Gray and Dacre Brewery

The Gray and Dacre Brewery operated in West Ham, Essex, in the first half of the 19th century.

It was set up by John Gray (1791-1826) and a member of the Dacre family, which was resident in West Ham for several generations until the 1860s (possibly Francis Dacre, who is described on the 1841 census as a "brewer").[1] John Gray's father, the brewer Owen Gray, of March, Cambridgeshire, had helped him financially 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 eventually sold by auction in 1846 to 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. Through her he was connected to many of the leading brewers of the day, including James Watney.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 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)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 10, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.