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William Rought Ltd., Hatters' Furriers, Brandon
Catalogue reference: HC521
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This record is about the William Rought Ltd., Hatters' Furriers, Brandon dating from 1838 - 1974.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HC521
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Title (The name of the record)
- William Rought Ltd., Hatters' Furriers, Brandon
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1838 - 1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Business records, photographs and personal papers.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Rought, A W Rought, fl 1890, fur manufacturer and merchant, of Brandon, Suffolk</corpname>
- <persname>Rought, William, fl 1818, fur manufacturer and merchant, of Brandon, Suffolk</persname>
- <persname>Whitta, Albert William Rought, fl 1890, fur manufacturer and merchant, of Brandon, Suffolk</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 Series
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Acc. nos. 2062, 7952
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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 of Hatters' Fur Manufacturers and Rabbit and Hare Skin Merchants is reputed to have been established in Brandon in 1790. William Rought was born in 1818, his father Judd having married into the furrier family of Malt in 1805. William's daughter, his only child, married a Whitta and their son Albert William Rought Whitta took over the business c.1890. Albert kept the name alive by changing his name to A.W. Rought Rought as his grandfather wished. The business declined with the introduction of myxomatosis affecting the rabbit population and the factory closed in 1967.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6fc304ea-025e-42a5-bcf3-18884e43baef/
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William Rought Ltd., Hatters' Furriers, Brandon