William Abell (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655) by unknown engraver, 1641 [The Copie of a Letter Sent from the Roaring Boyes in Elizium] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician
Dagmar Freist
Abell, William (b. c. 1584, d. in or after 1655), vintner and local politician, was the son of Thomas Abell of Oundle, Northamptonshire, and his wife, Suzanna Barker. He was probably born at Oundle, where his grandfather William Abell had endowed Oundle School...
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Ainslie, Hew (1792–1878), brewer and poet
T. W. Bayne
revised by Douglas Brown
Ainslie, Hew (1792–1878), brewer and poet, was born on 5 April 1792 at Bargeny Mains in the parish of Dailly, Ayrshire, only son of the three children of George Ainslie, a butler on the estate of Sir Hew Dalrymple Hamilton. His mother's name is unknown, but ...
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Aislabie, Benjamin (1774–1842), wine merchant and cricket administrator
Eric Midwinter
revised by Christine Clark
Aislabie, Benjamin (1774–1842), wine merchant and cricket administrator, was born on 14 January 1774 in Newington Green, Middlesex, the third son, and sixth and last child, of Rawson Aislabie (d. 1806), soap and wine merchant of Newington Green who owned two estates on the island of ...
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Aislabie, Benjamin (1774–1842)
Maker: Henry Edward Dawe
Benjamin Aislabie (1774–1842) by Henry Edward Dawe © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Allsopp, Henry, first Baron Hindlip (1811–1887), brewer
R. G. Wilson
Allsopp, Henry, first Baron Hindlip (1811–1887), brewer, was born on 19 February 1811 at Burton upon Trent, the third but only surviving son of Samuel Allsopp of Burton upon Trent and his wife, Frances, only daughter and heir of Charles Fowler of Shrewsbury...
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Barclay, David (1729–1809), banker and brewer
Jacob M. Price
revised by Leslie Hannah
Barclay, David (1729–1809), banker and brewer, was the younger son of David Barclay (1682–1769), Quaker merchant, and his second wife, Priscilla, daughter of John Freame, banker, of Lombard Street. David and his brother John became partners in their father's linen and merchant house in ...
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Barclay, David (1729–1809)
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David Barclay (1729–1809) by Houghton © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Barr, Andrew Greig (1872–1903), soft drinks manufacturer
Anthony Slaven
Barr, Andrew Greig (1872–1903), soft drinks manufacturer, was born on 5 May 1872 in Falkirk, the second of three sons of Robert Barr, cork cutter and aerated water manufacturer, and his wife, Jane Greig. He attended the Falkirk high school before completing his schooling at ...
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Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909), brewer and benefactor
Charles Welch
revised by R. G. Wilson
Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909), brewer and benefactor, was born at Brewery House, High Street, Burton upon Trent, on 12 November 1837, the elder son of Michael Thomas Bass (1799–1884), brewer, and his wife, Eliza Jane (d. 1897), daughter of ...
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Bass, Michael Arthur, first Baron Burton (1837–1909)
Maker: C. Keene
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Michael Arthur Bass, first Baron Burton (1837–1909) by C. Keene, pubd 1907 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884), brewer and politician
R. G. Wilson
Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884), brewer and politician, was born on 6 July 1799 at Burton upon Trent, the eldest son of Michael Thomas Bass (1759–1827), brewer, and his wife, Sarah, née Hoskins (1763–1837). He was educated at the grammar school in Burton and afterwards at ...
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Bass, Michael Thomas (1799–1884)
Maker: W. W. Winter
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Michael Thomas Bass (1799–1884) by W. W. Winter © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Baverstock, James B. (1741–1815), brewer and radical
Michael T. Davis
Baverstock, James B. (1741–1815), brewer and radical, was born on 10 June 1741 at Alton, Hampshire, the son of Thomas Baverstock (d. 1781), innholder and brewer. Nothing is known of Baverstock's upbringing, but in 1763 he 'joined his father at Alton...
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Baxter, William Alexander (1877–1973), food manufacturer nursing sister
Brenda M. White
Baxter, William Alexander (1877–1973), food manufacturer, was born on 25 September 1877 at George Lane, Fochabers, Moray, the eldest son of George Baxter (d. 1925), master grocer, and his wife, Margaret Duncan. He made his reputation by supplying relatively simple foods of high quality to a wide clientele, including the royal household....
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Baxter, William Alexander (1877–1973)
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William Alexander Baxter (1877–1973) by unknown photographer reproduced with permission of Archives and Special Collections Department, Glasgow City Libraries, Information and Learning
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Beaver, Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell (1890–1967), brewer and civil engineer
Norman Kipping
revised by Christine Clark
Beaver, Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell (1890–1967), brewer and civil engineer, was born in Johannesburg on 4 May 1890, the eldest of three sons of Hugh Edward Campbell Beaver, landowner of Montgomeryshire, and his wife, Cerise, daughter of John Eyre, who was of Anglo-Irish extraction. ...
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Bell, Arthur (1825–1900), wine and spirit merchant
Ronald B. Weir
Bell, Arthur (1825–1900), wine and spirit merchant, was born on 30 November 1825 at Surrey Square, London, the seventh of fifteen children of Robert Fitzroy Bell, a general agent, and his first wife, Hannah Bruce.
Nothing is known about Bell's upbringing but by the late 1840s he was employed as a traveller by ...
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Bellamy, John (1745/6–1816), caterer
Robert Brown
Bellamy, John (1745/6–1816), caterer, is a figure about whom little is known other than through his association with the houses of parliament, where he was a messenger and held the office of deputy housekeeper and, later, housekeeper to the House of Commons. He was also a wine merchant and was in partnership with his son, who became a noted wine merchant in Parliament Street. ...
