Miles, Miles, Harford, Miles & Miles

This private bank was established in 1752 as Goldney, Smith, Miller, Champion, Reed & Vaughan. In 1877, when known as Miles, Miles, Harford, Miles & Miles, it was acquired by Miles, Cave, Baillie & Co of Bristol.

Detailed list of partnership changes

• Goldney, Smith, Miller, Champion, Reed & Vaughan from 1752
• Goldney, Smith, Miller, Champion, Reed & Vaughan 1752-66
• Goldney, Smith, Miller, Reed & Vaughan 1766-7
• Goldney, Smith, Miller, Reed Vaughan & Vaughan 1767-72
• Smith, Miller, Reed & Vaughan 1772-81
• Miller, Reed & Vaughan 1781-5
• Vaughan, Vaughan, Baker, Smith, Hole & Davis 1785-94
• Vaughan, Baker & Co 1794
• Miles, Vaughan, Baker, Miles Baugh & New 1794-8
• Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh & New 1798-1800
• Miles, Vaughan, Miles, Baugh & Birch 1800-8
• Miles, Vaughan, Miles & Baugh 1808-19
• Miles, Vaughan & Miles 1819-20
• Miles, Harford, Battersby, Vaughan, Miles & Harford 1820-4
• Miles, Harford, Battersby, Vaughan, Miles & Bayley 1824-8
• Miles, Harford, Battersby & Bayley 1828-39
• Miles, Harford, Battersby, Bayley & Miles 1839-45
• Miles, Battersby, Bayley & Miles 1845
• Miles, Battersby & Miles 1845-51
• Miles & Co 1851-2
• Miles, Miles, Saville & Miles 1852-4
• Miles, Miles, Saville, Harford & Miles 1854-73
• Miles, Miles, Harford & Miles 1873-4
• Miles, Miles, Harford, Miles & Miles 1874-7

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Miles, Miles, Harford, Miles & Miles have the reference code MMH.

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• copy articles of partnership 1820
• cheque forms and cheque book 1835-76

Summary of archive holdings elsewhere

• Bristol Archives: Bank committee minutes 1832-55 (40913/F/4/1); cheque form book n.d. (32955147)