Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L6G4-BZT
• Name: George Horny Maw
• _UID: F68723EEB3C64A199437271B03A1F2E0ED39
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Hastings, , Sussex, England; West Hill House, St Clement
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Cirencester, , Gloucestershire, England; Thomas Street
• Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, Cirencester, , Gloucestershire, England; Pupil at RA College
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1861, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; Encaustic Tile Manufacturer as Maw & Co (employing 45 men, 21 boys and 17 women)
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; Benthall Hall
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; Taxonomist
• Probate: 19 Aug 1885, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England; of father John Hornby Maw
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England
• Occupation: 5 Apr 1891, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England; Retired Tile Manufacturer
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England
• Occupation: 31 Mar 1901, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England; Retired Tile Manufacturer
• Census: 2 Apr 1911, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1911, Benthall Hall, Kenley, Coulsdon, , Surrey, England; Retired Encaustic Tile Manufacturer
• Probate: 9 Mar 1912, London, , Greater London, England

Notes:

Dear Johan
I did notice the Maw family references too - you may not be aware that GEORGE MAW (1832-1912) also had a heather named after him (Erica ciliaris 'Mawiana') as well as quite a few other plants [he was an enthusiaistic amateru botanist - I see him described as a taxonomist on your tree which is certainly not his profession, even if it was his avocation in his spare time. But he was also an artist, praised by John Ruskin, no less.
Looks as if there is a streak of botany and horticulture in your family tree!
If you wanted I could scan his portrait and his heather for you.

On the Doncasters, yes you could attach the email.
This, by the way, is Samuel's signature (I don't have his portrait) from a copy of the Backhouses' heather catalogue (1911) in which the heather was named after his wife.

Best regards

Charles Nelson


Christened:
First name(s) George Last name Maw Gender Male Birth year 1832 Birth place - Baptism year 1832 Baptism date 25 Dec 1832 Place - County London Country England Father's first name(s) John Hornby Father's last name Maw Mother's first name(s) Mary Ann Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Births & baptisms Collections from United Kingdom


Misc:
https://carolineld.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-little-piccadilly-circus-secret.html

Census:
Broseley - Wenlock

Occupation:
Proposed Change: Maw George (I4482)
Tree: The Maw Family
Link: «u»«/u»

Description: Occupation should read Taxonomist, Enumerator must have guessed somewhat, George was into his Crocuses in a big way!


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Probate:
19 August 1885.
The Will with a Codicil of John Horby Maw late of Broseley in the County of Salop Gentleman who died 28 June 1885 at Broseley was proved at Shrewsbury by George Maw of Benthall Hall in the said County and Arthur Maw of Severn House Coalbrookdale in the said County Encaustic Tile Manufacturers the Sons the Executors.

Personal Estate £6,875 18s. 11d.

Census:
MAW, George Head Widower M 78 1833 Retired Encaustic Tilo Manufacturer London Aldormanbury
MAW, Helen Alice Daughter Single F 44 1867 Shropshire Bent Hall
MAW, Charles Percival Son Single M 42 1869 Chartered Accountant Shropshire Bent Hall
MAW, Margaret Lucy Daughter Single F 40 1871 Shropshire Bent Hall
PUGH, Katherine Gwendoline Visitor Single F 38 1873 China Resident
MAW, Sevelyn Gwendoline Granddaughter Single F 11 1900 Shropshire Bruseley
SPENCE, Leonard Visitor Married M 46 1865 Retired Fruit Grocer London Brixton
SPENCE, Louisa Visitor Married
11 years F 43 1868 Shropshire Benthall
SPENCE, John Visitor M 4 1907 Surrey Ashtead
ISNNER, Mary Ann Servant Single F 64 1847 Nurse Attendant Surrey Burstow
TOPLIN, Amy Servant Single F 39 1872 Cook Domestic Surrey Warlingham
HAILSTON, Gertrude May Servant Single F 17 1894 Parlourmaid Domestic Surrey Purley
MEAD, Nellie Servant Single F 17 1894 Housemaid Domestic Surrey Caterham

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3277 Reference:
RG14PN3277 RG78PN124 RD39 SD1 ED6 SN260

Registration District:
Croydon Sub District:
Coulsdon Enumeration District:
6 Parish:
Coulsdon

