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Joseph Edge (b.1805 d.1893) - Earthenware Manufacturer - Burslem
| father: William Edge | mother: Ann née Willcocks |
| Joseph Edge | wife: (Jane) Eliza née Davis |
| eight
children, including:- son: John Wilcox Edge |
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| 1805 | b. 14 July 1805. |
| began working life as a confectioner - Pigots trade directory for 1828/9 records as being in St. John's Square, Burslem | |
| 1846 | was in partnership with Benjamin Cork at the Newport Pottery, Queen Street, Burslem. The firm was Cork & Edge. |
| 1875 | from 1875 was a Justice of the Peace. |
| 1887 | Sat on the committee for the Wedgwood Memorial Institute. |
| 1893 | died on 21, May 1893 at Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent. |
1881 census:
Dwelling: Waterloo Rd (Elder House)
Census Place: Burslem, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Joseph EDGE | M 75 M | Head | Burslem | Manufacturer Earthenware & Patent Tiles. J.P. for The County Of Stafford |
| Jane EDGE | M 68 F | Wife | Liscard, Cornwall | |
| Eliza P. EDGE | U 35 F | Daur | Burslem | |
| Caroline FROST | U 30 F | Serv | Forton, Staffordshire | Cook Domestic Serv |
| Elizabeth PEPPER | U 19 F | Serv | Chesterton, Staffordshire | Housemaid Domestic Serv |
entry for Joseph Edge's son John:-
1881 census:
Dwelling: 224 Waterloo Rd
Census Place: Burslem, Staffordshire, England
| Name |
Marr | Age | Sex |
Birthplace | Occupation | |
| John W. EDGE | M 37 M | Head | Burslem | E Ware And Tile Manufacturer |
| Elizabeth NEWALL | U 28 F | Serv | Cleehills, Shropshire | Cook Dom |
| Hannah DICKEN | U 16 F | Serv | Newcastle, Staffordshire | Housemaid |
SOURCES: Jewitts 'Ceramic Art of
Great Britain 1800-1900', People of the Potteries, Victoria History of the
County of Stafford Vol VIII, Godden 'Encyclopedia of British Pottery &
Porcelain', 1881 Census.
23/08/2001