Wedgwood family

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English family business dynasty businessperson ceramics manufacturer industrialist interrelated English families member of Wedgwood family potter

The Wedgwood family is a prominent English dynasty best known for its influential pottery business and its close ties to Charles Darwin and other notable figures of the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English family → business dynasty → businessperson → businessperson → ceramics manufacturer → industrialist → interrelated English families → member of Wedgwood family → potter →
associatedWith	Lunar Society of Birmingham →
associatedWithMovement	Industrial Revolution →
associatedWithPlace	Etruria, Staffordshire →
business	Wedgwood pottery company →
country	United Kingdom → United Kingdom →
ethnicOrigin	English →
family	Wedgwood family → Wedgwood family → Wedgwood family →
founded	Wedgwood pottery company →
foundingMember	Josiah Wedgwood →
hasMember	Emma Wedgwood → Francis Wedgwood → Josiah Wedgwood → Josiah Wedgwood II → Josiah Wedgwood III → Thomas Wedgwood →
hasNotableConnection	abolitionist movement in Britain →
industry	pottery →
influenced	industrialization of pottery →
knownFor	Jasperware pottery → creamware pottery → mass production of high-quality ceramics →
laterSocialStatus	upper middle class →
maternalFamily	Wedgwood family →
memberOf	Lunar Society of Birmingham →
notableFor	industrial design → links to Charles Darwin → pottery manufacture →
occupation	entrepreneur → potter → pottery manufacturer →
originatedIn	Staffordshire →
relatedByMarriage	Wedgwood family →
relatedTo	Darwin–Wedgwood family →
religiousBackground	Nonconformist →
socialClass	middle class →
spouse	Charles Darwin → Emma Wedgwood →
timePeriod	18th century → 19th century →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bessie Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Elizabeth Allen Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Emma Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Hensleigh Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Josiah Wedgwood I ("Wedgwood") → Josiah Wedgwood II ("Wedgwood") → Sarah Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Susannah Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") → Thomas Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") →	familyName
Elizabeth Allen Wedgwood → Emma Darwin → Emma Wedgwood → Sarah Wedgwood → Susannah Darwin → Susannah Wedgwood →	memberOf
Emma Wedgwood → Josiah Wedgwood II → Josiah Wedgwood III →	family
Elizabeth Allen Wedgwood → Emma Wedgwood ("Wedgwood pottery family") → Josiah Wedgwood II →	notableFamily
Mary Howard ("Darwin–Wedgwood family") → Thomas Wedgwood →	partOf
Bessie Wedgwood →	hasAncestralFamily
Marianne Darwin →	hasAncestry
Sarah Wedgwood ("Wedgwood") →	hasLastName
Bessie Wedgwood ("Wedgwood pottery dynasty") →	isDescendedFrom
Charles Darwin →	maternalFamily
Susannah Wedgwood ("Wedgwood pottery dynasty") →	notableFamilyConnection
Charles Darwin →	relatedByMarriage
Wedgwood family ("Darwin–Wedgwood family") →	relatedTo
Charles Darwin (son of Erasmus Darwin) →	relative
Maer Hall →	residenceOf