Woodfold Hall
| Elma Amy Yerburgh | |
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| Born |
Elma Amy Thwaites 30 July 1864 Addison Lodge, Addison Road, London, England |
| Died | 6 December 1946 (aged 82) Barwhillanty, Scotland |
| Resting place | Parton kirkyard |
| Monuments | Thwaites Empire Theatre |
| Residence | Woodfold Hall |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Owner and chairman of Thwaites Brewery |
| Home town | Blackburn, England |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Yerburgh |
| Children | |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Thwaites |
Elma Amy Yerburgh (née Thwaites, 30 July 1864 – 6 December 1946) was a member of the Thwaites family who was owner and then chairman of the Thwaites Brewery company (of Blackburn, England) from 1888 to 1946. She was the daughter of Daniel Thwaites, M.P. for Blackburn, and was married to Robert Yerburgh, M.P. for Chester. In the town of Blackburn she was known for her generosity to the company's workers and as a public benefactor, who helped fund the construction of the War Memorial wing to Blackburn Royal Infirmary and helped found the town's Empire Theatre, now named after her. Her name was also commemorated in "Elma's Pound", a beer specially brewed by Thwaites Brewery for Christmas 2007 to celebrate their 200th anniversary.
She was born at Addison Lodge in Addison Road, near Holland Park, London, the daughter of Daniel Thwaites (1817–1888) and his wife, Eliza Amelia (née Gregory) (1824–1907). An older brother, Edward, was born on 20 March 1861, but died in the August of the same year. Daniel Thwaites had taken control of the family brewery business in 1858 following the death of his father and the retirement of his brothers.
In London on 8 August 1888 she married Robert Yerburgh (1853–1916), who had been elected as Member of Parliament for Chester in the 1886 general election. The couple had first met earlier that year at Winfield House, the home of Sir Harry Hornby, M.P. for Blackburn. The wedding had been postponed for several weeks because of the ill health of her father. Shortly after the marriage, the couple joined her parents at the family estate at Barwhillanty, near Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, where her father died on 21 September 1888.
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