Thomas Byerley
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Thomas Byerley (1747-11 September 1810) partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.
He was the son of John Byerley and Margaret Wedgwood, the daughter of Thomas Wedgwood III and sister of Josiah Wedgwood. In 1768 he emigrated to America but returned in 1775 and became a clerk at Etruria, where he became a salesman. After Josiah Wedgwood I's death and after Josiah Wedgwood II moved away he was left in charge of Etruria Works.
He married Frances Bruckfield January 12, 1782. They 11 children:
- Josiah Byerley
- Thomas Byerley
- Frances Byerley
- Maria Byerley
- Sarah Byerley
- John Byerley
- Ann Byerley
- Children Jane Frances Byerley
- Katherine Byerley (1797-1862), who married Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson
- Francis Bruckfield Byerley
- Charlotte Octavia Byerley
