J. Dunn & Co., Tenby

J. Dunn & Co., Tenby was a Welsh bank operating in the 19th century, with a branch located at Tenby in Pembrokeshire.

Establishment

This bank was established in Tenby by John Dunn of Westmoor House, Manorbier, a descendant of the Dunns of Crigmarran, Pembrokeshire.[1] John Dunn was sheriff for Pembrokeshire in 1858.[1]

History

The name of the bank appeared in the London Directory list of banks for the years 1815 and 1816.[1]

Crosby's "Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales", of 1815, refers to the bankers of Tenby as Messrs. Dunn & Co. and that they draw on Messrs. Stephenson & Co., London.[2] Crosby does not refer to any other banks for Tenby.

References
  1. Green, Francis, ed. (1916). "Early Banks in West Wales". West Wales historical records : the annual magazine of the Historical Society of West Wales. Vol. 6. Printed by W. Spurrell and Son. p. 154. OCLC 568027779. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. 1815. p. 466.
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