Records of Thomas Hewertson & Co. (Additional)

Records of Thomas Hewertson & Co., Tobacconists, 1881-1980, including financial records, 1906-1980; printed material, 1881-[c.1960].

Thomas Hewertson founded his company in 1888, when he took over a tobacconists business at 68 Commercial Street, Newport, Monmouthshire, from, his brother-in-law, George Fothergill. In 1900, one of his sons, H. W. Hewertson, set up a small tobacco factory, which shortly afterwards moved to new premises in Emlyn Street, Newport. H. W. Hewertson and T. F. Hewertson were made partners by their father in 1905. A new shop and wholesale business was developed, run by T. F. Hewertson. After the death of Thomas Hewertson in 1926, both sons continued to run the business, until 1933, when T. F. Hewertson was forced to retire due to ill health. H. W. Hewertson died in 1951, and his son, T. N. H. Hewertson, took over the business, although trade declined due to competition from whole-salers and supermarkets. Thomas Hewertson & Co. closed in 1988.

Arranged into the following: Finance; Printed material

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Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following source was used to compile this description: Gwent Record Office, Catalogue of Thomas Hewertson & Co. records.

Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Gwent Record Office, the National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives.

Usual copyright regulations apply.

All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.

Accruals are not expected

Further material is Gwent Record Office, D2688.