Address:
Benshall Kenley County:
Surrey

Occupation:
MAW, George Head Widower M 78 1833 Retired Encaustic Tilo Manufacturer London Aldormanbury
MAW, Helen Alice Daughter Single F 44 1867 Shropshire Bent Hall
MAW, Charles Percival Son Single M 42 1869 Chartered Accountant Shropshire Bent Hall
MAW, Margaret Lucy Daughter Single F 40 1871 Shropshire Bent Hall
PUGH, Katherine Gwendoline Visitor Single F 38 1873 China Resident
MAW, Sevelyn Gwendoline Granddaughter Single F 11 1900 Shropshire Bruseley
SPENCE, Leonard Visitor Married M 46 1865 Retired Fruit Grocer London Brixton
SPENCE, Louisa Visitor Married
11 years F 43 1868 Shropshire Benthall
SPENCE, John Visitor M 4 1907 Surrey Ashtead
ISNNER, Mary Ann Servant Single F 64 1847 Nurse Attendant Surrey Burstow
TOPLIN, Amy Servant Single F 39 1872 Cook Domestic Surrey Warlingham
HAILSTON, Gertrude May Servant Single F 17 1894 Parlourmaid Domestic Surrey Purley
MEAD, Nellie Servant Single F 17 1894 Housemaid Domestic Surrey Caterham

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3277 Reference:
RG14PN3277 RG78PN124 RD39 SD1 ED6 SN260

Registration District:
Croydon Sub District:
Coulsdon Enumeration District:
6 Parish:
Coulsdon

Address:
Benshall Kenley County:
Surrey

Probate:
Maw George of Benthall Kenley Surrey died 7 February 1912 Probate London 9 March 1912 to George Hornby Maw manufacturer Charles Percival Maw accountant Frederick Davy Maw engineer and Francis Reginald Maw schoolmaster. Effects £8217 15s. 2d. Resworn £10567 7s. 2d.

Died:
First name(s) GEORGE Last name MAW Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1833 Age 79 Death quarter 1 Death year 1912 District Croydon County Surrey Volume 2A Page 353 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom

George married Brown, Frederica Mary between Jul and Sep 1861 in District Bosmere. Frederica (daughter of Brown, Reverend Thomas and Davy, Frederica Sarah) was born on 31 May 1830 in Hemingstone, , Suffolk, England; was christened on 23 Jun 1830 in St Gregory, Hemingstone, , Suffolk, England; died on 6 Feb 1894 in Kenley, , Surrey, England; was buried on 19 Feb 1894 in Coulsdon, , Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maw, George Hornby was born between Apr and Jun 1862 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 15 Jun 1862 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 13 Jan 1930 in War Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Blackheath, , Kent, England.
2. Maw, Caroline "Carrie" Mary "Carrie" was born between Apr and Jun 1865 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died between Apr and Jun 1888 in District Croydon.
3. Maw, Helen Alice was born on 30 May 1866 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 4 Nov 1946 in 193 Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, , Sussex, England.
4. Maw, Louisa Jane was born on 22 Oct 1867 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 11 Mar 1953 in District Hove.
5. Maw, Charles Percival was born between Jan and Mar 1869 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 28 Apr 1939 in Benthall, Merstham, , Surrey, England.
6. Maw, Margaret "Maggie" Lucy "Maggie" was born on 9 Sep 1870 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 28 Mar 1951 in The Wallfield Nursing Home, Reigate, , Surrey, England.
7. Maw, Frederick Davy was born on 21 Apr 1872 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 20 Jul 1951 in Warlingham Park Hospital, Warlingham, , Surrey, England.
8. Maw, Mary Frederica was born in Mar 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 17 May 1874 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died in Mar 1875 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was buried on 27 Mar 1875 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England.
9. Maw, Francis Reginald was born on 17 Jun 1875 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1875 in Benthall Hall, Benthall, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; died on 14 Sep 1952 in 42 St. Annes Crescent, Lewes, , Sussex, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 5532EFA0EE9A4AB8B573CD6C7D594489A459
• Occupation: 1830, Aldermanbury, , London, England; Surgeon Instrument Maker
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Hastings, , Sussex, England; West Hill House, St Clement
• Occupation: 6 Jun 1841, Hastings, , Sussex, England; Ind.
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, London, , Greater London, England; 47 Bernard Street, Bloomsbury St George
• Occupation: 7 Apr 1861, London, , Greater London, England; Proprietor of Houses
• Probate: 30 Apr 1861, Principal Registry; of brother Solomon Maw
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; Retired Manufacturer
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; Barratts Hill House
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Barratts Hill, Broseley, , Shropshire, England; "Income from Dividends"
• Probate: 19 Aug 1885, Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England

