E Hawley & Son

Location and period of operation:

(See sources)

Elias Hawley (an earthenware manufacturer) was born in 1764 and died in 1828.

In the Potteries General and Commercial Directory for 1818 his factory is shown under pottery manufacturers in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent with the address just being Flash.

The works, in Waterloo Road, was at sometime (c.1822) known as "Hawley & Read" (Rhead) and after the death of Elias was carried on by his son Joseph Hawley.

From a letter dated 20th November 1827, written by Joseph Hawley:-

At Martinmas 1825 the term expired which J.Read and my father had engaged together as partners – of course a dissolution took place, J.Read engaged with another partner, father and me united together thinking with the capital we had (though small) with prudence, good management and the blessing of God we should have succeeded.

Also see biography of Elias Hawley 

Trade journal entries:-
For the works in Waterloo Road, Burslem

Elias Hawley	Hawley & Read	Elias Hawley & Son	Joseph Hawley
1818 Potteries General	1822 Allbut	1828 Pigot	1830 Pigot
	1822 Pigot		1834 White
			1835 Pigot
			1841 Pigot

Allbut Dir 1822 - Eli Hawley Earthenware manufacturer and house 'near Low Street' 
and Hawley and Rhead Earthenware manufacturers - Waterloo Road.
Pigot Dir 1822 - Jos Hawley - Waterloo Road

From "Wards":-
The Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, John Ward 1843.

"The other manufacturers at the present day are...... JOSEPH HAWLEY, (Waterloo Road)..."

From "SCRIVEN":-
Scriven Report on Child Labour, 1840 "Conditions of the factories"

Scriven recorded the HAWLEY manufactory as "CLASS 3" "The third class, which include the Egyptian-ware and figure manufactories are even still worse....."

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updated: 31 December 2004