John Jefferys (clockmaker)

John Jefferys (1701 – 1754) was an English clockmaker and watchmaker.[1]

His parents, John and Jane Jefferys lived in a house called Darbies in the village of Midgham in the parish of Thatcham in Berkshire. His father was a wool merchant. His maternal grandparents were William and Bridgett Yeats. He had at least five brothers and one sister. Although his father was a Quaker, he was christened on 18 March 1701.

On 4 November 1717 he began an apprenticeship with watchmaker Edward Jagger at Well Close Square, Stepney, London. After nine years of teaching on 26 January 1726 he became a member of the Clockmakers Company of London. In 1735 Larcum Kendall was a new apprentice. Around 1753 he built a pocketwatch for clockmaker John Harrison.[2] After he died Larcum Kendall took over his workshop.

Actor Peter-Hugo Daly was cast as John Jefferys in the Channel 4 TV series, Longitude in 2000.[3]

References
  1. "John Jefferys, London; a watchmaker of repute, but did he actually make longcase clocks?" (PDF). Longcaseclock.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. A. W. Wolfendale (2006). Harrison in the Abbey. Roundtuit Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-904499-06-0.
  3. "Longitude © (1999)". movie-dude.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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