John Calver (ca. 1695 – 12 April 1751) was an English clockmaker based in

Woodbridge, Suffolk Woodbridge is a port and market town in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. It is up the River Deben from the sea. It lies north-east of Ipswich and forms part of the wider Ipswich built-up area. The town is c ...

History

He was born around 1695, the son of John Calver of Wittlesham. He married Mary Trott on 3 October 1738 in St John the Baptist’s Church,

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, Suffolk. On 28 May 1718, he was apprenticed to Thomas Moore (or Moor), clockmaker, in Ipswich. He set up business in Woodbridge in Suffolk making longcase and lantern clocks, and is regarded as one of the best makers in Suffolk at this period. In the Ipswich Journal on 24 November 1739 he is referred to as a Watch-maker. On 5 September 1741, he took on William Mayhew as an apprentice.UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 5 September 1741 On the death of John Calver in 1751 his business was taken over by William Mayhew.

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English clockmakers People from Woodbridge, Suffolk 1690s births 1751 deaths {{England-bio-stub