Francis Wedgwood (25 November 1800 – 2 October 1888) a grandson of the English potter

Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indus ...

Born in Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, Wedgwood was the son of the MP

Josiah Wedgwood II Josiah Wedgwood II (3 April 1769 – 12 July 1843), the son of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood, continued his father's firm and was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-upon-Trent from 1832 to 1835. He was an abolitionist, and detested slav ...

. He became a partner in the

Wedgwood Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. It was rapid ...

firm in 1827 and was left in sole charge after the retirement of his father and elder brother

Josiah Wedgwood III Josiah "Joe" Wedgwood III (12 January 1795–11 March 1880), a grandson of the English potter Josiah Wedgwood. Wedgwood was the eldest son of Josiah Wedgwood II and his wife Elizabeth Allen. He was born nine days after the death of his gran ...

. On 26 April 1832 in

Rolleston on Dove Rolleston on Dove, also known simply as Rolleston, is a village in Staffordshire, England near Burton upon Trent. Sir Oswald Mosley, the founder of the British Union of Fascists spent some of his earlier years at the family seat here. Rolles ...

, he married Frances Mosley, daughter of the Rev. John Peploe Mosley, rector of Rolleston. She was the granddaughter of the late

Sir John Parker Mosley, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

, and cousin to Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet. Francis and Frances had seven children: * Godfrey Wedgwood (1833–1905) * Amy Wedgwood (1835–1910) * Cicely Mary Wedgwood (1837–1917) * Clement Francis Wedgwood (1840–1889) * Laurence Wedgwood (1844–1913) * Constance Rose Wedgwood (1846–1903) * Mabel Frances Wedgwood (born and died 1852) Economic difficulties in the 1840s led to

Etruria Works The Etruria Works was a ceramics factory opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769 in a district of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which he named Etruria. The factory ran for 180 years, as part of the wider Wedgwood business. Wedgwood kept ...

and

Etruria Hall Etruria Hall in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England is a Grade II listed house and former home of the potter Josiah Wedgwood. It was built between 1768–1771 by Joseph Pickford. The hall was sold by the Wedgwoods in the 19th century ...

being put up for sale, though only the hall was sold, because he had no inclination to live there, as the location had become compromised. He built a new house on a small estate at Barlaston, which, if less grand, was in a better situation. He was joined in business by his eldest son Godfrey, and later by his younger sons Clement Francis Wedgwood and Laurence. Wedgwood retired from business in 1876 and died at

Barlaston Barlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is roughly halfway between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the small town of Stone. According to the 2001 census the population of the ...

, Staffordshire in 1888.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wedgwood, Francis 1800 births 1888 deaths People from North Dorset District English potters Darwin–Wedgwood family People from Barlaston Wedgwood pottery