Sporle & Newton
This enterprise was a cutler and factor, which was operated by Edmund Gurney Sporle (c.1768-1819) and Joseph Newton (1780-1819). The Sporles were Quakers. The family came from Norwich, where Edmund’s father, Dennis Sporle, was a woolcomber. His mother was Mary Gurney (from another family of Norwich Quakers). Edmund was granted his Freedom in 1791, after apprenticeship to Anthony Sporle, who was his brother (Leader, 1905-061). In 1796, Edward had married at the Quaker Meeting House at Woodh....
