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        Henry Barber traded as a salmon factor from 1841. By 1855 he had a stand in Billingsgate market and by 1880 had leased shop 7 where the business remained until it went into voluntary liquidation in 1979. The limited company was formed in April 1925. It specialised in salmon, but also dealt in eels through subsidiaries.

        Subsidiaries of H Barber and Son Limited included:

        • D and J Barber (Eels) Limited, formerly John and Paul (Eels) Limited, eel merchants, trading from 13b Lovat Lane (they were taken over and renamed in 1960);
          • Braddan Fishing Co Limited, formed in 1952 to manage salmon fishings;
          • Cahill and Young Limited, a defunct Irish company which was acquired ca. 1954 and used to purchase the Galway fishery;
          • John T Clark Limited, a Billingsgate company taken over ca. 1960;
          • UC Farmer Limited, a Billingsgate company formed in 1965;
          • A Langley and Co Limited, cooked eel merchants, trading from 28 Monument Street;
          • EF Marchant Limited, a Billingsgate company taken over in 1964.

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