Background
He lived with a farming family, the son of William Hornsby and his wife Sarah.
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Richard Hornsby
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His firm also developed early diesels and caterpillar tracks. He started his apprenticeship for Havercroft Wheelwright in Barnetby (North Lincolnshire). He came to Grantham in 1810 looking for work.
He approached Richard Seaman, the village blacksmith of Barrowby.
When working in Barrowby, he had the idea to put a set of wheels on an adjustable harrow. Seeing this inventiveness, Seaman offered him a partnership in his company.
The firm became Richard Hornsby & Sons in 1828, when Seaman retired. The company made ploughs and seed drills.
By 1840, the company made steam engines, which were used for traction engines in the 1850s.
These were used for harvesting crops.
