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Warwickshire / Company Records - Assistance Please.
« on: Monday 07 December 15 23:21 GMT (UK) »
(Hope this is the correct forum).
I am looking for info on a jeweller, by the name of William Frederick Woodward, b. c. 1876, and his wife Florence Emily (nee Garbett) b.c. 1871, whom, I believe, were the proprietors of various companies in the early part of the C20th. Woodward is recorded in the 1901 census as being a 'Metal Goods Manufacturer'.
To the best of my knowledge, Woodward traded under a number of different names at (I presume) various times, such as 'Woodward & Company', 'Gough & Company' and 'F. E. Woodward'.
The Edinburgh Gazette (April 1905) mentions bankruptcy, though Woodward was (back) in business around the Great War period, manufacturing British military cap badges.
A bit of rummaging has produced several addresses for him: 251 New John Street, West Birmingham... 2 Maurice Road, King's Heath, Worcester... 35 Albion Street, Birmingham... 64 Branston Street, Birmingham.
My main interest is in how/where to obtain company records in respect of the Woodwards' businesses, particularly those connected with the manufacture of military badges. Would anyone have any experience in this sort of research and/or advice as to where archives of this nature might be held/accessed?
With thanks,
Peter.
I am looking for info on a jeweller, by the name of William Frederick Woodward, b. c. 1876, and his wife Florence Emily (nee Garbett) b.c. 1871, whom, I believe, were the proprietors of various companies in the early part of the C20th. Woodward is recorded in the 1901 census as being a 'Metal Goods Manufacturer'.
To the best of my knowledge, Woodward traded under a number of different names at (I presume) various times, such as 'Woodward & Company', 'Gough & Company' and 'F. E. Woodward'.
The Edinburgh Gazette (April 1905) mentions bankruptcy, though Woodward was (back) in business around the Great War period, manufacturing British military cap badges.
A bit of rummaging has produced several addresses for him: 251 New John Street, West Birmingham... 2 Maurice Road, King's Heath, Worcester... 35 Albion Street, Birmingham... 64 Branston Street, Birmingham.
My main interest is in how/where to obtain company records in respect of the Woodwards' businesses, particularly those connected with the manufacture of military badges. Would anyone have any experience in this sort of research and/or advice as to where archives of this nature might be held/accessed?
With thanks,
Peter.