Fonds RDB - Robert Dent & Son Ltd, Builders and Joiners

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Title

Robert Dent & Son Ltd, Builders and Joiners

Date(s)

  • 1886-1994 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

6 boxes

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Name of creator

(1872-c1975)

Administrative history

Robert Dent was born in 1843, the son of William Dent, a saddler, and his wife Elizabeth.
He married Elizabeth Patchett in 1866. They had five daughters - Annie (b. 1869), Margaret (b. 1871), Louisa (b.1879), Edith (b.1880) and Catherine (b. 1884) - and two sons - William (b 1867) and Charles (b. 1874). He died in 1931.

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Scope and content

Records relating to the operational activities of R. Dent & Son, builders and joiners including day books, wage sheets, customer accounts and bank books.

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Restricted access (Data Protection Act)

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

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Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • English

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    legacy

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