Notes:

In 1850 John Hornby Maw, together with his sons George and Arthur, purchased the ailing, ceramic tile making business of the Worcester Porcelain Company.
The business was moved to Benthall, in the Iron Bridge Gorge in Shropshire, in 1852 and then again to a purpose built factory in Jackfield, Ironbridge, in the 1880's. By this time Maw and Company had become the world's largest producer of tiles and architectural ceramics selling more than 20 million pieces world-wide. In the late 1960's Maw and Company was acquired by H & R Johnson Tiles Ltd, of Stoke-on-Trent

Christened:
Name:John Hornby Maw
Gender:Male
Baptism/Christening Date:27 Apr 1800
Baptism/Christening Place:Owston, Lincoln, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:George Maw
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:Ann
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C03094-2
System Origin:England-EASy
Source Film Number:1450398
Reference Number:item 2



Probate:
MAW Solomon. 30 April 1861.
The Will of Solomon Maw formerly of Hornsey in the County of Middlesex but late of 11 Aldersgate Street in the City of London and of Heron Court Richmond in the County of of Surrey Surgical Instrument Maker deceased who died 25 February 1861 at 118 King's Road Brighton in the County of Sussex was proved at the Principale Registry by the oaths of John Hornby Maw of 5 Mall Terrace the Mall Bayswater Road in the County of Middlesex Esquire the Brother and Henry Harms of 13 Randolph Road Maida Hill Paddington in the County of Middlesex Esquire two of the surviving Executors.
Effects under £14,000.

Resworn at the Stamp Office June 1862 under £18,000.
Resworn at the Stamp Office June 1869 under $40,000.

Probate:
19 August 1885.
The Will with a Codicil of John Horby Maw late of Broseley in the County of Salop Gentleman who died 28 June 1885 at Broseley was proved at Shrewsbury by George Maw of Benthall Hall in the said County and Arthur Maw of Severn House Coalbrookdale in the said County Encaustic Tile Manufacturers the Sons the Executors.

Personal Estate £6,875 18s. 11d.

Died:
First name(s) John
Last name Maw
Death year 1885
Death date 28 Jun 1885
Probate year 1885
Probate date 19 Aug 1885
Residence town Broseley
Registry Shrewsbury
County Shropshire
Linked persons Arthur Maw
Country England
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
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John married Johnson, Mary Anne in Aug 1826 in St Mark, Kensington, London, , England. Mary (daughter of Johnson, John and Wight, Mary) was born on 2 Jun 1794 in London, , Greater London, England; was christened on 9 Nov 1796 in St Mary Staining, City of London, Middlesex, England; died between Jul and Sep 1853 in District Madeley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 68CB2FD576904466B48AC163F399A29E1512
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, West Hill House, Hastings, , Sussex, England; St Clement
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, 1 London Road, Worcester, , Worcestershire, England; St Martin

Notes:

Birth:
Name Mary Ann Johnson
Gender Female
Birth Date 2 Jun 1794
Baptism Date 9 Nov 1796
Baptism Place St Mary Staining,London,London,England
Father John Johnson
Mother Mary
FHL Film Number 374494

Christened:
First name(s) Mary Ann
Last name Johnson
Gender Female
Birth year 1794
Birth place -
Baptism year 1796
Baptism date 09 Nov 1796
Place -
County London
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Johnson
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Name Mary Ann Johnson
Gender Female
Birth Date 2 Jun 1794
Baptism Date 9 Nov 1796
Baptism Place St Mary Staining,London,London,England
Father John Johnson
Mother Mary
FHL Film Number 374494

Census:
Husband'shot?

