Dixon partnerships
Thanks to Norman Lowe and Myrna Schkolne for finding the two following notices, which improve on the dates for the Dixon partnerships given by Baker.
The first notice is from the London Gazette, December 24, 1818, as follows:
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, John Phillips, Robert Dixon, William Austin, and Thomas Henderson, as Manufacturers of Earthenware, at Sunderland near the Sea, in the County of Durham, under the stile or firm of Dixon, Austin, Phillips and Co, the Sunderland Pottery, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said John Phillips; and that the business will in future be carried on by us the undersigned, Robert Dixon, William Austin, and Thomas Henderson alone, in Partnership, at Sunderland aforesaid, under the stile or firm of Dixon, Austin, and Co. the Sunderland Pottery.
As witness our hands this 17th day of December 1818.
The first notice is from the London Gazette, December 24, 1818, as follows:
Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, John Phillips, Robert Dixon, William Austin, and Thomas Henderson, as Manufacturers of Earthenware, at Sunderland near the Sea, in the County of Durham, under the stile or firm of Dixon, Austin, Phillips and Co, the Sunderland Pottery, is this day dissolved by mutual consent, so far as regards the said John Phillips; and that the business will in future be carried on by us the undersigned, Robert Dixon, William Austin, and Thomas Henderson alone, in Partnership, at Sunderland aforesaid, under the stile or firm of Dixon, Austin, and Co. the Sunderland Pottery.
As witness our hands this 17th day of December 1818.
The second notice is from the London Gazette, January 7, 1840, as follows:
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Copartnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Robert
Dixon the elder, William Austin, and Alexander Phillips, Earthenware Manufacturers, at the-Sunderland Pottery, in the borough of Sunderland, and also at the Hylton Pottery, in the parish of Monk Wearmouth, both in the county of Durham, under the firm of Dixon, Austin, and Company, hath been dissolved, by mutual consent, so far as concerns the said William Austin, as and from the 31st day of December last past; and that all debts due and owing to and from the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Robert Dixon the elder and Alexander Phillips, who are authorised to receive and pay the same,—Dated this 4th day of January 1840.
Robert Dixon, senr.
Win. Austin.
Alexr. Phillips.
The notices suggest that we can revise Baker's (Sunderland Pottery, 1984) dates for the Sunderland or Garrison Pottery partnerships as follows:
1807 to 1812, John Phillips
1813 to 1818, Dixon, Austin, Phillips & Co (marks would include Dixon & Co 1813, and Phillips & Co 1813)
1818 to 1839, Dixon, Austin & Co
1839 to 1865, Dixon, Phillips & Co
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Copartnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Robert
Dixon the elder, William Austin, and Alexander Phillips, Earthenware Manufacturers, at the-Sunderland Pottery, in the borough of Sunderland, and also at the Hylton Pottery, in the parish of Monk Wearmouth, both in the county of Durham, under the firm of Dixon, Austin, and Company, hath been dissolved, by mutual consent, so far as concerns the said William Austin, as and from the 31st day of December last past; and that all debts due and owing to and from the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Robert Dixon the elder and Alexander Phillips, who are authorised to receive and pay the same,—Dated this 4th day of January 1840.
Robert Dixon, senr.
Win. Austin.
Alexr. Phillips.
The notices suggest that we can revise Baker's (Sunderland Pottery, 1984) dates for the Sunderland or Garrison Pottery partnerships as follows:
1807 to 1812, John Phillips
1813 to 1818, Dixon, Austin, Phillips & Co (marks would include Dixon & Co 1813, and Phillips & Co 1813)
1818 to 1839, Dixon, Austin & Co
1839 to 1865, Dixon, Phillips & Co
