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. 6. Printed by W. Spurrell and Son. p. 154. OCLC 568027779. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. 1815. p. 466.
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