Thomas Byerley (potter)

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Thomas Byerley (1747 – 11 September 1810) was an English businessman, a partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.

Life

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.

Family

He married Frances Bruckfield January 12, 1782. They had 11 children:

Josiah Byerley
Thomas Byerley
Frances Byerley
Maria Byerley
Sarah Byerley
John Byerley
Ann Byerley
Jane Margaret Byerley
Katherine Byerley (1797–1862), who married Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson
Francis Bruckfield Byerley
Charlotte Octavia Byerley

External links

http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/biogresults.asp?BiographySelection=5

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