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John Wheeley Lea (died 23 March 1874) was an English chemist, mayor, and co-founder of Lea & Perrins. [1] Along with William Henry Perrins, Lea is notable for the invention of Worcestershire sauce .
Dec 14, 2020 · John Wheeley Lea was baptised in May 1791 at Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire to Thomas and Susanna Lea, yeoman farmers. He married Elizabeth Mason on 5 Jun 1817. She was born Abt 1798 in Leominster.
- Male
- May 8, 1791
- Elizabeth (Mason) Lea
- March 23, 1874
John Wheeley Lea and William Perrins of Worcester, England first introduced their Worcestershire sauce ca. 1835 (Aber 1976), although other sources have suggested dates anytime between 1830 and 1840.
Born in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England on May 8, 1791 to Thomas Lee or Lea and Susannah Dyson. John Wheeley Lea married Elizabeth Mason and had 6 children. He passed away on 23 Mar 1874 in Stanfield House Upper Wick, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
- Male
- May 8, 1791
- Feckenham, Worcestershire, England
- March 23, 1874
William Henry Perrins (13 July 1793 – 6 January 1867) was an English drug-store chemist who formed a business partnership with John Wheeley Lea in 1823. They went on to create the Lea & Perrins brand of Worcestershire sauce. He lived in Lansdowne Crescent in the parish of Claines, and is buried in St John, Baptist Churchyard, Claines.
John Wheeley Lea, sauce manufacturer, was baptized in May 1791 at Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire, one of the three sons (there were also four daughters) of Thomas and Susanna Lea, a family of yeoman farmers. His family may have been connected on his mother's side with a John Wheeley of Worcester who is...
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Jul 16, 2022 · Featured in the records is the death record (1874) of prominent Worcestershire resident John Wheeley Lea (1791-1874). John, who was a pharmacist and sauce manufacturer, partnered with William...
