . . . 1972 . 978-0-333-42757-6 . Bellamy . Joyce M. . London . 231–232 . en . MARCROFT, William (1822–94) . Saville . John.
- Web site: Sun Mill Archive - Archives Hub . 2022-04-21 . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk . 2022-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710174159/https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/1452b9c0-cf63-34af-b2dd-ea1324587dad . live .
- Tyson . R.E. . 1979 . William Marcroft (1822–94) and the limited liability movement in Old-ham . Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society . 80.
