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Hughes & Co |
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Location and period of operation:
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E Hughes
& Co |
Fenton |
1889 |
1953 |
China manufacturer at the Opal China Works, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent from 1889 (1886?) to 1941 and 1941 to 1953.
Edward Hughes moved from Shropshire to Stoke-on-Trent, according to the 1861 to 1881 census he was a charter master (contracting coal miners). In 1889 (perhaps as early as 1886) he set up business with his son-in-law Enoch Massey (who married his daughter Sarah Ann) as E. Hughes & Co at the Opal China Works, Fenton.
Edward Hughes built
and managed the factory in 1886/7
His son
Frederick Stuart Hughes until 1941, when the wartime closure occurred (Frederick
Stuart Hughes who died aged 72 on July 14 1941)
Another
Edward managed the factory after the war until 1953 when the factory was taken
over by Adderleys.
In 1940 the company was renamed "Hughes (Fenton) Ltd".
In 1941 the works was closed for the duration of the Second World War, after the war it was re-licenced in 1946 and continued to operate until 1953,
Postcard c.1908, the Opal China
Works is clearly visible
in the background, behind Fenton Railway Station
see maps of The
Opal China Works
1861 census:
Dwelling: 223, King Street
Census Place: Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Edward Hughes | M 31 M | Head | Oswestry, Shropshire | Colliery Charter master |
| Ann Hughes | M 33 F | Wife | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Potter |
| Sarah Ann Hughes | 9 F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Milliner |
| Edward J Hughes | 2 M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Scholar |
1871 census:
Dwelling: 166, Havelock Place
Census Place: Shelton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Edward Hughes | M 41 M | Head | Oswestry, Shropshire | Charter master |
| Ann Hughes | M 41 F | Wife | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Sarah Ann Hughes | Un 19 F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Milliner |
| Edward J Hughes | 12 M | Son | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Scholar |
| Betsy Hughes | 9 F | Daur | Tunstall, Staffordshire | Scholar |
| Frederick Hughes | S 1 M | Son | Longton, Staffordshire |
1881 census:
Dwelling: 14, Grove Road
Census Place: Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Edward Hughes | M 51 M | Head | Oswestry, Shropshire | Contracting Coal Miner |
| Ann Hughes | M 51 F | Wife | Wolstanton, Staffordshire | |
| Frederick S Hughes | S 11 M | Son | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Scholar |
1891 census:
Dwelling: 26, Grove Road
Census Place: Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Edward Hughes | M 61 M | Head | Landford, Shropshire | China manufacturer |
| Ann Hughes | M 61 F | Wife | Tunstall, Staffordshire | |
| Frederick S Hughes | S 21 M | Son | Longton, Staffordshire | Clerk (writing) |
1901 census:
Dwelling: 56 Church Street (Ashleworth Ter)
Census Place: Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Edward Hughes | M 71 M | Head | Oswestry, Shropshire | China manufacturer |
| Ann Hughes | M 72 F | Wife | Tunstall, Staffordshire |
1901 census:
Dwelling: 37 Blurton Road
Census Place: Fenton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Frederick S Hughes | M 31 M | Head | Longton, Staffordshire | China manufacturer |
| Minnie Hughes | M 29 F | Wife | Longton, Staffordshire | |
| Alan Stuart Hughes | 6 M | Son | Fenton, Staffordshire | |
| Edward Hughes | 1 M | Son | Fenton, Staffordshire | |
| Annie Barker | 14 F | Serv | Waterfall, Staffordshire | Domestic Servant |
Initials and marks used on ware for identification:
H
impressed mark
1889-98
HF
impressed or printed mark
1898-1905
[mark consists of 'HF' in a
diamond shape]
HF
FENTON CHINA
printed mark
1905-12
[mark in a circle shape]
HUGHES FENTON
printed mark
c.1908-12
[mark with horse head and
sunrise]
ROYAL CHINA
STAFFORDSHIRE
printed mark
c.1912-41
[mark in globe with crown
above]
E HUGHES & Co
printed mark
c.1914-41
[mark in globe - sometimes
"HUGHES (FENTON) LTD"]
Trade names used by E Hughes:-
PALADIN CHINA
c.1914-41
EUSANCOS CHINA
c.1930-41
printed mark
c.1914-41
printed mark
"PALADIN CHINA" is a trade name
c.1914-41
printed mark
"EUSANCOS CHINA" is a trade name
c.1930-41
typical E
Hughes ware
both sets of cups and saucers carry
the trade name "PALADIN CHINA"
E Hughes plate
updated: 12 March 2006