The partners were William Hilditch and George Martin. The business was various listed as William Hilditch & Co and Hilditch & Martin. 

Jewitt notes that "The Church Street Works were established in the latter half of last century, and in 1780 were carried on by Mr. John Forrester, who was succeeded, in 1811 by Messrs. Hilditch & Sons" The works had 3 ovens.   

In 1811 a newspaper report stated that a Mary Price acknowledged that she had divulged secrets of the Miles Mason factory to a a servant of William Hilditch & Co. 23 Nov 1881, Staffordshire Advertiser.  Noted by Rodney Hampson. 

"Alfred Meigh's transcripts of the Stoke Rate Books show the occupier of a certain hereditament as 'Assignees of J. Forester'; in 1812 as Hilditch & Martin; and between 1812 and 1832 as Wm Hilditch, Hilditch & Co and Hilditch & Sons." The Hilditch Newsletter. 

The business of Hilditch & Martin was listed in 1818 in both Parson and Pigot directories. 

On 11th November 1819 the partnership was dissolved and the business continued as Hilditch & Sons.