Business records of the Wall family of Burford, Oxon

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Business records of the Wall family, consisting predominantly of financial records.

Dates

Creation: 1796-1940

Extent

1.8 Linear metres (18 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. b. 302, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Top. Oxon. b. 302-8, c. 819-26, d. 1058-9, e.694

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12441

Additional Description

Abstract

Business records of the Wall family of Burford (1796-1940)

Biographical / Historical

Abiah Daniel, a member of a family of flax-dressers, established a haberdashery in the High Street in Burford, Oxfordshire at the end of the 18th century. She subsequently married an Eynsham ropemaker, James Wall, who set up a ropemaking business in the High Street. This business was continued by his son Jabez and developed late in the 19th century into a general goods store and builders merchants. His son, Jabez James Wall, diversified into cycle manufacture and repairs in the early 20th century