Died:
First name(s) Mary Anne
Last name Maw
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year -
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1853
District Madeley
County Shropshire
Volume 6A
Page 364
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from United Kingdom, England
(c) brightsolid online publishing ltd

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Merchant
• _UID: 7DB5994148FA4C3B9473391D7C848E06C689
• Will: 2 Sep 1833
• Biography: 2005; PHARMACY HISTORY AUSTRALIA

Notes:

Correspondence with the Spectacle Makers Company

Dear Andrew Maw. Your email of the 10th September has been passed onto me as the Honorary Archivist of the Spectacle Makers Company. There are 5 members of the Maw family on our records. The first is Solomon Maw of 11, Aldersgate Street, London. His occupation is stated as "Surgical Instrument Maker". He became a Freeman of the Company 7/12/1843 and a Liveryman 2/5/1849. He died in 1861. He was the son of George Maw late of Peckham, Surrey, who was a Merchant by trade. The second is Charles Maw, also of 11, Aldersgate Street, London and also a Surgical Instrument Maker. Both Solomon and Charles became members of the Company by "Redemption" i.e. they paid for it. Charles is Solmon's son. Charles became Free of the Company and a Liveryman on the same day, not unusual at that time, 2/10/1856. It was Solomon who started the family connection with the Spectacle Makers Company. The next two, Charles Trentham Maw and Henry Trentham Maw, are the sons of Charles and became Freemen by "Servitude" i.e. their father was a Freeman of the Company at the time of their birth. Charles Trentham Maw was a Surgical Instrument Maker of 7/12, Aldersgate Street, London. He became Free of the Company and a Liveryman 15/5/1885. Henry Trentham Maw also of 7/12 Aldersgate Street, is shown as a Surgeon. He became Free and a Liveryman 8/9/1897. Finally comes Partrick Charles Maw grandson of Charles and son of Henry Trentham. He obtained his Freedom and Livery 6/2/1923 by Patrimony as the son of Henry Trentham. He is shown as a Druggist of 7/12, Aldersgate Street. There is no indication in the records of the date of birth of any of these 5 and the death of only one. You may already know of the Livery Company set-up. In case you don't a Freeman is the basic "member" of a Livery Company. The next step for those particularly interested is to become a Liveryman. To become a Freeman or a Liveryman would require the sponsorship of existing members of the Company. Of the three ways of becoming Free of a Company Freedom and Redemption I have already mentioned. The third way was by Servitude by virtue of an apprenticeship with an existing Freeman or Liveryman of the Company. I hope this information will add a little to your tracing of your family history. Colin Eldridge.

clerk@spectaclemakers.com

Birth:
Name:George Maw
Gender:Male
Baptism/Christening Date:07 Feb 1771
Baptism/Christening Place:OWSTON,LINCOLN,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:George Maw
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:Alice
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C03094-1
System Origin:England-ODM
Source Film Number:508024
Reference Number:



Christened:
Name:George Maw
Gender:Male
Baptism/Christening Date:07 Feb 1771
Baptism/Christening Place:Owston, Lincoln, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:George Maw
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:Alice
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:C02230-8
System Origin:England-EASy
Source Film Number:1450398
Reference Number:item 2



Biography:
The Sons of Maw,
The name MAW has been associated with a whole range of British made chemist's sundries, dressings, surgical appliances and instruments, for nearly 200 years. Whilst it is more than likely that it is the older generation of pharmacists who best remember Maw, as their strictly "Chemists Only" products and their range of dressings and bandages were stocked by practically every community pharmacy.0 Unfortunately importation problems and increased competition have seen them disappear from Pharmacy shelves in Australia.
Today Maw products are now invisible in the UK as well, and the Maw name on all packaging has been re-branded as Tommee Tippee. This is another corporate name used by the Mayborn group of companies, for the US market, where Maw had won many awards for their innovative baby products which combined infant safety with function and style.
Apart from their huge pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution business, the Maw family was also associated with the manufacture of decorative tiles for walls and floors. A well known example of this craft are the floor and wall tiles in St.Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne.
Our story starts in 1807 when a Lincolnshire farmer, George Maw decided to start a new life in London with his wife Ann and their (then) three children. George established a wholesale druggist business in London with his wife's cousin named Hornby. In 1814 he parted from Mr Hornby and set up a pharmaceutical manufacturing business by purchasing a surgical plaster factory. Other sundries were soon added including surgeons' instruments.

