Rushden Research Group: Jaques & Clark list of workers at closure

List prepared for closure, transcribed by Kay Collins

Messrs. Jaques & Clark’s Boot Factory

This list was found in a suitcase of papers from the factory, kindly loaned to us.

It appears to have been drawn up to calculate redundancy payments when the company closed in 1980.
The names are in sections but no headings are given. Perhaps grouped by departments?

Note: The first column numbers added for indexing.
Years of service and age given as years and months.

Employees service record at closure
	Name	started	years of service	age
1	J Dunsmore	Aug 1978	2.6	48.1
2	K Parkinson	Jul 1950	20	68.3
3	F Finch	Oct 1950	20	70.2
4	E Mitchell	Sep 1962	18.3	74.1
5	E Treslove	Feb 1968	12.10	58
6	D Hume	Jun 1966	14.6	63
7	L Bierne	Jul 1977	3.5	22.3
8	M Ward	Oct 1970	10.2	61.1
9	M Mayes	Oct 1962	18.2	50.3
10	H Rodden	Sep 1978	2.3	71.8
11	G Basson	May 1977	3.7	56.3
12	S Dilley	Sep 1971	9.3	39
13	R Rash	Jan 1974	6.11	58.1
14	E Britten	May 1974	6.7	61
15	G Fenton	Jan 1978	2.11	53.9
16	A O'Connor	Feb 1974	6.1	66.5
17	N Bollard	Nov 1973	7	54.11
18	W Bird	Apr 1977	3.8	69.1
19	W Neville	1952	20	66.6
20	C Furness	Apr 1974	6.8	68.1
21	A Farrar	Sep 1965	15.3	64.8
22	A Hollis	Jul 1967	11.5	53.5
23	I Rowthorn	Aug 1977	3.4	59.7
24	J Munro	Nov 1976	4.1	47.1
25	S Butcher	Sep 1975	5.3	53.9
26	G Brown	Aug 1979	1.4	60.11
27	C Bates	Sep 1978	2.3	54.7
28	M Crisp	Sep 1978	2.3	55.5
29	E Hathaway	Apr 1971	9.8	53.4
30	M Green	Oct 1970	10.2	60.3
31	M Blair	Jun 1979	1.6	17.5
32	J Beadle	Mar 1974	6.9	59.1
33	J Hooton	Dec 1977	3	28.9
34	R Clark	Dec 1934	20	67
35	P Clark	Aug 1952	20	44.7
36	D Percival	Sep 1946	20	59
37	R Meakins	Nov 1965	15.1	62.7
38	E Mackness	Sep 1976	4.3	62.3
39	D Green	Apr 1970	10.8	54.6
40	D Clark	Feb 1967	13.1	32.8
41	R Nurrish	Jun 1964	16.6	50.11
42	J Mole	Mar 1966	14.9	54.5
43	D Birt	May 1979	1.7	19
44	E Bird	Nov 1976	4.1	64.1
45	H Burgess	Dec 1971	9	69.1
46	I Brown	Apr 1968	12.8	66.8

47	L Buckley	Jan 1978	6.11	66.2
48	P Francis	Sep 1968	12.3	63.4

49	A Hooton	Apr 1974	6.8	66.6

50	R Farr	Jul 1966	14.5	65.1
51	D Perkins	Dec 1979	1	60.6
52	K Farr	Nov 1979	1.1	50.10
53	R Webb	Oct 1972	8.2	60.11
54	J George	Sep 1966	14.3	51.11
55	B Parkinson	Jun 1968	12.6	39.6
56	R O'Dell	Sep 1979	1.3	70.6
57	D Dickens	Feb 1980	10	52.11
58	D Salter	1954	20	72
59	K Edwards	Nov 1976	4	60.11
60	L Webb	Sep 1966	14.3	64.6

61	L Smith	Sep 1978	2.3	61.1
62	M Wilby	1960	20	69.9
63	P Austin	Jan 1980	11	48.5
64	W Desborough	Aug 1974	6.4	64.9
65	H Facey	Aug 1979	1.4	57.9
66	N Richardson	Sep 1979	1.3	30.7
67	I Sivyer	1960	20	60.7

68	R Britten	Mar 1938	20	57
69	G Dexter	Nov 1975	5.1	49.1
70	K Black	Aug 1977	3.4	54.4
71	R Sharp	Dec 1966	14	62.8
72	S Tuffnail	Oct 1978	2.2	21.8
73	A Holmes	1960	20	54.5
74	H Green	1960	20	66.9
75	M Parnell	Sep 1979	1.3	46.1
76	S Sharp	Jun 1976	4.6	21.2
77	K Mayes	Mar 1948	20	52.1
78	D Smith	Nov 1976	4.1	57.3
79	D Milburn	Jun 1979	1.6	17.9
80	R Hathaway	1950	20	51.6
81	M White	May 1979	1.7	32.2
82	P Jacobs	Dec 1977	3	32.3
83	M Smart	Mar 1972	8.9	29.6
84	J Pulford	Sep 1978	2.3	26.2
85	C Wood	Dec 1975	5	34

