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BEVINGTON, Samuel, [born c.1808 died 1863] pottery decorator and manufacturer, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
father: Richard Bevington mother: Hannah Glass Samuel Bevington wife: Eliza Barlow sons: Richard, Ambrose, John, Henry, Samuel, James, Thomas
daughters: Ann
1808 | Samuel Bevington was baptised at Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent on 8th May 1808. |
1835 | He established the Swan Pottery Works in Elm Street (now Ratton Street) on the Swan Pottery |
1842 | Samuel Bevington was an active supporter of the chartist movement. He helped the chartist leader, Thomas Cooper, to slip through the police/soldier cordon set up after the riots of 15-16 August 1842. see Wards account of the chartist riots |
1848 | Samuel Bevington, together with Edward Sale, attended a Chartist Convention in London on the 4th April 1848 as representatives of the "Staffordshire Potteries", |
1851 | In the 1851 census (see below) Samuel Bevington was recorded as living at 33 Brunswick Street ( - see map below) and described as a China Painter and Guilder. |
1855 | Samuel Bevington was a signatory to the trust establishing the "Royal Pottery Theatre" (see below) - the theatre was in Brunswick Street, which was where Samuel's home was. see more on the Theatre Royal |
1857 | In August and again in October 1857 Samuel made unsuccessful attempts to gain election to the Hanley Council. |
1861 | In the 1861 census (see below) he was described as a China & earthenware manufacturer employing 44 hands |
1863 | Samuel Bevington died on 8th November 1863 and was buried in Hanley cemetery. |
see more on the Bevington family of potters
Samuel Bevington was a signatory
to the trust establishing the "Royal Pottery Theatre" (see map below)
see more on
the Theatre Royal
extract from 1898 OS map of
Hanley
showing Marsh Street and Brunswick Street
where the family operated pottery works
Samuel Bevington also lived in Brunswick Street
1851 census
33
Brunswick Street, Shelton
Stoke upon Trent,
Staffordshire, England
Name |
age |
Birthplace |
Relationship |
Occupation |
Samuel Bevington |
42 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Head |
China Painter & Guilder |
Eliza Bevington |
43 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Wife |
|
Richard Bevington |
24 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
|
Ann Bevington |
20 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Daughter |
|
Ambrose Bevington |
17 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
Potter figure maker |
John Bevington |
16 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
China Painter & Guilder |
Henry Bevington |
12 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
scholar |
Samuel Bevington |
10 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
scholar |
James Bevington |
8 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
scholar |
Thomas Bevington |
6 |
Shelton, Staffordshire |
Son |
scholar |
1861 census
Brunswick
Street, Shelton, Hanley
Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Name |
age |
Birthplace |
Relationship |
Occupation |
Samuel Bevington |
54 |
Stoke, Staffordshire |
Head |
China & earthenware manufacturer employing 44 hands |
Eliza Bevington |
55 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Wife |
|
Samuel Bevington |
20 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Son |
China guilder |
James Bevington |
19 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Son |
Manager of pottery |
Thomas Bevington |
17 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Son |
Traveller |
Ann Brunt [widow] |
30 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Daughter |
Domestic |
Ambrose Brunt |
7 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Grandson |
scholar |
Samuel Brunt |
4 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Grandson |
|
Mary Cork |
16 |
Hanley, Staffordshire |
Servant |
General Servant |
23 Dec 2005