When their eldest son, John Hornby Maw turned 15, his father placed him with a chemist at Croydon for two years and afterwards entered him at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London in order to get first hand knowledge which might benefit the family business. In 1826 J H Maw was taken into partnership with his father.
As well as being an instrument maker, George Maw is attributed with being the inventor of baby feeding teats, which revolutionised the infant care industry by adapting a baby's natural feeding process to create the world's first feeding teat.. (2) The Maw Company also manufactured feeding bottles of many different patent designs. One of the most successful of their early products was the Maws Fountain feeding bottle, which had a teat attached to a rubber tube which was connected to the bottle by a non return valve to prevent the milk draining back into the bottle. (3)
The family business prospered and in the early 1830s provided a secure financial basis for John Hornby Maw to begin to indulge in the collection of paintings. In 1835 he retired from the business for health reasons but its considerable commercial success continued throughout the nineteenth century under his brother Solomon and nephew Charles. In 1849 the family moved to Devon for a few months and it was here that an interest in decorative tile making was aroused. It struck him that it would not be difficult to imitate ancient encaustic tiles by using inlaid clays in the medieval fashion. Designs were traced in local churches and the prototypes were fired by a local potter.
J H Maw saw 'the germ of the business for his boys for which he had been searching and in 1850 a disused tile works was purchased at Worcester, and for two years floor tiles were made there. In 1852 the family, their workforce and equipment moved (by special train!) to Benthall in the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, to be closer to sources of coal and suitable clay. The family firm grew rapidly over the next decade, the demand for decorative floor tiles being fuelled by the building and restoration of churches and grand civic buildings. Wall tiling and glazed architectural faience was added to the product range and designs were commissioned from leading architects. A considerable quantity of tiles were exported to the countries of the British Empire and to the United States. By the 1880s Maws manufacturing site at Benthall had become too restricted and land was purchased at Jackfield, a mile downstream on the River Severn where a new Benthall Works was erected and opened on 1 May 1883.

John Hornby Maw's achievements fall into three distinct phases. His entrepreneurial flair was first demonstrated during his early years in London in the family manufacturing chemists business. The last 33 years of his life in Shropshire, saw his business flair linked to successful artistic manufacture - the epitome of a Victorian art industry. He saw decorative tile making develop from a few crude, handmade prototypes in 1849 to the opening of the largest decorative tile works in the world in 1883.
Meanwhile, the mainstream branch of the family kept expanding the medical side of the Maw business, which survived the disruptions and devastation of two world wars. It was not until 1970 that the last Maw descendent retired and the old firm was absorbed into one of the multi national companies that dominate the market today.
NOTE
The following article by Susan Watts., provides a complete picture of the progress of the MAW business from 1807 until the present day, and should be useful to the collector who needs a reliable reference for determining the age of an artefact.
REFERENCES
(1) Pharmaceutical Journal, R.P.S.G.B., September 28 1957 p 270
(2) Maw's Company profile.
(3) W.A.Jackson, Pharmacy History Australia, 4, Jan.1998. p11.

Buried:
Name George Maw Gender Male Death Date 1833 Burial Date 27 Jun 1833 Burial Place St. Gabriel Fenchurch, London, England FHL Film Number 566145 Reference ID item 5 Household Members
ntblName Agentbl George Maw

George married Hornby, Ann on 7 Jan 1799 in St Martin Parish Church Owston Ferry, , Lincolnshire, England. Ann (daughter of Hornby, Joseph and Hornby, Mrs. Mary) was born on 27 Dec 1768 in Barrow Upon Humber, , Lincolnshire, England; was christened on 27 Dec 1768 in Owston, , Lincolnshire, England; died on 22 Mar 1828 in Peckham, London, , England; was buried on 4 Apr 1828 in Fen Court, Fenchurch Street, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KCNZ-7Q7
• Name: Ann Maw
• _UID: A2FBE26CF9CC47BAA2BCDF3DD313001627A7

Notes:

