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William Adams of Tunstall
1777 - 1805
William Adams of Greenfield
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These are the arms of William Adams (1833-1905), impaled with those of his wife, Laura Eliza nee Worthington.
The Adams family had potteries in Staffordshire as early as 1650.
At that date two brothers, William and Thomas had separate ventures in Burslem.
Such family activity continued for many years.
William Adams and Company, with large potteries in Tunstall was managed by members who were the 11th and 12th generations in direct descent from the original 17th century Adams of Burslem.
Whilst there is no longer an Adams pottery, some of their designs are still produced with their backstamp under the Wedgwood Group name.
Adams joined the Wedgwood Group in 1966.
Attributing examples of china marked Adams to a particular man can be complicated and confusing because so many of them bore the same given name, William.
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1) William Adams 1745-1805, of Greengate, Tunstall.
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2) William Adams 1748-1831, of Brickhouse, Burslem and later Cobridge Hall, Cobridge.
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3) William Adams 1772-1829, of Stoke-on-Trent.
Important also was:
4) William Adams 1798-1865, of Greenfield.
The three cousins made the standard kinds of Staffordshire pottery from Queensware to ordinary earthenware, transfer decorated in blue and other colours.
William Adams (1) of Greengate and William Adams (4) are a special interest to collectors.
The former made jasperware that equalled that of Wedgwood.
William Adams (4) produced 30 different designs of American scenic and history china.
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Greengates - the first large pottery works in Tunstall, founded by William Adams in 1779.
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The works was repurchased by William Adams IV to expand his production.
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