Josiah
Wedgwood
Born in Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Wedgwood
and Sarah Wedgwood
Brother of
Susannah (Wedgwood) Darwin, John Wedgwood, Richard Wedgwood, Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Anne Wedgwood
Husband of
Elizabeth (Allen) Wedgwood
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood, Mary Ann Wedgwood, Charlotte (Wedgwood) Langton, Henry Allen Wedgwood, Francis Wedgwood, Hensleigh Wedgwood, Frances Wedgwood and Emma (Wedgwood) Darwin
Died
at age 74
in Staffordshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2011
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Biography
Josiah was born in 1769. He is the son of Josiah Wedgwood and Sarah Wedgwood. He passed away in 1843.
In the 1841 census he was living at Maer Hall. with his wife Elizabeth and daughter Sarah.[1]
UK Census 1841 at Maer Hall, Staffordshire
- Josiah Wedgwood age 70 born Stafordshire
- Elizabeth wife, age 75, not born Staffordshire
- Sarah Daughter, age 45 born Staffordshire
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQT4-XFB : 12 December 2017), Josiah Wedgwood, Maer, Staffordshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- Josiah C. Wedgwood, A History of the Wedgwood Family (London: The St. Catherine Press Ltd., 1908).
- Wikipedia biography Wikipedia entry for Josiah Wedgwood II
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5K4-LP6 : 30 December 2014), Josiah Wedgwood, 06 Dec 1769; citing STOKE UPON TRENT,STAFFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,645, 873,646.
- Death GRO 3rd quarter 1843 at Newcastle under Lyme Vol 17 Page 61
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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~3.12%
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