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J Davy and Co (Elsecar) Ltd, iron founders
Catalogue reference: SY/309/B
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This record is about the J Davy and Co (Elsecar) Ltd, iron founders dating from 1869-1971.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SY/309/B
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Title (The name of the record)
- J Davy and Co (Elsecar) Ltd, iron founders
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1869-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Elsecar Foundry, general ironfounders and manufacturers of cast iron goods
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Barnsley Archive and Local Studies Department
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>J Davy and Co (Elsecar) Ltd, Sheffield, iron founders</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 Series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority. They were then transferred to Barnsley Archives
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The business was started about 1869 by Jonathan Davy who had previously worked as a moulder at Newton Chambers in Chapeltown, and was known as J. Davy & Co. After Jonathan Davy's death in 1889 the business was carried on by his three sons, Edmund, Fred and Jonathan, and his son-in-law, Joseph Sheldon. In 1908 it became a limited company under the name of J. Davy & Co., (Elsecar) Ltd. Subsequently it always remained a family business until it was wound up in 1980
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5f6e41e1-bd6b-4e6e-912b-e35c95f243db/
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J Davy and Co (Elsecar) Ltd, iron founders