William Cary (instrument maker)

1753-1830) was a haberdasher while the second brother John, was a mapmaker who also worked with William and the last, Francis (ca.

Cary learnt the skills for producing instruments as an apprentice of Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800).

The instruments made by William Cary were used around the world including Russia and India.

He also made instruments for the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston.

[1] After his death in 1825, the firm was taken over by Charles Gould who may have trained briefly under William Cary.