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Samuel was born about 1775, the son of Samuel Moore and Elizabeth ?, at Houghton le Street, County Durham.
Around 1805 Samuel, and Peter Austin took over a pottery business in partnership, changing it's name to the Wear Pottery, and operating under the name of S. Moore & Co. This title remained throughout the history of the pottery, despite changing ownerships.
Both Moore and Austin had trained at Newbottle under Robert Fairbairns, and Austin had married Moore's sister, Jane.
Neither stayed in the business for long, and by 1831 Moore's son, Charles was managing the firm.
Nevertheless, one will note that in the 1841 census, Samuel Moore lists himself as Earthenware Manufacturer.
By 1826, Austin had established himself in a shipbuilding firm, later known as Austin and Pickersgill.
The pottery trade grew steadily, and a branch, known as the Bridge or "Jericho" Pottery was opened in 1844 for the production of brown ware. By 1847, Charles Moore had been joined in partnership by his nephew George Story Moore, who, on his uncle's death became sole proprietor, and operated the business until 1861, when, like the shipbuilding firm, the pottery business failed, and fell into the hands of a Sunderland solicitor, R. T. Wilkinson. Determined to restore it's fortune, he appointed Ralph |
Seddon from Staffordshire as a manager, and on his advice the works were largely rebuilt and equipped with modern machinery.
From 1866 to 1872 the pottery was said to be the largest on Wearside, employing 180 hands, and enjoying a good home and export trade, chiefly to Denmark and Germany.
In 1874 Sedden left to set up his own business - the St Bede's Pottery on Richmond Street, Monkwearmouth. After 1875, the Wear Pottery was leased, with the Jericho branch, to Messrs. Glaholm, Robson, and Lyall, who were plumbers and ironfounders, Lyall being the active partner. They placed it under the management of John Patterson, probably of the family which operated the Sherriff Hill Pottery, Gateshead. The firm then concentrated chiefly on making dinner sets of various patterns, abandoning what it considered the old fashioned transfer-printed pink lustreware. The venture proved not to be a success, and the pottery closed down in 1882, being sold to Robert Thompson, shipbuilder, whose premises it adjoined, for £4,000 for four acres of land, buildings, and machinery. It was totally demolished by 1883, as Robert Thompson took all of the North Sands into his shipyard. |
| Charles | Born 6 Oct 1799 | Houghton le Spring | |||
| William | Born 7 Nov 1802 | Bishopwearmouth | Married Ann Rea | ||
| Elizabeth | Born 11 Mar 1813 | Monkwearmouth | Married George Wilkin Hall | ||
| Sarah | Born 7 Jul 1815 | Monkwearmouth | Married William Joseph Hall |
| Samuel Moore |
b: abt 1775 c: 27 Feb 1776 Houghton le Spring, County Durham son of Samuel Moore and Elizabeth ? |
| Sarah Elliot | b: abt 1774 County Durham |
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11 Dec 1798 Samuel Moore Sarah Elliot | Houghton le Spring, County Durham |
| Charles Moore |
b: 6 Oct 1799 c: 17 Nov 1799 Houghton le Spring, County Durham son of Samuel Moore and Sarah Elliot |
| William Moore |
b: 7 Nov 1802 c: 7 Aug 1803 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham son of Samuel Moore and Sarah Elliot |
| Elizabeth Moore |
b: 11 Mar 1813 c: 29 Sep 1813 St Peter, Monkwearmouth, County Durham daughter of Samuel Moore and Sarah Elliot |
| Sarah Moore |
b: 7 Jul 1815 c: 9 Nov 1824 St Peter, Monkwearmouth, County Durham daughter of Samuel Moore and Sarah Elliot |
| 1841 Census | HO107-299 |
7 June 1841 | Monkwearmouth, County Durham | ||
| High Street | Born in this County? | ||||
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Samuel Moore Sarah Sarah Plus 1 Servant |
Age 65 Age 66 Age 10 |
Earthen Ware Mfg. |
Yes Yes Yes |
abt 1775 abt 1774 7 Jul 1815 |
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| Samuel Moore |
Died 1844, Age 69, 1844 4Q Sunderland 24 166 |
| Sarah (Elliot) Moore | No Data |