George Courtauld (industrialist)
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George Courtauld was a Crepe and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain
, Essex in 1802, the son of George Courtauld
and Ruth Minton. On 23 April 1829, in Halstead
, Essex, he married Susanna Sewell (1803-1888).
The five children of George and Susanna Courtauld included:
George and Susanna Courtauld were both buried at Gosfield where many other members of the Courtauld family were also buried.
of America returning to England in 1824 when he found employment with his elder brother, Samuel Courtauld
in his rapidly expanding crepe manufactory.
In 1828, with Samuel Courtauld and Peter Taylor, George became the junior partner in the newly formed firm of ‘Courtauld, Taylor and Courtauld’ and continued to work for the family firm for the remainder of his life.
Great Britain
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Personal life
He was born PebmarshPebmarsh
Pebmarsh is a small village and a civil parish the Braintree district, in Essex, England. It is situated to the north east of Halstead close to the A131.- External links :*****...
, Essex in 1802, the son of George Courtauld
George Courtauld
George Courtauld was the founder of Courtaulds which was to become one the United Kingdom's largest textile businesses.-Career:Apprenticed to a Spitalfields silk weaver in 1775, George Courtauld first worked on his own as silk throwster. Between 1785 and 1794 he made a number of visits to America...
and Ruth Minton. On 23 April 1829, in Halstead
Halstead
Halstead is a town and civil parish located in Braintree District of Essex, England, near Colchester and Sudbury. It has a population of 11,053. The town is situated in the Colne Valley, and originally developed on the hill to the north of the river...
, Essex, he married Susanna Sewell (1803-1888).
The five children of George and Susanna Courtauld included:
- George Courtauld (MP)George Courtauld (MP)George Courtauld was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1885....
, J.P., (1830-1920) - Samuel Augustine Courtauld (22 February 1833 – 23 September 1854)
- Louis Courtauld (2 September 1834) married Elizabeth Robinson 2 July 1862 in Croydon, Surrey
- Susanna Ruth Courtauld (4 June 1838) married Lewis Barrett Solly on 2 April 1864
- Sydney CourtauldSydney CourtauldSydney Courtauld JP was a Crepe and Silk manufacturer, and part of the Courtauld family empire in Great Britain-Personal life:He was born on 10 March 1840 in Bocking, Braintree, Essex. He was the son of George Courtauld and Susanna Sewell . He married Sarah Lucy Sharpe on 4 April 1865 at the...
, J.P., (1840-1899)
George and Susanna Courtauld were both buried at Gosfield where many other members of the Courtauld family were also buried.
Career
He spent four years in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
of America returning to England in 1824 when he found employment with his elder brother, Samuel Courtauld
Samuel Courtauld (industrialist)
Samuel Courtauld was an industrialist and Unitarian, chiefly remembered as the driving force behind the rapid growth of the Courtauld textile business in Britain....
in his rapidly expanding crepe manufactory.
In 1828, with Samuel Courtauld and Peter Taylor, George became the junior partner in the newly formed firm of ‘Courtauld, Taylor and Courtauld’ and continued to work for the family firm for the remainder of his life.