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Blashfield, John Marriott (1811–1882), terracotta manufacturer  

John F. H. Smith

Blashfield, John Marriott (1811–1882), terracotta manufacturer, was born on 1 November 1811 in the parish of St James, Westminster, one of at least two sons of John Blashfield (1758/9–1837) and his second wife, Eleanor Ritchie (1779/80–1844). No further details are known of his background and his early life and education are similarly obscure. On ...

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Edwards, James Coster (1828–1896), terracotta manufacturer  

Michael Stratton

Edwards, James Coster (1828–1896), terracotta manufacturer, was born at Trefnant in Denbighshire on 7 November 1828, the son of William Edwards (1797–1877) and his wife, Diana Coster (1796–1875). His father was employed as a clerk at some local coalmines, having originally moved north from ...