Dugmore Family Tree

[Steve D]

I'm researching my family tree and using census and other sources have got back to Isaac Dugmore, born 4 May 1800, married Priscilla Smawley (or Smalley) on 26 November 1821 at St Mary's Handsworth Bham. He was baptised in Harborne and, I think, his parents were Thomas and Sarah Dugmore. His occupation is down as Lapidary and there seems to be a long link with the jewellery trade (son Edwin was a Jeweller; grandson John Ernest was a Silversmith. Does anyone have any information on this branch of the Dugmore family and any sources of information about the jewellery industry particularly going back beyond 1800?

 

[mikejee]

Don’t know if you have seen this, from directories:
Have only gone up to 1841
1813
Dugmore Isaac, manufacturer of glass sand and emery paper, Fleet-street
Dugmore Thomas, manufacturer of scouring paper,Bromsgrove-street .
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary and stone cutler in general,Navigation-street , ,
Dugmore John, broker, Worcester-street
Dugmore Edward, wheeler, japanner and victualler,Nag's Head, Lichfield-street
1818
Dugmore Isaac manuf. of glass, sand & emery paper, Fleet-street .
Dugmore Thomas manuf. of scouring papers Essex-street
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary, and glass cutter in general N a v i g a t i o n - s t
Dugmore, Edward W., japanner, Lichfield St:
1823
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary, and glass cutter in general, 27.Fleet-street
Dugmore Edward, painter, 17, Newton-street
1823
Dugmore Jas. lapidary, Marlborough St.
Dugmore Thos. emery, glass, and sandpaper maker, 8 court, Bristol-st.
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary and dealer in foreign stones, 27, Fleet-st
1833
Dugmore Thomas and James, lapidaries and dlrs. in foreign stones, 27, Fleet-st
1839
Dugmore John, painter, and manufacturer of surveyors measuring tapes,
17, Newton street
Dugmore Isaac, lapidary, 35, Northwood street
Dugmore James, lapidary, 25, Mary street
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary and glass cutter, 27, Fleet street
Dugmore William, lapidary, 5 court, Cox street
Dugmore William, glass, sand and emery paper maker, Shakespear's Head
court, Queen street
1841
Dugmore James, lapidary, 39 Caroline st
Dugmore .John, measuringtape manufacturer, 17 Newton st
Dugmore John, spectacle maker, 96 Hill st
Dugmore Thomas, lapidary and dealer in all kinds of stones, 27 Fleet street
Mike

 

[Steve D]

Thanks for this. The Northwood Street for Isaac D looks promising. It is right in the middle of the Jewellery quarter.

 

[Jason Ellis]

I'm researching my family tree and using census and other sources have got back to Isaac Dugmore, born 4 May 1800, married Priscilla Smawley (or Smalley) on 26 November 1821 at St Mary's Handsworth Bham. He was baptised in Harborne and, I think, his parents were Thomas and Sarah Dugmore. His occupation is down as Lapidary and there seems to be a long link with the jewellery trade (son Edwin was a Jeweller; grandson John Ernest was a Silversmith. Does anyone have any information on this branch of the Dugmore family and any sources of information about the jewellery industry particularly going back beyond 1800?

Hi Steve,
Reply is ten years late, but if you are still interested - Birmingham trade directories over many years show the Dugmore family to be working as manufacturers of glass, sand & emery paper, lapidiaries, glass cutters and dealers in foreign stones. I am still researching because Priscilla Smawley is my 3rd Great-Grandaunt. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Pemberton whose family interests my greatly.
Jason