Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
English, 1790 - 1895
In 1790, Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-1795) took his three sons, John, Josiah II and Thomas, and his nephew, Tom Byerley, into partnership. The firm was then known as Wedgwood, Sons, & Byerley. From 1790 to 1895 the proprietors of Wedgwood were: Josiah I, Josiah II and Thomas Byerley (1793); Josiah II and Thomas Byerley (known as Wedgwood & Byerley) (1795); Josiah II, John and Thomas Byerley (referred to as Josiah Wedgwood & Sons in constituent file, however, official name is uncertain) (1800); Josiah II (1811); Josiah II and Josiah III (1823); Josiah II with his sons Josiah III and Francis (1827); Josiah III and Francis (1841); Francis (1842); Francis and John Boyle (1843); Francis (1845); Francis and Robert Brown (1846); Francis and Robert Brown 1850); Francis with his son Godfrey (1859); Francis with his sons Godfrey and Clement Francis (1863); Francis with his sons Godfrey, Clement Francis and Lawrence (1868); Godfrey with his brothers Clement Francis and Lawrence (1870); Lawrence, with his nephews Cecil and Francis Hamilton (1891). Incorporated as Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. in 1895.
Person TypeCorporate Entity
English, 1895 - present
English, 17th century-present