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Ralph
Hammersley |
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Location and period of operation:
|
Ralph
Hammersley |
Burslem
& Tunstall |
1860 |
1883 |
Earthenware, ironstone, Rockingham and Egyptian Black manufacturer at the Overhouse Pottery Burslem from 1880-1883.
Also with his son - Ralph Hammersley & Son from 1884-1905At the Church Bank Works, Tunstall, c.1860-83 (Previously operated by Eardley & Hammersley);
and the Black Works, Tunstall, c.1885-1888.
Ralph Hammersley
Overhouse Pottery,
Burslem
and Black Works, Tunstall
The Pottery Gazette, July 1st 1880
Initials used on
ware for identification:
[some marks courtesy of Henrywood's
"Staffordshire Potters 1781-1900]
R. H.
(1860-83)
this garter mark (sometimes with
a crown above)
appears on patterns registered 1868
(1860-83)
R. H. & S
(1884-1905)
"ENGLAND" added from 1891
1861 census:
Dwelling: 231 King Street
Census Place: Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Ralph Hammersley | M | 30 | M | Head | Burslem, Staffordshire | Earthenware Manufacturer employing 11 men and 4 women, 3 girls and 2 boys. Total: 20 |
| Susanna Hammersley | M | 31 | F | Wife | Burslem, Staffordshire | |
| Thomas G Hammersley | 11 | M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Robert M Hammersley | 5 | M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Margaret Hammersley | 2 | F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Emma Holdcroft | UnM | 17 | F | Serv | Burslem, Staffordshire | General Servant |
1871 census:
Dwelling: 63 Windmill Street
Census Place: Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Ralph Hammersley | M | 40 | M | Head | Burslem, Staffordshire | Earthenware Manufacturer employing 200 hands |
| Susanna Hammersley | M | 41 | F | Wife | Burslem, Staffordshire | |
| Thomas G Hammersley | UnM | 21 | M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Commercial Traveller |
| Robert M Hammersley | UnM | 14 | M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Assistant Clerk |
| Louisa A Hammersley | 2 | F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Hannah Jones | UnM | 20 | F | Serv | Burslem, Staffordshire | Domestic Servant |
1881 census:
Dwelling: Brownhills Hall
Census Place: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Ralph Hammersley | M | 50 | M | Head | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Manufacturer (Potter) |
| Susanna Hammersley | M | 50 | F | Wife | Burslem, Staffordshire | |
| Thomas G Hammersley | UnM | 31 | M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Manufacturer (Potter) |
| Margaret Hammersley | UnM | 22 | F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Susan G Hammersley | 12 | F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Scholar |
| Mary Turner | M | 53 | F | Serv | Eccleshall, Staffordshire | General Servant |
| Emily Primes | UnM | 17 | F | Serv | Black Bull, Staffordshire | General Servant |
1891 census:
Dwelling: 10a King Street
Census Place: Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Thomas G Hammersley | M | 41 | M | Hed | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Earthenware Manufacturer |
| Florence M Hammersley | M | 34 | F | Wife | Macclesfield, Staffordshire | |
| Robert S Hammersley | S | 7 | M | Son | Burslem, Staffordshire | Scholar |
| Ernest V Hammersley | S | 5 M | Son | Burslem, Staffordshire | |
| Constance M Hammersley | S | 3 F | Daur | Burslem, Staffordshire | |
| Annie Edge | S | 24 | F | Serv | Burslem, Staffordshire | General Servant, domestic |
| Mary Bourns | S | 16 | F | Serv | Newcastle, Staffordshire | General Servant, dom nurse |
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Updated: 27 Sept 2005