Died:
Ann Maw the much beloved and the much lamented wife of me George Maw died at Peckahm on Saturday night about ten o'clock the 22nd day of March in the year of Our Lord 1828 aged 59 years and was buried in Fencourt Fenchurch Street London on Goof Friday the 4th of April

Signed George Maw, 30 Hill Street Peckham 7th Dec 1830

Buried:
St Margaret Pattens, City of London

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name:George Maw
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name:Anne Hornby
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date:07 Jan 1799
Marriage Place:Owston, Lincoln, England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M03094-2
System Origin:England-EASy
Source Film Number:1450398
Reference Number:

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MQMC-CST
• _UID: 82C8A5826F0444948B343429F09A9F43448C

Notes:

Misc:
Source: https://technology.matthey.com/article/61/3/257-261/

Two Hundred Proud Years – the Bicentenary of Johnson Matthey
Origins of the company and of today's research activities in science and technology

The story of the first 200 years of Johnson Matthey is told. The firm was started in 1817 by Percival Johnson, but in 1851 George Matthey became a partner and the present name was derived from these two partners. A number of milestones in its illustrious history are reviewed, and some of the current activities of the company are brought up to date, in this short article.IntroductionThirty-five years ago a magisterial volume was published by Johnson Matthey on "A History of Platinum and its Allied Metals", but despite its title that book is also a history of the firm itself from 1817 to 1982 (1). The present account marks Johnson Matthey's bicentenary, and is much indebted to that volume; many aspects of the story have also been chronicled by Platinum Metals Review and its 2014 successor, the Johnson Matthey Technology Review. Appropriate references to these journals are given wherever possible. A Platinum Metals Review paper marking the firm's sesquicentenary was published in 1967 (2), and a recent paper notes that Johnson Matthey is one of the oldest British chemical firms still in existence (3). In this survey we concentrate on the firm's formative years and, while highlighting its activities with platinum group metals (pgms), include some of Johnson Matthey's considerable recent non-pgm activities.The Johnsons of Maiden LaneThe forebears of Percival Norton Johnson, who in 1817 became the founder of the precursor of Johnson Matthey, came from a family well acquainted with metal assaying and refining (4, 5). His grandfather John Johnson (1737– 1786) had since 1777 been an assayer of ores and metals, mostly silver, gold and some base metals, at No. 7, Maiden Lane (now part of Gresham Street between Wood Street and Foster Lane, London EC2). His son, also John Johnson (1765– 1831) was apprenticed to him in 1779, and on his father's death took over his business, becoming the only commercial assayer in London. Around 1800 he became involved with the rapidly developing platinum metals industry, using crude 'platina' smuggled to Britain via Jamaica from what is now Colombia. His biggest early customer was probably William Hyde Wollaston (1766– 1826) (6), who made many purchases of platina between 1802– 1819 from Johnson. Wollaston developed a secret process for isolating platinum so pure that it could be fashioned into crucibles, chalices and other vessels and drawn into wires much thinner than a human hair; this business made him wealthy. In addition to isolating rhodium and palladium in 1802 (6, 7), he sold to his friend and partner Smithson Tennant some ore from which Tennant in 1804 isolated iridium and osmium (8, 9).Percival Norton Johnson (1792– 1866), was born on 29th September 1792 at 6– 7 Maiden Lane and was apprenticed to his father John Johnson. In 1812, aged only 19, he established his scientific credentials in a paper showing that platinum alloyed with silver and gold would dissolve in nitric acid (10, 11).The Early Years of Percival Johnson's New FirmThe date of foundation of what 34 years later would be called Johnson Matthey is established as January 1st 1817 (1, 2). On that day Percival Johnson left his father's business and set up his own business as an 'Assayer and Practical Mineralogist' with his brother John Frederick as assistant, although he would later collaborate with his father (2). The year 1817 was also that in which Humphry Davy showed that a platinum wire (almost certainly provided by Johnson) would catalyse the combination of oxygen and hydrogen – the first demonstration of heterogeneous catalysis (12, 13).In 1818 Percival moved to 8 Maiden Lane and in 1822 to 79 Hatton Garden, the latter being expanded in 1850. In 1826 he brought in another talented assayer, John Stokes, renaming the firm Johnson and Stokes in 1832. When Stokes died in 1835, William John Cock (1813– 1892), like Percival Johnson a founder member of the Chemical Society in 1841 (14), joined Percival in the firm which was now called Johnson and Cock. William was the son of Thomas Cock (1782– 1842), Percival's brother-in-law, also an assayer.William Cock was a considerable chemist and metallurgist, devising a new procedure for increasing the malleability of platinum, and published 'On Palladium – Its Extraction, Alloys &c.' (15, 16) in one of the earliest of the Chemical Society's papers. Johnson and Cock produced a platinum medal for Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838, and in 1844 made the platinum from which the standard pound weight was made. Cock resigned in 1845 from ill-health, but continued collaboration; Johnson's firm was now called P. N. Johnson & Co (1).Johnson's Firm Renamed Johnson and Matthey

