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Crowder of Pontefract & Brotherton near Ferrybridge
Discovered quite some information on the Crowder family, who were Bankers at nearby Pontefract - Crowder, Perfect, Hotham, and Hardcastle and also dealing with Bankruptcy.
John Crowder was Deputy Receiver of Rents and Revenue of H. M. in Right of His Duchy of Lancaster for the counties of York & Nottingham. Also property agent and working with a Mr Bower.
John Crowder, Esq., resided at Brotherton near Ferrybridge (immediately North of Knottingley) and his address is also given as Brotherton Castle.
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Back in Knottingley near Ferrybridge (and not far away from Pontefract) in March 1813 Geo HOOD and Frances CROWDER were occupying a property for one year.
In September 1810 the following Banking Houses stopped payment ...
Seaton, Sons, and Foster, of PONTEFRACT;
Seaton, Foster, and Co. of SELBY;
Seaton, Brooke, and Co. of Huddersfield.
John Foster and Thomas Foster of Selby, Merchants, had dissolved in 1810, per Lon. Gaz. 10th November 1810
A letter was written in 1833 by John Foster, Banker, in which John Foster claimed William Procter of Selby was also a Banker. Other Notices confirm Wm Procter of Selby was a Merchant (besides a Flax Dresser).
According to items discovered a '
Merchant ' must also have been involved in Banking.
In March 1813, the Meetings of the Creditors are to begin in April at Ferrybridge, for the late firm of John Seaton, Sons and Thomas Foster of Selby, Bankrupts, heretofore carrying on a Trade as Bankers.
Later in July 1813 there was a Meeting in Pontefract and the Dividend of John Seaton, Sons, and Foster, would be paid by the Bank of Messrs Crowder, Perfect and Co. of Pontefract.
I need to do more research, but believe George HOOD, might have some link to the Bank and this might explain his temporary lodging with Frances CROWDER for only one year to deal with the business and or Meetings (there was no fast train in 1813 from Selby to Ferrybridge and Pontefract), so having a place where George HOOD could stay and operate from would be useful.
Fortunately, some individuals (except Hood and Procter) were in Court, so some case material, to see if George Hood, was mentioned.
The first Seven of the Ten results appear to relate to the Bank
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_aq=Seaton%20Foster&_dss=range&_sd=1808&_ed=1818&_ro=any&_st=advJohn Perfect and Crowder families
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_aq=John%20Perfect%20Crowder&_ep=John%20Perfect&_dss=range&_sd=1808&_ed=1818&_ro=any&_st=advBRACKEN, Clerk v. HOTHAM and Others
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-3Q0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=%22John+Seaton%22+banker&source=bl&ots=wroJyVkwQQ&sig=hrRMMZkpOqKWENni62dTRqc7xpU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf0LDfpefZAhVhDsAKHTyoCLoQ6AEwB3oECAQQAQMark
