Halford, Baldock & Co

Halford, Baldock & Co (1790-1841), established in Canterbury, was a bank connected with the history of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1790 as Baker, Denne, Kingsford, Wigzell & Kingsford by John Baker, John Denne, Sampson Kingsford, (forename unknown) Wigzell and William Kingsford. By 1796 the firm had merged with Baldock, Rigden, Halford & Pierce, and was thereafter also known as Canterbury Union Bank. In 1841, when styled Halford, Baldock & Co, the bank failed and on liabilities of £120,000 paid 10s in the pound. London & County Banking Co opened a new branch in Canterbury shortly after the failure.

Detailed list of name changes

Baker, Denne, Kingsford, Wigzell & Kingsford in 1790
John Baker, John Denne, Sampson Kingsford, William Kingsford & Richard
Halford senior & Richard Halford junior until 1802
John Baker & Richard Halford senior & junior by 1812
Baker, Kingsford & Halford by 1815
Halford, Baldock & Co by 1822

Also known as the Union Bank or Canterbury Union Bank.

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Halford, Baldock & Co have the reference code HAB.

For help understanding words used here, check our glossary of banking record types (PDF 68 KB).

cheque form 1830s
letter to London agent re payment suspension 1841
banknotes 1840-1