William Marcroft

William Marcroft
William Marcroft
Born	15 July 1822; Middleton, Lancashire, England
Died	8 September 1894 (aged 72); Failsworth, Lancashire, England
Movement	Co-operative
Spouse(s)	Jane Smith (m. 1844; died 1882)
Children	6

William Marcroft (15 July 1822 – 8 September 1894) was a British co-operator, writer, and advocate for producer co-operatives.[1] 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).[2][3]

Publications by Marcroft

— (1870). A Co-operative Village: How to Conduct It, and Where to Form It. Manchester: Central Co-operative Board.
— (1877). The Sun Mill Company, Limited; Its Commercial and Social History.
— (1889). The Marcroft Family. Rochdale: E. Wrigley & Sons.
— (1889). Ups and Downs: Life in Machine-Making Works. Oldham.

References

"Marcroft, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47896. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
"Sun Mill Archive - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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).

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[1] "Marcroft, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47896. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "Sun Mill Archive - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[3] 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).