Footwear Manufacturers 1847 -1940
from Trade Directories

Key
B	blocker
C	closer
H	heel maker
K	boot sock maker
L	leather cutter
M	machinist/boot sewer
S	stiffener maker
X	boot/shoe manufacturer or maker

1847

1854

1861

1870

1877

1885

1890

1894

1903

1910

1920

1931

1936

1940

Advance Boot Co Ltd

X

Ager & Badham

X

Allebone, Augustus

X

X

Allebone & Sons Ltd

X

X

X

X

Allen, Thomas

X

Allen Boot Company

X

Ashford, John A

X

Ashford & Campion

H

Attley, Joseph Wallace

X

Badham, W (F Sykes)

X

Barker, C W & Son

X

X

X

Barker, William J

X

Barwick, Joseph

M

Barwick, A E & G

M

Bayes, George

X

Beesley, T H & Son

S

S

Bignells Ltd

X

Bird, William

B

B

B

Bradshaw, Samuel

X

Brightwell, Sydney C

X

Brown, Albert

X

Bull, Charles & Co

X

X

X

X

X

Bull, Henry

X

X

X

Burgess, John

X

Burrows, Marshall Victor

X

Bushby, A & Co

X

Catling & Durham

H

Cave, Amos

X

Cave, John

X

X

X

Cave, John & Son

X

X

X

Cave, John & Son Ltd

X

X

X

X

X

Chamberlain, Wm W

H

Chamberlain, W W & Sons Ltd

H

H

H

Chapman, Thomas

X

Claridge, Ebenezer

X

X

X

Claridge, Ebenezer & Son

X

X

Claridge, E & Sons Ltd

X

X

X

Claridge, J & C Ltd

X

X

X

Claridge, William

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Claridge & Noble

X

Clarke Bros.

X

Clarke, Thomas Tobiah

X

X

Clarke & Co

X

X

X

X

X

Clarke & Rootham

X

Clarke, Linnitt & Co

X

Clayson, Frank

X

X

Clayton, Eliza, Miss

C

Collins, Percy

H

H

Collins, P & Co

H

H

H

H

Colson, Thomas

X

X

X

X

Colson, William & Co

X

X

Cooper, Francis J

X

Co-operative Wholesale Soc. Ltd

X

X

X

X

X

Corby, William Joseph

X

Corby, William

X

Coxton Shoe Co

X

X

X

X

Crick, David

X

Crick & Patenall

X

X

X

Cunnington Bros.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Darlow & West

