1766 - 1844
Wedgwood was the oldest son of Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood and lived in Etruria, Staffordshire. He was a partner in the family firm from 1790-93, after which his father bought him a partnership in a banking firm, the London and Middlesex Bank, which later failed, with Gerard Noel Noel, George Templer and Nathaniel Middleton, among others. He returned to the family business again from 1800-11.
http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/discovery_packs/pack/lives-of-the-wedgwoods/chapter/john-wedgwood-1766-1844
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Louisa Jane nee Allen
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Children
7
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Occupation
Banker
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Joint owner
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Wedgwood Esq.', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146636621 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
