Image source: Fortnum & Mason archivist
The records of the founders of Fortnum and Mason are not too clear. In 1707 a William Fortnum is said to have become a footman to Queen Anne and at about the same time to have founded a grocery business in Duke Street jointly with his landlord, Hugh Mason. The first documented reference to the business is in 1756 when it moved premises to Piccadilly.
describes the growth of the business through the involvement of William's grandson Charles (1738-1815) who was footman to Queen Charlotte.
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William Fortnum
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