Josiah Wedgwood, of Etruria

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"...Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" anti-slavery medallion. He was a member of the Darwin-Wedgwood family. He was the grandfather of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin...

...Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, the twelfth and last child of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Wedgwood (née Stringer; d. 1766), Josiah was raised within a family of English Dissenters...

...Wedgwood married Sarah Wedgwood (1734–1815), his third cousin, in January 1764. They had seven children..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Josiah Wedgwood', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 January 2011, 05:58 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josiah_Wedgwood&oldid=405...> [accessed 6 January 2011]

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Category: Entrepreneurs
Category: Pottery Manufacturers Category: Burslem, Staffordshire Category: Etruria, Staffordshire
English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. A prominent abolitionist, Wedgwood is remembered for his "Am I Not a Man And a Brother?" anti-slavery medallion.

Biography

England, NotablesJosiah Wedgwood was baptised on 12 July 1730 at St John's Church, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, the son of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Stringer. <ref>"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NG-2XL : 30 December 2014, Josiah Wedgwood, 12 Jul 1730); citing BURSLEM,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0096876-78.</ref> He was the youngest of ten children, two of whom died ininfancy (Mary and Abner).
Josiah Wedgwood married his third cousin, Sarah Wedgwood, on 25 January 1764 in Astbury, Cheshire, England. <ref>"England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F18X-5ZF : 7 December 2017), Josiah Wedgwood, 25 Jan 1764; citing , , Cheshire Record Office,Chester; FHL microfilm .</ref>

He was the grandfather of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin.

Fellow of the Royal Society.

Occupation: Master potter.

He passed away in 1795.

Sources

<references />* Probate entry, Josiah Wedgewood, Probate date: 2 Jul 1795 Residence:Etruria, Staffordshire, England, The National Archives; Kew, England;Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1264, Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013 Free Ancestry Image accessed 18 Aug 2020

See Also:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Wedgwood

Acknowledgments ===* Wedgwood-16 created through the import of Lockwood Family Tree.ged on 30 April 2011.

• Janice Hardin, Dec 13, 2011.* https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14543257/person/15...