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Courtauld was a member of the wealthy English Courtauld textile family. He was born in Bocking, Essex, [1] the son of Sydney Courtauld (10 March 1840 – 20 October 1899) and Sarah Lucy Sharpe (1844–1906) and youngest brother of Samuel Courtauld, founder of the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was educated at Rugby and King's College, Cambridge ...
The Courtauld family are a leading family in England. Pages in category "Courtauld family" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Samuel Courtauld was the eldest son of George Courtauld, founder of George Courtauld and Co. The Courtauld family were descendants of Huguenot refugees who had settled in London and developed, over several generations, a highly regarded business as metalsmiths, working in both silver and gold.
The company was founded by George Courtauld and his cousin Peter Taylor (1790–1850) in 1794 as a silk, crepe and textile business at Pebmarsh in north Essex trading as George Courtauld & Co. In 1810, his American -born son Samuel Courtauld was managing his own silk mill in Braintree, Essex .
Courtauld was the son of Sydney Courtauld (1840–1899) and Sarah Lucy Sharpe (1844–1906), and the great-nephew of textile magnate Samuel Courtauld. He was educated at Rugby School. After he finished school he visited Germany and France and studied textile technology to prepare to work in the family business.
He was born in Pebmarsh, Essex in 1802, the younger son of George Courtauld and Ruth Minton. [2] His elder brother was Samuel Courtauld, who succeeded their father as the senior partner of the family firm. On 23 April 1829, in Halstead, Essex, he married Susanna Sewell (1803-1888). Their five children were: George Courtauld, J.P., (1830-1920)
Courtauld is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the surname include: Adam Courtauld Butler or Adam Butler (British politician), DL (1931–2008), British Conservative Party politician and MP
John Sewell Courtauld (known as "Jack") was a member of the Courtauld family. The family came to England as Huguenot refugees and at one time engaged in the classical Huguenot occupation of being a silk-weaver in the Spitalfields district of London. However, they soon established the family company and moved out of London to Essex.