Wells, Robert
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| Dates | 1727/8-1794 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Printer & bookseller | ||
| Place of Birth | Dumfries | ||
| Marriage | Mary Rowand | ||
| Issue | 5 children, including William & Helena | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Moved to Glasgow but emigrated to North Carolina in 1752. Wells was forced back to Britain, moving to London, in c.1775. Established business as a Baltic & West Indian Merchant in Fleet Street with relative success until 1787 when Wells declared bankruptcy.