Misc:
Eldest son of JJ-I:
John Johnson II (JJ-II)
born Feb 5th 1765
John Johnson II
married Mary Wright (niece of Martha Wright) 1787
JJ-II died in Paris, 1831.
In 1779 the 14 year old John Johnson II (JJ-II) was taken on as apprentice by his father for the statutory 7 years and was released from this aged 21, coincidentally the year his father died in July 1776. He took over the business and married his cousin Mary Wright in 1787.


Principally an assayer, dealing in scrap bullion and some pharmaceuticals. The scrap bullion included "sweep metal" the product of the Sweep Washers who bought the rubbish and sweepings from work places which used precious metals and recovered these by a process of incineration and extraction with mercury. So even in the late 1700s silver (and gold) recovery was good business. The pharmaceutical side was mainly concerned with making a potion against scurvy, being an infusion of spoonwort grass. But this laid the foundations of the chemical business.


In 1801 business expanded to include the assaying of ores and metals, reflecting the expansion of late 18th century exploration and exploitation of mineral wealth, culminating in the Industrial Revolution. The City of London was a centre for such enterprise.


Of particular interest was the sale of native platinum. This element was much in demand by scientists, particularly Dr Wollaston (the inventor of the periscopic lens for the camera obscura) who purchased from him between 1800 and 1821 about a fifth of the 47,000 ounces in total he used for his work. The only source of platinum was the Spanish colony of New Granada (now Colombia) and as exports were not officially allowed, there was a vigorous smuggling trade in the ore with JJ-II as middleman. Likewise the presence of palladium (discovered in 1804) he noted in Brazilian gold. These precious metals became important in photographic toning processes later in the century.

John married Wight, Mary on 9 Nov 1787 in Battersea, , London, England. Mary (daughter of Wight, Richard) was born about 1767 in Maiden Lane, London, , Greater London, England; died on 2 Mar 1863 in Richmond, , Surrey, England; was buried on 9 Mar 1863 in St Peter, Petersham, , Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mary Johnson
• _UID: 307ADF76946441E1A99DC29ABC890DBBC886

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Died:
First name(s) MARY Last name JOHNSON Gender Female Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 1 Death year 1863 District Richmond (Surrey) County Surrey Volume 2A Page 169 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom


Buried:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Johnson
Sex Female
Event year 1863
Birth year 1767
Age at death 96y
Burial year 1863
Burial date 09 Mar 1863
Burial place Petersham Parish, Surrey, England
Place Petersham Parish
County Surrey
Country England
Record set England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

First name(s) Mary Ann
Last name Johnson
Birth year 1767
Age 96
Death year 1863
Burial year 1863
Burial date 09 Mar 1863
Place Petersham
Church St Peter
Denomination Anglican
County Surrey
Country England
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from United Kingdom, England
West Surrey Family History Society
Transcriptions © West Surrey Family History Society

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Married:
First name(s) Mary
Last name Wight
Licence year 1787
Licence date 08 Nov 1787
New calender date 08 Nov 1787
Bride's first name(s) Mary
Bride's last name WIGHT
Groom's first name(s) John
Groom's last name JOHNSON
Place Dioceses of England & Wales
Country England & Wales
Record set Faculty Office Marriage Licences
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom, Wales
Society of Genealogists
Transcriptions © Society of Genealogists


First name(s) Mary
Last name Wight
Marriage year 1787
Marriage date 09 Nov 1787
Marriage place Battersea
By licence or banns By Licence
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Johnson
Spouse's residence LND St Mary Staining
Source Parish Register Transcripts
County Surrey
Country England
Record set Surrey Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
West Surrey Family History Society
copyright West Surrey Family History Society

