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Revision as of 22:04, 3 January 2011
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
- ^ 1841 census
- ^ The Gray’s (sic) of Grays Lane, Edna Stacey, March Museum, 2007
- ^ The Times, 6 June 1846
- ^ Fry K., History of the Parishes of East and West Ham (1888)
- ^ 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)
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