William Chambers 1809 - 1882
William Chambers , politician. educ. Eton College and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1839 he co-founded the Llanelly Reform Society. He was the leader of a demonstration at Mynydd Sylen in August 1843, during the Rebecca Riots, but shortly afterwards he helped the authorities to capture rioters who attaked the toll-gate at Pontarddulais. In 1850, he was the first chairman of the Llanelli Board of Health. See Wikipedia and http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s-CHAM-WIL-1774.html?query=1809&field=conten t Of Llanelly House (1849). 1851 - engineer and JP. He bought Hafod in 1853, formerly owned by Thomas Johnes, from the Bold Houghton family. One of his business ventures concerned the South Wales Pottery (1839-1855). During this period all marked pieces of Llanelly bear the name South Wales Pottery. After the closure of the Glamorgan Pottery, Chambers saw the opportunity for a new pottery and the new one was built in 1839. Some of the plant was brought from the Glamorgan Pottery and incorporated, Some key workers also relocated to Llanelli. The new Pottery also took on the designs. He retained control of the pottery until 1855, when his father died. The business was sublet to Messrs Coombe and Holland but was surrendered back in 1858, whereupon Chambers entered into a new agreement with William Holland who continued on his own, until 1868 then with David Guests until 1875 when it ceased to trade. See Welsh Pottery by Robert Pugh
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| Born: Valenciennes, France 24th May 1809 | Baptised:
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| 24th May 1809 | Born (birth) Valenciennes, France | | 20th Jul 1835 | Married Joanna Trant Payne
(Chambers ) 1818 - 1864 (marriage) Dafen, Cardiganshire, Wales | | 31st Mar 1851 | Son in 1851 census (census) Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales | | 1861 | Head of household in 1861 census (census) Hafod, Cardiganshire, Wales | | 4th Mar 1882 | Died (death) London, England |
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