John Maddock
was baptized on July 19, 1807, the son of John and Sarah Maddock.
His company, John Maddock and Sons, was founded about 1830. Though some
believe John Jr. started the company, he was only 23 at the time. It is
more likely that his father was the founder. The business was located on
Newcastle Street, Burslem Stafford Shire/County, England. John Jr.
married Martha Knowles, and among his children was James Maddock.
According to a write up about him at
www.thepotteries.org/ware/maddock,
John had a partnership from 1839 to 1842 with a Mr. Seddon. At first they
made granite ware to export to America, but through the years advanced to
fine china.
Being very health conscious, he was a member of Burslem's Board of Health
from 1850 to 1868 and was chairman 1852-3 and 1854-5. In 1852, he offered
to build public baths at his own expense if he could be guaranteed 50
pounds in subscriptions. John Maddock Jr retired from the business in
the 1870s and died shortly after in 1877.
To the right is the Maddock trademark used until around 1880: |