Mathew Boulton at the age of 21 on 3rd march 1749 married Mary Robinson, a distant cousin and the daughter of a prosperous Lichfield merce. The couple stayed for some time with the bride's mother in Lichfield and then moved to Birmingham. From Mary, Boulton had three daughters in the early 1750s, but all died in infancy. unfortunately in 1759 due to deteriorated health Mary Boulton died. Not long after her death Boulton married her sister Anne Robinsons in 1760. boulton had a daughter Anne Boulton and a son Mathew Robinsons Boulton from Anne. they lived 23 years of happy married life. the second marriage ended up due to tragic death of Anne.
After Mathew Boulton death his son continued the business with James Watt son but was not as successful as his father was. Later on the Soho Empire gradually sold out by Mathew Boulton's grandson.
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