The Arkwrights: Spinners of FortuneRichard Arkwright was born in Preston in 1732. He married Patience Holt in 1755 and had a son, Richard, in the same year. After Patience's death in 1756, he married Margaret Biggens in 1761. He passed away in 1792, and was buried at Smelting Mill Green, close to Cromford Bridge. |
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| Title | The Arkwrights: Spinners of Fortune |
| Authors | R. S. Fitton, Robert S. Fitton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0719026466, 9780719026461 |
| Length | 322 pages |
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