• William and Thomas Bathwell manufacturered earthenware in the centre of Burslem from the beginning of the nineteenth century. 

• 1815 - William Bathwell died in March 1815 'in the prime of life' (Staffordshire Advertiser, 11 March 1815).

• The business was continued by Thomas & Elijah Bathwell. In an 1818 directory the firm is listed as T & E Bathwell, Chapel Bank, Burslem.

• 1820 - Thomas Bathwell died, age 40, in January 1820 and his factory was advertised for sale (Staffordshire Advertiser, 30 September, 14 October 1820).

• 1820 - The firm of Thomas & Elijah Bathwell was recorded as insolvent (Staffordshire Advertiser, 21 October 1820).

The Concise Encyclopedia of English Pottery & Porcelain, Mankowitz & Haggar. Pottery References in the Staffordshire Advertiser 1795-1865, Rodney Hampson. 

• "The Overhouse works [Burslem] were occupied, early in the present century by Messrs. Goodfellow and Bathwell, who were succeeded in turn by Mr. Edward Challinor in 1819."

The Ceramic Art of Great Britian, Llewellynn Jewitt, 1878