As Emma - Journeys into Genealogy shares in her presentation, her third great-grandfather, Andrew Handyside, 1805-1887, was born in Scotland. He benefited from learning his trade by working for his uncle’s engineering works in St. Petersburg, Russia, before coming to Derby, England. In Derby, he first acquired an interest in an iron foundry before turning it into Andrew Handyside & Company, Limited, and growing it internationally.

Today, installations include massive architectural iron construction like St. Pancras Station in London to collectible cast iron fountains, urns, and postal boxes. As Emma asks, have you found any artifacts built by the company in your area? Drop her a note!

Emma graciously included the slides from her talk today. You’ll find it loaded with valuable tips and linked references.

Andrew Handyside Resources:

For further context and details, you can explore some of these links:

* Wikipedia

* Science Museum

* National Gallery of Scotland

* Derby Photos (list of lots of his constructions)

* Vintagemachinery.org

* Pro Quest (may require institutional login)

* Google Searches brought up lots of auction items

* Grace’s Guide

* Derbyshire Archaeological Society

* Derby Museum and Art Gallery

* Friends of Friar Gate Bridge

* Derbyphotos.co.uk

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