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1821 Married Eliza Courteney Sheppard in Clerkenwell<ref>BMD</ref> | 1821 Married Eliza Courteney Sheppard in Clerkenwell<ref>BMD</ref> | ||
1838 Went into partnership with [[William Thorowgood]] | |||
1841 Type founder, lived in Clerkenwell<ref>1841 census</ref> | 1841 Type founder, lived in Clerkenwell<ref>1841 census</ref> | ||
1848 The business became [[Robert Besley and Co]] | |||
1851 Type founder, lived in Hornsey<ref>1851 census</ref> | 1851 Type founder, lived in Hornsey<ref>1851 census</ref> | ||
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c.1791 Born in Exeter, Devon
1821 Married Eliza Courteney Sheppard in Clerkenwell[1]
1838 Went into partnership with William Thorowgood
1841 Type founder, lived in Clerkenwell[2]
1848 The business became Robert Besley and Co
1851 Type founder, lived in Hornsey[3]
1861 Type founder, employing 150 men, lived in Edmonton[4]
1871 Retired type founder, Alderman of the City of London, lived in Wandsworth with Eliza Besley 70[5]
1876 Died in Wimbledon Park[6]
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