Background
Apsley Pellatt was the son of Apsley Pellatt (1736–1798) and Sarah (née Meriton) Pellatt.
Apsley Pellatt was the son of Apsley Pellatt (1736–1798) and Sarah (née Meriton) Pellatt.
Apsley Pellatt, (1763 – January 21, 1826) was an English glass manufacturer. They had 15 children, of which Apsley Pellatt was the eldest son. Sometime around 1790 he bought the Falcon Glass House in Blackfriars, London which had been making glass since 1693.
In 1807 he took out a patent for the manufacture of lights (round lens-shaped windows like portholes) to allow natural light to illuminate the interiors of dark rooms, especially the holds of ships.