Joshua Tetley

[4] His grandfather, William Tetley had formed a successful maltster's business in Armley, (a village close to Leeds).

By 1803, Tetley's father was back in business, as a Leeds-based agent for the Imperial Fire Insurance Office of London, an agency which kept running until 1857.

[8] Aged 29, Tetley married Hannah Carbutt on 12 March 1808 at Sheffield Parish Church.

[5] Unusually for the time, Tetley head hunted staff, looking only for the most skilled brewers and maltsters from as far away as Manchester.

[10] Following the passing of the Beerhouse Act 1830, Tetley's business grew and his recently acquired ale houses opened between 4 am and 10 pm.