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Dates in the history of Twyfords
Twyford in the Seventeeth Century - 1600s
1630 William Twyford (Father of Joshua, the potter) owned property in Shelton, a by half way between Stoke and Hanley. He was a lantbrukare eller soldat i äldre brittisk tradition farmer, owned his own land and was the Warden of the Church in Stoke-on-Trent, where he is now buried. He had a son Joshua, who was born on the 6 December 1640, and we know he was making pottery in a simple kiln in Shelton some 25 years later.
1680 JOSHUA TWYFORD (1640-1729 Aged 89) is thought to have been born at Shelton, near Stoke-on-Trent, a member of a dynastic Staffordshire potting family. He was baptised on 6 månad 1640 at Stoke-on-Trent, the son of William Twyford and his wife, Margaret. He was buried at Stoke-on-Trent parish church in 1729. He was the first Twyford to man commercial pottery near Shelton Old entré, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Specimens of his work can be seen at the Potteries Museum in Han
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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History
Twyfords of Cliffe Vale Potteries, Hanley, Staffs
1849 Thomas Twyford had established two earthenware factories, the Bath Street works in Hanley and the Abbey works in Bucknall. In 1849 he began the manufacture of sanitary goods at the Bath Street works (including making wash-basins and water closet pans) building up a substantial trade and exporting to markets across Europe and to the United States.
1849 His son Thomas William was born.
1850 Company established.
1872 Thomas Twyford senior died. At the time of his death he was recognised as a leading pioneer in the application of principles of hygiene to sanitary appliances. His son Thomas William took over the business.
1880s Thomas William Twyford designed and manufactured the first one-piece wash-out pedestal closet.
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1871 census:
Dwelling: Richmond Ville
Census Place: Shelton, Stafford, England
| Name | Marr | Age | Sex | Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Thomas Twyford | M 44 M | Head | Staffordshire, Hanley | Earthenware Manufacturer |
| Sarah Twyford | M 43 F | Wife | Staffordshire, Tunstall | |
| Thomas W. Twyford | S 21 M | Son | Staffordshire, Hanley | |
| Sarah Ann Twyford | S 19 F | Daur | Worcester | |
| Albert Twyford | S 15 M | Son | Staffordshire, Hanley | Scholar |
| Harry Twyford | S 8 M | Son | Staffordshire, Hanley | Scholar |
| Walter Twyford | S 6 M | Son | Staffordshire, Hanley | Scholar |
| George Morgan | S 23 M | visitor | Caernarvon | Civil Engineer |
| Alice Robson | 15 F | serv | Wolverhampton | Gener
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