86	G Tebby	-	-	-

INDEX Employees service record at closure
	Name		started	years of service	age
63	Austin	P	Jan 1980	11	48.5
11	Basson	G	May 1977	3.7	56.3
27	Bates	C	Sep 1978	2.3	54.7
32	Beadle	J	Mar 1974	6.9	59.1
7	Bierne	L	Jul 1977	3.5	22.3
44	Bird	E	Nov 1976	4.1	64.1
18	Bird	W	Apr 1977	3.8	69.1
43	Birt	D	May 1979	1.7	19
70	Black	K	Aug 1977	3.4	54.4
31	Blair	M	Jun 1979	1.6	17.5
17	Bollard	N	Nov 1973	7	54.11
14	Britten	E	May 1974	6.7	61
68	Britten	R	Mar 1938	20	57
26	Brown	G	Aug 1979	1.4	60.11
46	Brown	I	Apr 1968	12.8	66.8
47	Buckley	L	Jan 1978	6.11	66.2
45	Burgess	H	Dec 1971	9	69.1
25	Butcher	S	Sep 1975	5.3	53.9
40	Clark	D	Feb 1967	13.1	32.8
35	Clark	P	Aug 1952	20	44.7
34	Clark	R	Dec 1934	20	67
28	Crisp	M	Sep 1978	2.3	55.5
64	Desborough	W	Aug 1974	6.4	64.9
69	Dexter	G	Nov 1975	5.1	49.1
57	Dickens	D	Feb 1980	10	52.11
12	Dilley	S	Sep 1971	9.3	39
1	Dunsmore	J	Aug 1978	2.6	48.1
59	Edwards	K	Nov 1976	4	60.11
65	Facey	H	Aug 1979	1.4	57.9
52	Farr	K	Nov 1979	1.1	50.10
50	Farr	R	Jul 1966	14.5	65.1
21	Farrar	A	Sep 1965	15.3	64.8
15	Fenton	G	Jan 1978	2.11	53.9
3	Finch	F	Oct 1950	20	70.2
48	Francis	P	Sep 1968	12.3	63.4
20	Furness	C	Apr 1974	6.8	68.1
54	George	J	Sep 1966	14.3	51.11
39	Green	D	Apr 1970	10.8	54.6
74	Green	H	1960	20	66.9
30	Green	M	Oct 1970	10.2	60.3
29	Hathaway	E	Apr 1971	9.8	53.4
80	Hathaway	R	1950	20	51.6
22	Hollis	A	Jul 1967	11.5	53.5
73	Holmes	A	1960	20	54.5
49	Hooton	A	Apr 1974	6.8	66.6
33	Hooton	J	Dec 1977	3	28.9
6	Hume	D	Jun 1966	14.6	63
82	Jacobs	P	Dec 1977	3	32.3
38	Mackness	E	Sep 1976	4.3	62.3
77	Mayes	K	Mar 1948	20	52.1
9	Mayes	M	Oct 1962	18.2	50.3
37	Meakins	R	Nov 1965	15.1	62.7
79	Milburn	D	Jun 1979	1.6	17.9
4	Mitchell	E	Sep 1962	18.3	74.1
42	Mole	J	Mar 1966	14.9	54.5
24	Munro	J	Nov 1976	4.1	47.1
19	Neville	W	1952	20	66.6
41	Nurrish	R	Jun 1964	16.6	50.11
16	O'Connor	A	Feb 1974	6.1	66.5
56	O'Dell	R	Sep 1979	1.3	70.6
55	Parkinson	B	Jun 1968	12.6	39.6
2	Parkinson	K	Jul 1950	20	68.3
75	Parnell	M	Sep 1979	1.3	46.1
36	percival	D	Sep 1946	20	59
51	Perkins	D	Dec 1979	1	60.6
84	Pulford	J	Sep 1978	2.3	26.2
13	Rash	R	Jan 1974	6.11	58.1
66	Richardson	N	Sep 1979	1.3	30.7
10	Rodden	H	Sep 1978	2.3	71.8
23	Rowthorn	I	Aug 1977	3.4	59.7
58	Salter	D	1954	20	72
71	Sharp	R	Dec 1966	14	62.8
76	Sharp	S	Jun 1976	4.6	21.2
67	Sivyer	I	1960	20	60.7
83	Smart	M	Mar 1972	8.9	29.6
78	Smith	D	Nov 1976	4.1	57.3
61	Smith	L	Sep 1978	2.3	61.1
86	Tebby	G	-	-	-
5	Treslove	E	Feb 1968	12.10	58
72	Tuffnail	S	Oct 1978	2.2	21.8
8	Ward	M	Oct 1970	10.2	61.1
60	Webb	L	Sep 1966	14.3	64.6
53	Webb	R	Oct 1972	8.2	60.11
81	White	M	May 1979	1.7	32.2
62	Wilby	M	1960	20	69.9
85	Wood	C	Dec 1975	5	34

A draft letter, not addressed to anyone, and un-signed:

Rather sad news – tell you personally rather than just in letter form.

Trading during 1980 has been progressively getting worse and prospects for early 1981 indicate no improvement.

We have been battling along but the Company has now decided to cease manufacturing, and as a result I am in consultation with the Union so that we ensure the correct notice is given and where applicable the agreed redundancy payment is made.

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