Marriage License:
First name(s) JOHN Last name JOHNSON Licence year 1787 Licence date 08 Nov 1787 New calender date 08 Nov 1787 Bride's first name(s) Mary Bride's last name WIGHT Groom's first name(s) John Groom's last name JOHNSON Place Dioceses of England & Wales Record set Faculty Office Marriage Licences Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom

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• _UID: C87D4C605B5B4AE59D844A2148D8D75AB38E
• Alt. Birth: 1737, Epworth, , Lincolnshire, England

Notes:

Alt. Birth:
Needs confirmation!!!!!

George married Maw, Alice on 17 Sep 1767 in Owston Ferry, , Lincolnshire, England. Alice was born about 1741 in Owston Ferry, , Lincolnshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Alice Rayner
• _UID: F2D0038819424C319DF7B8006C9495282ECC
• Alt. Birth: 1741, Epworth, , Lincolnshire, England

Notes:

IGI tells the bride is called Alice Maw

Alt. Birth:
Needs confirmation!!!!!

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Married:
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Bride's Name:Alice Maw
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Marriage Date:17 Sep 1767
Marriage Place:Owston, Lincoln, England
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M03094-2
System Origin:England-EASy
Source Film Number:1450398
Reference Number:rn 129

First name(s) GEORGE Last name MAW Birth year 1737 Marriage year 1767 Place OWSTON Groom's first name(s) George Groom's last name MAW Groom's age 30 Groom's marital condition Single Groom's parish From the parish(es) Bride's first name(s) Alice Bride's last name MAW Bride's age 26 Bride's marital condition Single Bride's parish From the parish(es) Diocese Lincoln County Lincolnshire Country England Reference MB 1767/263&264 Record set Lincolnshire Marriage Licence Bonds and Allegations Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain

First name(s) Alice Last name Maw Sex Female Birth year - Residence Owston Ferry Marriage year 1767 Marriage date 17 Sep 1767 Marriage place Owston Ferry Spouse's first name(s) George Spouse's last name Maw Spouse's residence Owston Ferry County Lincolnshire Country England Archive Lincolnshire Archives Record set Lincolnshire Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Joshua Hornby
• _UID: 79F8FF766DAC40FEA4A26E3703909D187039

Joseph married Hornby, Mrs. Mary est 1760. Mary was born in 1739; died about 1801; was buried on 18 Feb 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K45M-6ZS
• _UID: A9C4828D7807479284DDDFFE953457E31502

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MQMC-CQD
• _UID: 3238DA1572A24B8C91D62E3785B9325DDD16

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Misc:
John Johnson I
born 1737 died July 1786 married Martha Wright
John Johnson I (JJ-I) qualified as a goldsmith and on July 15th 1762 took a lease on No.7 Maiden Lane in the City of London.

He registered as a goldsmith on December 7th 1770 and extended his premises which were leased from the Haberdashers Company.

By 1777 JJ-I decided to become an assayer, the first in public practice outside the Royal Mint and assay offices.

John married Wight, Martha on 8 May 1760 in St Martin In The Fields, Westminster, London, , England. Martha was born about 1740; died about 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MQMC-CQG
• Name: Martha Wright
• _UID: 1017661E647B420895468B5AFD46D75F0DB1

Notes:

Married:
First name(s) Martha
Last name Wight
Residence St Martin In The Fields
Marriage year 1760
Parish St Martin-In-The-Fields
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Johnson
Spouse residence St Martin In The Fields
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Westminster Archives
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing

First name(s) Martha
Last name Wight
Name note -
Marriage year 1760
Marriage date 08 May 1760
Marriage place Westminster
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Johnson
Spouse's age -
County Middlesex
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

First name(s) Martha
Last name Wight
Residence St Martin In The Fields
Marriage year 1760
Parish St Martin-In-The-Fields
Spouse's first name(s) John
Spouse's last name Johnson
Spouse residence St Martin In The Fields
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Westminster Archives
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing

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• _UID: FF3A4F5CC42644B2820D26BA358F4C3A7D54

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