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2 unusual facts about Josiah Wedgwood II


Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi

In April 1819, Sismondi married a Welshwoman, Jessie Allen (1777–1853), whose sister, Catherine Allen, was the wife of Sir James Mackintosh and another sister, Elizabeth Allen, was the wife of Josiah Wedgwood II and mother of Emma Wedgwood.

Maer, Staffordshire

The Hall became the home of Josiah Wedgwood II and was frequently visited by his nephew Charles Darwin, who went on to marry Josiah's daughter Emma at St. Peter’s Church, which stands higher on the hillside, close to the Hall.



see also

Maer

the location of Maer Hall, home of the pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood II.