| 词条 | Gray and Dacre Brewery |
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The Gray and Dacre Brewery was located in West Ham Lane, West Ham, Essex, in the first half of the nineteenth century. It was founded by John Gray (1791-1826) and the Dacre family, which resided in West Ham for several generations until the 1860s (Francis Dacre was described on the 1841 census as a "brewer").[1] John Gray received financial help from his father, Owen Gray, a brewer in March, Cambridgeshire, in order to set up the business in West Ham.[2] John Gray died in 1826, leaving his widow, Lydia (1794-1855), to manage the business along with the Dacre family. The Gray and Dacre Brewery was auctioned in 1846 and acquired by Charrington and Co..[3] John Gray is buried under the floor of the nave of All Saints' Church, West Ham.[4] John Gray married Lydia Shears, the youngest daughter of the coppersmith James Shears. Their children included Ann Thomson Gray, author of The Twin Pupils: Or, An Education at Home, and Frances Gray, who married the Rev. Frederick Spurrell. They were also related, through marriage, to the brewer James Watney.[5] References1. ^1841 census 2. ^The Gray’s (sic) of Grays Lane, Edna Stacey, March Museum, 2007 3. ^The Times, 6 June 1846 4. ^Fry K., History of the Parishes of East and West Ham (1888) 5. ^Spurrell, J. C., The life of Charles Spurrell and his family's links to the Watney and Gray brewing families, Brewery History No. 138 (December 2010) 1 : Defunct breweries of the United Kingdom |
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