Biography:
1. Thomas Rumbold was a Labourer by trade who was set to work by Daniel Cornish in October 1787 at 9/-d per week, possibly renovating the Mills following their purchase by the Government from Mr Walton (Winters' Centenary Memorial, p.28). A Record dated the 24th January 1789 (Supply 5/212) stated that Rumbold was to "be tried as a Millman". In Supply 5/213 dated the 18th April 1789, however, in common with the majority of the workforce, it was recorded that he was "cutting and planting willow trees, cutting of canal at the new Corning House, removing earth to the Store, unloading barge of coals & charring wood."
2. Nevertheless, he was appointed as a Millman in the Corning House sometime after January 1789. His pay as a Millman on the 21st March 1789 was given as 2/-d per day (Supply 5/212) and he was still working as a Millman in March 1790, according to Supply 5/214.
4. On page 33 of his Cenenary Memorial, Winters records, "Sept. 9th 1789. This morning at 11 o'clock the two new Iron Mills blew up. Thomas Rumbold, the Millman on duty, had just liquored the charge and happened to be outside; he received no hurt. The master worker says this mill has frequently blown up."
5. Supply 5/214 dated September 1789 recorded that Rumbold was 67 years of age, and confirmed that he was still employed as a Millman.
6. Supply 5/215 dated 11th December 1790, confirmed that Thomas was still a Millman earning 2/-d per day.
7. Rumbold became a Warder around June 1791, and was still working as such in January 1792, as well as July to September of that year (Supply 5/215 dated the 31st January 1792 and footnotes added to that Return).
8. In February 1793 he was "absent sick but receives his pay" and a footnote to this Return (Supply 5/216 dated the 28th February 1793) stated that his name had been ommited.
