Named after the great Renaissance artist, to a father who was also a well thought of citizen of Derby, he was able to secure an apprentice to a linen-draper in the city, after briefly attending Derby Grammar School.
Named after the great Renaissance artist, he was born to mother Hannah Silvester and a father who was also a well thought of citizen of Derby. Thus he was able to secure an apprentice to a linen-draper in the city, after a brief education at Derby Grammar School.