Williams & Company (Chester) records

Records of Williams & Company relating to the foundation, operation of the bank, and its amalgamation with Lloyds Bank, including:

• Establishment (1869-1895): partnership agreements;
• Operation (1793-1895): balance sheets, staff records, branch records;
• Amalgamation (1897-1912): amalgamation agreements and related correspondence;
• General (1593-1901): private papers of prominent customers, including title deeds.

This private bank was established in Chester in 1792. It was also known as Chester Old Bank. Initially it was closely connected with Anglesey’s copper mining industry. It took over the Caernarfon bank, Roberts & Company (est. 1792) in 1796. The firm expanded by opening offices throughout north Wales, eventually becoming one of the largest banks in the area. Branches were opened in Caernarfon (1796), Bangor (1823), Llanfairfechan (1884), Port Dinorwic (1886), Llangefni (1889), Wrexham (1889), Connah's Quay (1889), Hawarden (1890), Penmaenmawr (1891) and Amlwch (1881). The business was acquired by Lloyds Bank in 1897.

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