London merchant and director of the East India Company. Known as both Josiah and James. Ran the Anchor Brewery 1670 (possibly 1666) -1693. Master of the Brewers Company in 1693.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Josiah Child / James Child
Commemorated ati
Anchor Brewery
Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Ch...
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Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
Worshipful Company of Innholders
Taverns and alehouses provided drink and possibly food, whereas inns also provided bed and board for you and your horses. Innholders received their first charter from Henry VIII in 1514
Finlays
From Finlays we learn that: James Finlay (d. 1790) began his career in Glasgow in the family textile business selling cotton goods. He moved into embroidered muslins and also manufacture. His son K...
Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Gardens / Agriculture, Africa, Ceylon, Scotland
George Inn
This George Inn existed in the late 16th century though originally known as The George and Dragon. The current building was erected in 1677 after a serious fire destroyed most of Southwark. The n...
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