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

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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 indu ...

Life

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 (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-upon-Trent (UK Parliament con ...

. He became a partner in the

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firm in 1827 and was left in sole charge after the retirement of his father and elder brother Josiah Wedgwood III. On 26 April 1832 in

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, 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, and cousin to Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet. Francis and Frances had seven children: *

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(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 hi ...

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 an ...

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 Staffordshire, England, halfway between Stoke-on-Trent and Stone. At the 2011 census, the population was 2,858. History Historic buildings St John's Church The old parish church of Saint John is site ...

, 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