Background
He was the son of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Gough. He had 12 children, the youngest of whom, Alfred, father of the future prime minister Stanley Baldwin, was born in 1841, the year after George died.
He was the son of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Gough. He had 12 children, the youngest of whom, Alfred, father of the future prime minister Stanley Baldwin, was born in 1841, the year after George died.
This ironworks incorporated Wilden Forge (which had been built in 1647 by Thomas Foley (1616-1677). The Wilden Works were taken over in 1870 by the youngest half-brother of Pearce and William, Alfred. lieutenant became the basis for the subsequent fortune of the Baldwin family.
lieutenant had usually been operated by (or for) members of the Foley until 1776, and after that by various tenants (see Wilden Ironworks for details).