Miles Bank

Firm Details

People & Investments (2)

Senior partner

Philip John Miles

Partner

William Miles

Firm Evolutions (2)

1828 →

[London Gazette]

1844 →

Bristol Bank [London Gazette]

Notes

Dissolution of partnership between P.J. Miles, John S[candrett] Harford, A[braham] G[ray] Harford Battersby, [Sir] Rich[ar]d. Vaughan, Wm Miles, Thos K[ington] Bayly in the business of bankers at Bristol
The London Gazette in 1844 showed the firm trading as the Bristol Bank and the partners as Philip John Miles, John Scandrett Harford, Abraham Gray, Harford Battersby, Thos Kington Bayly and John William Miles

Sources

London Gazette 18527 28/11/1828 p. 2212
London Gazette 20381 10/09/1844 p. 3127

Further Information

People of Interest

Phillip Thompson

1805 - ????

Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.

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