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From: "John Henley" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Umbrella Makers
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 11:20:47 +0100

Hi Shirley,
I suspect you may be in luck, J.Smith & Sons are still going- try enterin g
'Smith Umbrellas London' in your search-engine.
James Simth & Sons, Umbrella Manuafactureres, 53, New Oxford Street,
London, W.C.1.
020 7241 2430
Cheers

John Henley
researching
HENLEY, PARKER, PRENTICE, SECKER, RAPER, DURDEN
[London/Middx./Essex/Suffolk]
ROLFE, (O)RAFFERTY, EVANS, PARSONS, SYMONDS [Berks/Hants/Wilts]
HILL [Staffs/Cambs/Berks]

-----Original Message-----
From: Shirley Askins <>Date: 25 June 2000
20:02Subject: [Lon] Umbrella Makers
>>I would like to trace an apprenticeship record re Eleanor Crosby who was
apprenticed to Smith and Sons, Umbrella Makers, who had premises in London
near the British Museum. Eleanor was apprenticed circa 1924 and remained
with the company until approx 1935, when she married Arthur Cleland Askins.
>>Any assistance much appreciated,>>Shirley Askins
>

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