After serving an apprenticeship as a weaver in the City of London , Twining worked for East India Company merchant Thomas D'Aeth , and became a tea merchant .
Thomas Twining moved with his family from Gloucester to London in 1684 when he was nine years old .
After serving an apprenticeship as a weaver in the London     , Thomas Twining worked for East India Company merchant Thomas D'Aeth , and became a tea merchant .
Thomas Twining moved with his family from Gloucester to London in 1684 when he was nine years old .