A. Butlin & Son Records

This material is held atLloyds Banking Group Archives (London)

  • Reference
    • GB 386 a/6
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1866-1870
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 7 documents

Scope and Content

Records of A. Butlin & Son, including bankers' licences to issue promissory notes and amalgamation papers.

Administrative / Biographical History

Foundation

This private bank traces its origins to Samuel Clay's bank which was purchased in about 1790 by William Butlin, a draper of Rugby. After Butlin's death, his wife Anne carried on the firm under the title A. Butlin & Son.

Takeover

The bank was struggling to compete against the emerging joint-stock banks and no younger generations of the family was ready to take on the business. As a result, in 1868 Lloyds acquired the bank for £15,000, representing three years' profits. Howard Lloyd thought it a good deal, the business being in such a healthy state.

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