This collection comprises minute books, registers of members, account books, plans and photographs of the businesses and companies that formed the Williams Hudson Group (1869-1981). For a full list of material within this collection follow this link: http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/MuseumsAndHeritage/BoroughArchivesandLocalStudies/Documents/ALSWilliamsHudsonGroup.pdf
Williams Hudson GroupThis collection comprises the records of William Warne and Co Ltd, manufacture of rubber products, including a technical notebook (1882-1896), detailing the chemical additives and cost per pound weight for each product manufactured at the companies factory in Barking, together with minute books of the Directors and Annual General Meetings (1895-1932), balance sheets of income and expenditure (1897-1925), a valuation of India Rubber Mills (1944) and a printed copy of 'The India Rubber Journal' (1924). Accompanied by photographs, and some photographic negatives, of workers of different demographics and ethnicity on the factory floor in Barking (circa 1960-1970), as well as further photographs showing different products produced at William Warne and Co Ltd (circa 1950-1970).
William Warne and Co LtdThis collection comprises the following records relating to the parish of Dagenham:
Minute books of Dagenham Parish Council, 1894-1926 (BD75/A/1-3)
Attendance book of Dagenham Parish Council, 1894-1925 (BD75/A/4)
Letter book of Dagenham Parish Council, 1923-1924 (BD75/A/5)
Minute books of Dagenham School Board, 1874-1903 (BD75/B/1)
Ledger of Dagenham School Board, 1894-1900 (BD75/B/2)
Poor rate books for Dagenham, 1839-1879 (BD75/C/1)
Church rate books for Dagenham, 1849-1865 (BD75/C/2)
Sanitary rate books for Dagenham, 1887-1892 (BD75/C/3)
Lighting rate books for Dagenham, 1900-1925 (BD75/C/4)
Highways rate books for Dagenham, 1874-1880 (BD75/C/5)
Poor and sanitary rate books for Dagenham, 1893-1913 (BD75/C/6)
Poor and special expenses rate books for Dagenham, 1914-1922 (BD75/C/7)
Valuation lists for Dagenham, 1893 (BD75/D)
Collection and deposit books for Dagenham, 1907-1928 (BD75/E)
Collectors' statements and books for Dagenham, 1894-1927 (BD75/F)
Receipt and payment books for Dagenham, 1838-1926 (BD75/G)
Allotment ledgers, 1920-1928 (BD75/H)
Dagenham tithe register, 1841 (BD75/J)
Parish of DagenhamThis collection comprises the following records of the parish of Barking:
Vestry minute books, 1694-1926 (BD74/A)
Baptism registers, 1558-1812 (BD74/B/1)
Burial registers, 1656-1812 (BD74/B/2)
Minute books of the Overseers' of Barking Parish, 1786-1927 (BD74/C/1)
Overseers' account books, 1765-1798 (BD74/C/2)
Overseers' rate books, 1739-1836 (BD74/C/3)
Valuation lists of the Overseers' of Barking, 1784-1830 (BD74/C/4)
Disbursement books of the Overseers' of Barking, 1819-1820 (BD74/C/5)
Receipt and payment books of the Overseers' of Barking, 1868-1887 (BD74/C/6)
Churchwardens' account books, 1777-1823 (BD74/D/1)
Churchwardens' rate books, 1738-1866 (BD74/D/2)
Surveyors' account books, 1830 (BD74/E/1)
Surveyors' rate books, 1828-1844 (BD74/E/2)
Rate collection books for the Barking Town Ward, 1747-1772 (BD74/F/1/1)
Rate collection books for the Ilford Ward, 1728-1829 (BD74/F/1/2)
Rate collection books for the Chadwell Ward, 1744-1778 (BD74/F/1/3)
Rate collection books for the Ripple Ward, 1744-1779 (BD74/F/1/4)
Poor rate books for Barking, 1837-1916 (BD74/F/2)
Valuation lists for Barking, 1842-1929 (BD74/F/3)
Rental books, 1763-1778 (BD74/G)
Notice books, 1769-1839 (BD74/H)
Apprenticeship books, 1818-1844 (BD74/J)
Land terrier books, 1829-1840 (BD74/K)
Minute book of the Directors' of the Poor for the Parish of Barking, 1855-1893 (BD74/L/1)
Report by the Wharf Keeper of Barking Town Quay, 1893 (BD74/L/2)
Minute book of the Barking and District Savings Bank, 1818-1843 (BD74/M/1)
Declarations and new depositors' books of the Barking and District Savings Bank, 1824-1852 (BD74/M/2)
Parish of Barking