Potter: Unmarked. Date c. 1829/1832
Edwin Shute was born around 1779 or 1780, possibly in Exeter, Devon. Two brothers were baptised at George's Presbyterian Bow Meeting House, Exeter on 17 Dec. 1780: Edwin & Henry, two sons of John Shute and Martha (Newcomen?). Worcester Journal - Thursday 12 September 1816 p.3, reports Edwin Shute married Rosina, eldest daughter of William Davy, Esq. of Germantown, Pennsylvania and his wife Susannah, at Kidderminster on 4 Sept. 1816. Edwin was a distiller by trade. He was later part of the firm of Shute, Edwards & Shute who appear in the 1822 & 1825 directories at 24 Redcliff Hill, Bristol. Edwin was a Presbyterian non-conformist and attended the Lewin's Mead Chapel in Bristol.
Edwin and Rosina had children: John Shute, 9 Oct. 1817; Rosina Shute, 22 April 1819; Caroline Watson Shute, 20 October 1820; Martha Susan Shute, 12 Dec. 1821 and Edwin Shute, 27 May 1826.
Edwin Snr. died in May 1833 aged 52 and was buried in the family vault at Lewin's Mead burial ground, Brunswick Square, Bristol.
John Shute Esq., Edwin's father, died In Duke Street, Bath at the the end of April 1828 aged 78, he was buried in the family vault at Lewin's Mead on 3 May 1828.
There was another Shute in Bristol, Samuel Shute, a merchant who married Miss Gwynn, daughter of the late Captain Richard Gwynn of the Royal Navy, in Nov. 1785. Also a Samuel Shute Esq. of Frenchay marries Miss Ricketts of London, April 1798. There is also Shute & Co. Chemists in Bristol from 1808. This probably became Shute, Richardson, & Co. druggists of Redcliff Street & Redcliff Back. Business effects sold off at the end of May 1816.
On 8 Sep. 1810 there appears in the Bristol Mirror p. 2. the following notice: MR. JOHN SHUTE, of No. 56, Park Street, a Partner with the undersigned, having thought proper clandestinely to take away, and secrete the only Articles of Co-partnership between them, and in numerous other instances, to conduct himself unjustly, and with oppression; the undersigned, by the advise of his counsel, and to dissolve such a ruinous connection, hath submitted to the Act of the Law.- He assures his Friends, that so soon as he has settled his affairs, he shall continue his business as a Distiller, in the same Premises, on his own account; and he respectfully solicits a continuance of their favour.
TIMOTHY CASSIN
Timothy Cassin was a rectifier, dealer and chapman, Holden's directory of 1805-7 places him at Redcliff Hill, Shute responded by refuting the accusation, saying the Articles referred to were, and always had been, in a sealed parcel in the hands of their bankers Messrs Ames, Bright & Co, and always available to Cassin. As a result, on 18th Oct. 1810: "Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership between us, the undersigned, TOMOTHY CASSIN and JOHN SHUTE, as Rectifiers and Dealers in Foreign and British Spirits, carried on under the Firm of TIMOTHY CASSIN and Co. is dissolved. All Debts owing to us, in respect thereof, are to be paid or remitted to the said JOHN SHUTE, who is duly authorized to receive the same, and who is to discharge all demands on that Partnership. Witness our Hands,
TOMOTHY CASSIN
JOHN SHUTE"
In the Bristol Mirror - 12 Aug. 1815, p.33,
there is the advertisement: TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, All those
Freehold extensive PREMISES, situate at No. 12 Bath Street, lately in the
possession of Messrs. SHUTE & SON, who will treat for the same.
Apply at the Coumpting House of Messrs. SHUTE, EDWARDS, & SHUTE, No.
24, Redcliff Street.
From the London Gazette, dated 30 Sep 1829:
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership
established by and between John Shute, since deceased, the undersigned
Edwin Shute and Samuel
Crady Edwards, and Thomas
Castle, also since deceased, under the firm of Shute, Edwards, and
Shute, and in which the undersigned Thomas Harris became a Partner upon
the decease and in the place or stead of the said Thomas Castle, and which
was carried on by the said John Shute, Edwin Shute, Samuel Crady Edwards,
and Thomas Harris, up to the decease of the said John Shute, and since
that event continued by the said Edwin Shute, Samuel Crady Edwards, and
Thomas Harris, under the firm of Edwards and Shute, in the several trades
of Rectifiers and Distillers, Wine-Merchants, and Dealers in Foreign and
British Spirits, in Redcliff-Street, in the City of Bristol, expired this
day by effluxion of time, and is dissolved; and notice is hereby also
given, that the debts due and owing to the said Co-partnersbips
repectively are to be paid to the said Samuel Crady Edwards, whose receipt
will be a sufficient discharge for the same; and that all legal demands
thereon respectively will be discharged by bill-Dated the 30th day of
September 1829.
Edwin Shute,
Lucy Cooper,
Elizth. Cooper,
S. C. Edwards,
Executors of late John Shute.
Edwin Shute,
Thomas Harris,
Micl. Hinton Castle,
Geo. E. Kiddell,
William Edwards,
Executors of the late Thomas Castle.
Previously Michael Castle (since deceased) and Jane Edwards were also partners, John Ames was a partner in the above firm before his decease. That partnership was dissolved and regrouped 30 Sep. 1824. (The Law Gazette).
The company became Edwards & Shute after the death of John Shute, Edwin's father, in 1828. Shute, Edwards & Co. are gone by Sept. 1829, Edwin Shute remained. His clerk was William Peck, later to become wine merchant in his own right.
At the Commercial Rooms, Bristol on 25 July 1832, E. Shute of Bristol, wine merchant, was attending his bankruptcy meeting where the choice of assignees was to be made. Certificates were issued March 1833 and dividends in Jan. 1834, final dividend 18th Jan. Unfortunately by this point, Edwin was already dead.
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Shute / Bristol (lower case typeface). Potter: Unmarked. Date c. 1829/1832 |
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