Jedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Jedediah Strutt, portrait by Joseph Wright of Derby. Courtesy of the Wright Gallery

Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed the production of ribbed stockings. Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced quickly became popular. Jedediah Strutt by Joseph Wright of Derby, photo taken by Chris Harris, under licence of Derby Museum and Art Gallery on the understanding the photo is to be used for non-profit and educational purposes. ... Jedediah Strutt by Joseph Wright of Derby, photo taken by Chris Harris, under licence of Derby Museum and Art Gallery on the understanding the photo is to be used for non-profit and educational purposes. ... An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump (1768). ... A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. ... A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. ...

Early life

He was born in South Normanton near Alfreton in Derbyshire into a farming family in 1726. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Statistics Population: 22,302 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK414558 Administration District: Amber Valley Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Ambulance: East Midlands Post office and telephone Post town: ALFRETON Postal... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ...

In 1740 he became an apprentice wheelwright in Findern and married Elizabeth Woolatt in 1755, who encouraged him greatly in his ventures. He moved to Blackwell where he had inherited a farm from one of his uncles and, in addition developed a business carrying coal from Denby to Belper and Derby. Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Wheelwright - a person that repairs and aligns defective wheels of automotive vehicles, such as automobiles, buses, and trucks. ... Findern is a village in south Derbyshire. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The name Blackwell can refer to many places, people, and things. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Denby Pottery Company Ltd is British manufacturer of pottery, and is named after the village of Denby in Derbyshire. ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ...

The Derby Rib

Strutt's brother-in-law, William Woolat, employed one Mr. Roper of Locko who had produced an idea for an attachment to the stocking frame to knit ribbed stockings. He had made one or two specimens which he showed to his friends, though he lacked the interest (and the capital) to develop his idea. Woolatt conferred with Strutt, who sold a horse and paid Roper £5 for his invention. Strutt and Woolatt turned the device into a viable machine and took out a patent in 1759. A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry. ...

Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced quickly became popular. Cotton was cheaper than silk and more comfortable than wool but demand was far exceeding supply.

Cotton mills

Strutt and another spinner, Samuel Need, were introduced to Richard Arkwright who had arrived in Nottingham in about 1768, and set up his spinning frame there using horse-power to run the mill, but this was an unsatsfactory power source. In Derby, John Lombe had built a successful silk spinning mill using water power. Strutt and Need joined Arkwright in the building of a cotton mill at Cromford, using what was hecneforth called Arkwright's water frame. This was the first of its kind in the world, marking the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Richard Arkwright Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an Englishman credited with the spinning frame — later renamed the water frame following the transition to water power. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Derby (disambiguation). ... John Lombe (1693 - 1722) was an inventor who patented 3 types of Silk machines, for winding, spinning and twisting. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cromford, in Derbyshire, England, is a village that is one of the significant sites in the development of the Industrial Revolution. ... The water frame is an extension of the spinning frame; both of which are credited to Richard Arkwright. ... A Watt steam engine. ...

Strutt bought land in 1777 for his first mill in Belper, which at that time was a hamlet of framework knitters and nail makers. In 1781 he bought the old forge at Makeney by Milford Bridge from Walter Mather. Belper opened in 1778 and Milford in 1782. For each he built long rows of substantial worker's houses and both are now part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Year 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Milford is a village in Derbyshire, England, on the River Derwent, between Duffield and Belper on the A6 trunk road. ... Masson Mills, Derwent Valley Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

In time there would be eight Strutt mills at Belper which would grow to a population of 10,000 by the mid-nineteenth century and be the second largest town in the county. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jedediah died in 1797 and is buried in the Unitarian Chapel in Field Row, Belper. 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Family

Strutt was the second son of William Strutt of South Normanton and Martha Statham of Shottle, Derbyshire, England. In 1755, he married Elizabeth Woollatt. They had five children before Elizabeth's death in London in 1774. In 1781, Strutt married again, to Ann Cantrell, the widow of George Daniels of Belper. There were no children from this marriage. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Belper at grid reference SK351476 Belper is a town within the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. ...

Jedediah and Elizabeth's children were:

• William (1756–1830), who married Barbara Evans, daughter of Thomas Evans (by his second wife), and who invented the Belper stove. Their son was the Liberal politician Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper.
• Elizabeth (1758–1836), who married William Evans, son of Thomas Evans (by his first wife).
• Martha (1760–1783), who married Samuel Fox.
• George Benson (1761–1841), who married Catherine Radford, daughter of Anthony Radford of Holbrook.
• Joseph Strutt (1765–1844), who married Isabella Douglas, daughter of Archibold Douglas.

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See also

• Baron Belper

Baron Belper, of Belper in the County of Derbyshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

Reference

• Cooper, B., (1983) Transformation of a Valley: The Derbyshire Derwent Heinemann, republished 1991 Cromford: Scarthin Books
• R. S. Fitton and A. P. Wadsworth, The Strutts and the Arkwrights 1758-1830: a study of the early factory system (1958).

External links

• Biography of Jedediah Strutt
• Jedediah Strutt - a pioneer of the cotton spinning industry in Derbyshire