X

Davison, W H & Co Ltd

X

X

Denbros Ltd

X

X

Denton, Benjamin

X

X

X

X

X

Denton, Benjamin & Son

X

X

X

X

Denton, B & Son Ltd

X

X

X

X

X

Denton, Charles

X

X

X

Denton, John

X

Dilks & Martin

X

X

X

X

Duncan, W L & Son

X

Eaton & Co

X

Eaton & Co Ltd

X

X

X

Eden & Co

X

X

X

X

Elstow, John Wm

X

Elstow Samuel

X

Featherstonhaugh, Charles Edward

H

Garley, George

X

Gilbert, Edward

X

X

Gordon Boot Co

X

X

X

Green, William

X

X

X

X

Green, William & Son

X

X

X

Green, William & Son (Grenson) Ltd

X

X

X

Green & Coe Ltd

X

X

X

X

X

Groome & Sons

X

X

X

X

Hartwell & Co

X

Hewitt, John

X

Hewitt & Co

X

Hewitt & Noble

X

Hobbs, E & Co

X

Hobbs, Harry A jun

X

Hodson, C & Sons

X

Holmes, Arthur

X

Horrell, Charles William

X

X

X

Horrell, C W Ltd

X

X

X

Howes & George

X

X

Hyde, Gerard William

C

Hyde, G & P

X

Hyde, James

X

Hyde, James (Rushden) Ltd

X

X

X

Ingram & Co

X

Jaques & Clark

X

X

X

X

X

Jaques & Clark Ltd

X

X

X

Jaques & Son Ltd

X

Jaques, Harry

X

Jones, Jeremiah

X

King, Emma, Mrs

X

King, George H

X

Knight, Fred

X

X

X

X

X

X

Knight, Fred Ltd

X

X

X

Knight, Fred jun

X

Knight, John

X

Knight, Joseph jun

X

X

X

X

X

Knight, Joseph Ltd

X

Knight & Lawrence

X

X

X

X

Knight & Lawrence Ltd

X

X

X

Ladds, Benjamin

X

X

X

Ladds, B Ltd

X

X

X

X

Lawrence Bros

X

Lawrence Bros Ltd

X

Leeding, John George

X

X

Legion Boot Works

X

Lilly, Thomas

X

X

Lovell Bros Ltd

X

X

X

X

Mackness, H T

K

K

K

Maddison, Charles

X

Maddock, Whitbread

X

X

X

Maddock, Edward

X

Minney, Thomas

C

Neville, J & Co

X

Nicholson, James Hugh

X

Noble, Frederick

X

X

Northern, Jonathan

M

M

Nurrish, Nurrish & Pallett

X

Nurrish & Pallett

X

Nurrish & Pallett Ltd

X

X

Patenall, W A & Sons Ltd

X

Penness, James

X

Penness, William

H

H

Perkins, Charles

X

Perkins, Frederick

X

Perkins, George

X

X

X

X

Perkins, Wm H & Co

X

X

Pettit, William

C

Premier Boot Co

X

Robinson, Harry F

X

Robinson, R & S

X

X

Robinson, T & Sons Ltd

X

Robinson Bros.

X

X

X

X

X

Robinson & Corby

X

Robinson & Marshall

X

Rogers, Alfred

X

Rushden Heel Co Ltd

H

H

H

H

Sanders, William

X

Sanders & Sanders

X

X

X

X

Sanders & Sanders Ltd

X

X

X

X

X

Sargent, Alfred & Sons

X

X

X

Sargent, Alfred & Sons Ltd

X

X

X

Sargent, T

X

Sargent, Walter

X

X

X

X

Sargent, Walter & Co

X

X

X

Sargent, Walter & Co Ltd

X

Sargent, Walter

X

Selwood, George

X

Selwood, George & Co

X

X

X

X

X

Sharp, Daniel

L

L

L

L

Sherwood, William

X

X

X

X

Shortland, John

M

M

Skeeles & Co

X

X

X

Skeeles, F & Co Ltd

X

X

Skerritt & Co

X

Skinner, Samuel

X

X

X

X

X

Smith, John

X

X

X

Spencer & Twelftree

X

Spriggs & Pearson

X

Steadfast Boot Co Ltd

X

Stock, Alfred

X

Sykes, Fred

X

X

Tarry, B & Co Ltd

X

Tarry, R & Co Ltd

X

X

Tecnic Boot Co Ltd

X

X

X

X

Tuffrey, Herbert

X

Tuffrey's Boot Works

X

Tuffrey's Bespoke Boot Works

X

X

X

Tyzone Boot Co

X

Victoria Boot & Shoe Mfg Society

X

Warner, George

X

X

Warner, George (Rushden) Ltd

X

X

X

West Bros & Co

X

West & Childs

X

X

White, John

X

White, John (Impregnable) Boots Ltd

X

X

X

Whitney, Walter

X

Wilby & Son

X

Wilkins & Denton

X

Willmott, John

X

X

X

Willmott, Harry Edward & Co

X

X

Willmott, H E & Co Ltd

X

X

X

Wills, Samuel

X

Woods, Charles Kingsley

X

X

X

X

Wood & Compton

X

Woolley, Richard

M

Wright, Amos

X

X

Wright, Horace

X

X

X

Wrighton, Ebenezer

X

X

X

X

Wrighton, Ebenezer & Sons Ltd

X

X

X

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