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David Dewsberry [Parents] [image] was born on 8 Jan 1851 in Burslem STS. He died on 17 Jan 1929 in Burslem STS . He was buried in Burslem STS Cemetery. He married Hannah Kirkham on 22 Nov 1873 in Burslem STS Bethel Chapel. David was employed as Ceramic Artist in Burslem STS Doulton Factory.
David Dewsberry was a talented ceramic artist, well known for the orchids he painted for the Doulton factory where he worked between 1889 and 1919. According to the company's catalogue of the time, he trained under the Alcocks at the Hill Pottery in Burslem and won the first medal ever awarded to a student at the Wedgewood institute. He studied the plants in the conservatories of the Duke of Sutherland, Joseph Chamberlain and other orchid-growers. A great music lover, he conducted the Burslem Congregational Church choir for 33 years. The church remembered his “unstinted voluntary work which raised the standard of the musical portion of our services to a very high level”. His gravestone at Burslem Cemetery bears the words “gone to join the choir invisible”.
Hannah Kirkham [Parents] was born on 27 Jun 1850 in Burslem STS Dale Hall. She died on 4 Aug 1931 in Burslem STS . She was buried in Burslem STS Cemetery. She married David Dewsberry on 22 Nov 1873 in Burslem STS Bethel Chapel.
They had the following children:
F i May Dewsberry was born on 31 Aug 1874 in Burslem STS. She died on 19 Mar 1966 in Manchester Rusholme . May was employed as a Draper's Assistant in 1901 in Burslem STS. F ii Annie Dewsberry M iii Ernest David Dewsberry M iv Frank Guest Dewsberry
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Thomas Gay [Parents] was born in 1856 in Llanelli CMN. He died in 1921 in Llanelli CMN . He married Catherine Elizabeth (Jennie) Toft in 1879 in Llanelly CMN. Thomas was employed as a Fitter in Brewery in 1901 in Llanelli CMN.
Catherine Elizabeth (Jennie) Toft [Parents] was born in 1858 in Swansea GLA. She died in 1926 in Llanelli CMN . She married Thomas Gay in 1879 in Llanelly CMN.
They had the following children:
F i Alice May Gay M ii Joseph Herbert Gay F iii Millicent Gay F iv Rhoda Eugenie Gay F v Lilian Simpson Gay F vi Ada Gay F vii Elsie Gay was born in 1895 in Llanelli CMN .
Herbert Toft [Parents] was born on 13 Nov 1822 in Hanley STS. He was christened on 8 Dec 1822 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. He married Rhoda Simpson in 1841 in Newcastle Under Lyme STS. Herbert was employed as Engraver in Llanelly Pottery later Staffordshire.
Rhoda Simpson [Parents] was born in 1822 in Hanley STS. She was christened on 4 Aug 1822 in Hanley STS. She died in 1882 in Stoke Upon Trent STS. She married Herbert Toft in 1841 in Newcastle Under Lyme STS.
They had the following children:
M i Frederick George Toft F ii Emily S Toft was born in 1844 in Hanley STS. Emily was employed as a Paintress in 1861 in Llanelly Pottery. F iii Elizabeth Toft was born in 1847 in Hanley STS. Elizabeth was employed as a Transferrer in 1861 in Llanelly Pottery. F iv Anne Elizabeth Toft was born in 1850 in Hanley STS. F v Frances Ann Toft F vi Catherine Elizabeth (Jennie) Toft F vii Millicent Flora Toft was born in 1860 in Llanelli CMN. Millicent was employed as a Nurse in 1881 in Stoke Upon Trent STS. F viii Miriam Georgina Toft was born in 1862 in Llanelli CMN. Miriam was employed as a Paintress in 1881 in Stoke Upon Trent STS. F ix Margaret Ann Toft
Alphonsus Toft was born about 1796 in Stoke on Trent STS. He died on 13 Jun 1850 in Shelton STS Tinkers Clough. He married Elizabeth Shelley on 17 Oct 1820 in Stoke on Trent STS Saint Peter. Alphonsus was employed as Engraver, had own business in Shelton STS.
Elizabeth Shelley [Parents] was born on 25 Jun 1800 in Hanley STS . She was christened on 20 Jul 1800 in Hanley STS Saint John . She died on 23 May 1864 in Trentham STS Dresden. She married Alphonsus Toft on 17 Oct 1820 in Stoke on Trent STS Saint Peter.
They had the following children:
M i Thomas Toft was born on 28 Dec 1820 in Stoke on Trent STS. He was christened on 28 Jan 1821 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M ii Herbert Toft M iii Alphonsus Toft M iv Henry Toft was born on 23 Feb 1827. He was christened on 18 Mar 1827 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M v Hamlet Toft was born on 11 Jun 1829. He was christened on 26 Jul 1829 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M vi Charles Toft M vii Arthur Toft was born on 11 Dec 1833 in Stoke on Trent STS . He was christened on 29 Dec 1833 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M viii Frances Toft was born about 1836. M ix Elizabeth Shelley Toft was born on 14 Mar 1838 in Stoke on Trent STS . He was christened on 15 Apr 1838 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M x Frederick William Toft was born on 16 Apr 1840 in Stoke on Trent STS . He was christened on 10 May 1840 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church. M xi Leonard Toft was born on 8 Jan 1843 in Stoke on Trent STS . He was christened in 1843 in Cobridge STS Saint Peter RC Church.
Philip Thomas was born in 1876 in Llanelli CMN . He married Alice May Gay in 1900 in Llanelli CMN . Philip was employed as a Iron Worker.
Alice May Gay [Parents] was born in 1880 in Llanelli CMN . She married Philip Thomas in 1900 in Llanelli CMN .
They had the following children:
M i Gwyn Thomas. F ii Jeanna Thomas. F iii Ethel Thomas. M iv Harold Thomas F v Alice Thomas.
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He had the following children:
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