Courtauld family, silk throwsters
Other Business Names:
- Courtauld, Samuel, & Co
- Courtauld, George
- Courtauld, Samuel
- Courtaulds Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bocking, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Braintree, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Halstead, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Stepney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Textile production
Silk textiles production inc throwing & weaving
Notes:
A Hugenot family who arrived in London in the late 17th century. Augustus Courtauld, 1685-1751, emerged as a leading London silversmith from c1708 and this business was continued by his son, Samuel, 1720-65, and his grandson until 1780. Another son, George, 1761-1823, became a silk throwster, starting his apprenticeship in Spitalfields but spent much of his life in the United States; his London business was generally unsuccessful. It was revived by his son, Samuel, 1793-1881, who set up his own business, at Bocking and, later, Halstead and Braintree, all in Essex, in 1816 which thrived as Samuel Courtauld & Co. It specialised in production of black silk mourning crape for which there was a booming market. Later the business emerged as Courtaulds Ltd.
Publications:
- Courtauld family and the Essex landscape by Crosby, Tony, & Adrian Conder-Birch
- Courtauld Family Letters, 1782-1900 by Unknown
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- 'English silk industry' and 'Early history of crepe' in D C Coleman, Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- Entrepreneurs, Manufactories and Small Industrial Communities, 1850-1914 by Crouch, Patrick J
- Gender and Class during Industrialization. A study of the Halstead silk industry in Essex, 1825-1900 by Lown, Judy
- History of Courtaulds. An account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Ltd and its associate, the American Viscose Corp by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Huguenot Family of Courtauld by Courtauld, Stephen L
- Women and Industrialization. Gender at work in nineteenth century England by Lown, Judy
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Courtauld, Samuel, & Co
- Courtauld, George
- Courtauld, Samuel
- Courtaulds Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bocking, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Braintree, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Halstead, Essex, Essex, East of England, England
- Stepney, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Textile production Silk textiles production inc throwing & weaving
Notes:
A Hugenot family who arrived in London in the late 17th century. Augustus Courtauld, 1685-1751, emerged as a leading London silversmith from c1708 and this business was continued by his son, Samuel, 1720-65, and his grandson until 1780. Another son, George, 1761-1823, became a silk throwster, starting his apprenticeship in Spitalfields but spent much of his life in the United States; his London business was generally unsuccessful. It was revived by his son, Samuel, 1793-1881, who set up his own business, at Bocking and, later, Halstead and Braintree, all in Essex, in 1816 which thrived as Samuel Courtauld & Co. It specialised in production of black silk mourning crape for which there was a booming market. Later the business emerged as Courtaulds Ltd.Publications:
- Courtauld family and the Essex landscape by Crosby, Tony, & Adrian Conder-Birch
- Courtauld Family Letters, 1782-1900 by Unknown
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- 'English silk industry' and 'Early history of crepe' in D C Coleman, Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 1. The nineteenth century, silk and crepe by Coleman, Donald C
- Entrepreneurs, Manufactories and Small Industrial Communities, 1850-1914 by Crouch, Patrick J
- Gender and Class during Industrialization. A study of the Halstead silk industry in Essex, 1825-1900 by Lown, Judy
- History of Courtaulds. An account of the origin and rise of the industrial enterprise of Courtaulds Ltd and its associate, the American Viscose Corp by Ward-Jackson, C H
- Huguenot Family of Courtauld by Courtauld, Stephen L
- Women and Industrialization. Gender at work in nineteenth century England by Lown, Judy