This page gives brief details some of the main characters involved in English drinking glass making and selling 1642 - 1702. Alphabetical K-P
Kirby. A Daniel Kirby was recorded in Scotland in 1678 & 1682 as being a London Glassmaker.
Lart. A ?Peter Lart was recorded in Scotland in 1682 as being a London Glassmaker.
Leggor. A John Leggor was recorded in Scotland in 1681 as being a London Glassmaker.
Lepomanno. A Giacomo Lepomanno (Sepomana] was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker.
Lillington. In 1678 Bowles and Lillington (William) were making "white glasses" at Stoney Street in Southwark.
Little. Associated with the Bedminster glass house at Bristol. John Little the elder came from Stourbridge and it was probably his son who was involved at Bedminster. A Jacob Little took apprentices in his own right from 1706-1728, but it is not clear if this was at Bedminster. In 1691 D.R Guttery in his book From Broad Glass to cut crystal, notes that a Stourbridge glass maker John Little was working in Bristol. In 1696 John Little was recorded living with wife Margaret and John Little junior and his wife in Pile Street. Pile Street is adjacent to Red Lane. In 1703 John Little's son was apprenticed to a John Perrott.
Long. A John Long (Longe) was recorded in Scotland in 1687 as being a London Glassmaker, lately of Dublin.
Lowden. There is a possibility that Lowden is an English corruption of Lodi, the name of a famous glass making family from Altare. An Abraham Lowden, son of James Lowden was christened at Greenwich in 1651, and thus the family may well have been asssociated with the Italian glasshouse there. Members of the Lowden family also appear in Newcastle records from 1623 and in the London records from 1627 (St Kathrine by the Tower not far from the Minories). The Redcliffe Backs glass house in Bristol is linked with the Lowden family for much of its early history, although they only appear to have owned it for a short period. John Lowden was the first glass maker to appear in the Bristol Burgess Books as a freeman in 1673. John Lowden married Mary Cleverly, daughter of William, a local rope maker, in 1673 and they had a son William, who also became a glass maker and possibly another older son named John. John and Mary took Abraham Jennings as a glass making apprentice in 1674. Edward Lowden married Mary's sister Sarah three years later and they had sons Edward and George, of whom only Edward became a glass maker. A John Lowden married Elizabeth in Bristol in August 1674 and they had son John in 1676, but it is unclear if these were glass makers, or had any connection. There is a record of Charles Lowden, son of Randolf Lowden, glass maker, deceased, being apprenticed to John Cooke in 1681 and he was registered as a glass maker in 1689 in the Burgess Books. However, it is uncertain whether he or Randolf actually worked there as tradesmen in their own right for any length of time. There is no sign of Charles in the list of the inhabitants of Bristol in 1696. There is, however, mention of a Henry Lewdin living nearby in Radcliffe Pit (the area south of the city wall where the glass house was) in 1696, but his relationship, if any, is unclear.
Maria del Aqua. A John Maria del Aqua (McAcombla] was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker.
Martine. A Charles Martine was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker.
Mazzola. A Francisco Mazzola (Maxalao) was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker, and Paolo Mazzola worked in London from about 1640-1655.
Mercier. A John Baptista Mercier was recorded in Scotland in 1678 & 1682 as being a London Glassmaker.
Michellini. A Leonardo Michellini was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker.
Montgomery. A John Montgomerie was recorded in Scotland in 1636 & 1637 and a John Montgomery alias Warde was recorded in 1678 & 1682 as being a Glassmaker.
Morton. Francis Morton was a glass maker at Silkstone.
Newark. The Glass Sellers Company representative at the Savoy from 1685 was John Newark.
Newby. An Andrew Newby was recorded in Scotland in 1682 as being a London Glassmaker.
Nicoll. A Basteane Nicoll was recorded in Scotland in 1635 as being a Glassmaker.
Osgood. An Edward Osgood was mentioned in the Glass-sellers records in early 1667 as having had great loss by the late fire. He was again mentioned in 1691.
Oliver. A John Oliver was involved in the Woolwich glasshouse.
Perrot. One derivation of the surname Perrot is an Anglicized form of the Italian name Perrotti, but the name was surprisingly common in South West England in this period, so there are probably other roots. Benjamin Perrott is first recorded as owning a glass house in St Mary Redcliffe Parish in 1691. The same year D.R Guttery in his book From Broad Glass to cut crystal, notes that a Stourbridge glass maker John Little was working in Bristol. In 1696 Benjamin was recorded as living in Pile Street, with wife Jane, daughter Jane and son John. Pile Street is adjacent to Red Lane and in the same street a John Little was recorded living with wife Margaret and John Little junior and his wife. In 1703 John Little's son was apprenticed to a John Perrott. Benjamin was assessed for a higher war tax contribution because of his annual income exceeded £50 p.a.
Pilmay. The Pilmay family (John and Peter) founded the Silkstone glass house after moving from Haughton Green near Manchester in about 1653. The site was owned by William Scott and John Pilmay junior married his son's widow Abigail in 1658.
Powldon. Thomas Powldon obtained a licence on behalf of the Duke of Buckingham for making christall glasses in 1662.