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. Well 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.