He was born probably in Shelton near Stoke-on-Trent, and baptized on 6 December 1640, son of William Twyford and his wife Margaret [REF].
Little is known of his life; Twyford is known essentially as an important producer of fine earthenware and stoneware, and as an ancestor of the pottery manufacturers Thomas Twyford (1827-1872) and Thomas William Twyford (1849-1921) [REF].