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Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« on: Thursday 31 July 14 10:57 BST (UK) »
Wonder if anyone has or can find any information regarding this shoe company in Leicester???

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 July 14 13:40 BST (UK) »
Hi Xin,
there are quite a lot of articles about the Rawson family on historical newspapers but only up until 1919.

there have been some posts before on RC by Annie65115. she has offered to share info from wills etc.
the thread came under RAWSONS of Nottinghamshire/Leicester  (don't know how to link it here)

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 31 July 14 15:54 BST (UK) »
That's me :)

but the Rawsons about whom I have lots of info/resources are not, so far as I know, connected with the shoemaking Rawsons.

I have looked briefly at the shoemaking bunch in the past to see if there was any connection and if my memory serves, I think they came from Northamptonshire in the mid1800s??  but don't quote me on that!
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 31 July 14 18:56 BST (UK) »
OH  ..... :-\  thank you both :) 

I must have it wrong then.......  I know my Grandfather worked in the boot and shoe trade all his life .... somewhere in central Leicester!!! and I thought it was Rawsons.....

Seemingly not... will have to see if i can find some other way of finding out where he worked.

thanks again

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 July 14 19:26 BST (UK) »
Wires crossed I think!

maybe he worked at Rawsons -- it's the company you're interested in rather than the Rawson family? There was certainly a John Rawson who was a boot and shoe manufacturer in Leic from the 1870s onwards and he had sons so they may well have carried on the business.

I'll see if I can find anything in the trade directories ---
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 31 July 14 19:35 BST (UK) »
John Rawson + Sons, Evington Valley rd; Built in 1890s, now demolished, Madani High School is on the site. Possible?
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 31 July 14 21:54 BST (UK) »
Bless you and thank you.   Yes Evington Valley Rd,   I have been in touch with my cousin and she reckons he started out at Rawsons at a very young age and then went on to work at Smith and Wesley's.... Do you know anything about them??? 

Appreciate your help, have checked Google and it gives very little information.


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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #7 on: Friday 01 August 14 13:22 BST (UK) »
From a 1919 publication -- Smith, Wesley + co, 63 Highcross Street  (no further info, this is just a directory).
Bradbury (Sedgeley, Bilston, Warrington)
Cooper (Sedgeley, Bilston)
Kilner/Kilmer (Leic, Notts)
Greenfield (Liverpool)
Holyland (Anywhere and everywhere, also Holiland Holliland Hollyland)
Pryce/Price (Welshpool, Liverpool)
Rawson (Leicester)
Upton (Desford, Leics)
Partrick (Vera and George, Leicester)
Marshall (Westmorland, Cheshire/Leicester)

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Re: Rawsons Boot and shoe company in leicester in the 1950's
« Reply #8 on: Friday 01 August 14 18:13 BST (UK) »
Thank you, :)

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