Using business records for family history
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This is a copy of a presentation given to the Central Scotland Family History Society on the subject of using business archive collections for family and local history.
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Using business records for family history
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- 8. Stirling Guildry minutes 1799 - 1812 Showing entry relating to a women trading in Stirling very unusual ( PD6/1/8 Stirling Council Archives)
- 11. School books payments List of children whose school books were paid for by the Marshall trust and supplied by the Holytown Shop. Holytown Shop and Hamilton Family records (U171, North Lanarkshire Archives)
- 13. Salaries book Scotts Shipbuilding (Glasgow University)
- 14. Govan Colliery Company pay book Colliery pay book Contains: Name Position Pay amount Dates William Dixon and Co. Ltd (UGD 001, Glasgow University)
- 19. Industrial Paternalism Ayr Place, Catrine Village Register James Finlay (UGD 091 Glasgow University)
- 24. Funeral Records Funeral ledger, Wylie & Lockhead, 1884 (House of Fraser, Glasgow University)
- 25. Funeral Records Funeral Order Book 1887, Wylie & Lockhead, 1884 (House of Fraser, Glasgow University)
- 28. Lewis Carroll's Bank Account
- 29. House of Fraser
- 33. Finding archives - NRA Search
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Editor's Notes
- Sold Trader - owned by an individual, individual responsible for all finance / debts and has unlimited liability Records: Finance, Correspondence, Orders / production, Staff, Personal papers Partnership - two or more partners, eg “& Son”; “& Co” Not “Ltd”. Partners are jointly responsible for finance/debts and have unlimited liability Records: Partnership agreement, Finance, Correspondence, Production / Sales, Client records Limited liability – Directors, Managing Director and Company Secretary, Shareholders, Shareholders only liable for what they invest (i.e. limited liability) Controlled by Companies Acts and information about them in the Registrar of Companies at Companies House www.companieshouse.gov.uk Statutory records: 1844 “full and fair” balance sheet and board minutes (not compulsory until 1908) 1856 Memorandum and Articles of Association 1928 profit and loss accounts to be presented to AGM and registrar PLC - Created by Companies Act 1980, Limited liability, Chairman, Company Secretary, Directors, Shareholders only liable for what they invest. Listed/quoted on Stock Exchange Registrar of Companies at Companies House www.companieshouse.gov.uk Statutory records: 1985 Annual reports and Accounts Directors’ report Auditors report Annual return (Address, nature, details of directors) If company dissolved then Registrar can transfer records to TNA / NAS
- Register of Directors Register of Members/Transfers Statutory returns to Companies House Share certificates Letter books HR/Personnel records/Wages Finance: Annual Report & Accounts, Cash books, Day books, Journals, Ledgers Other: Trade marks, Production records, Plans/drawings, Marketing materials, Photographs, Sports clubs etc, Objects!