Joseph Haythorne & George Wright

Joseph Haythorne & George Wright (1794-1834), established in Bristol, was a bank connected with the history of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1794 as James Ireland, Philip Protheroe, Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne & Matthew Wright, trading from All Saints Passage, Bristol. Ireland was a sugar refiner and wine merchant, Protheroe a West India merchant, Bengough an attorney, Haythorne a skinner and Wright a sugar refiner. At least three of the firm's founders were thus connected to the transatlantic slave economy or its outputs.

William Gore joined the partnership in 1799 and Philip Protheroe left in 1803. The firm was also known as Bristol City Bank. In 1834, when it was known as Joseph Haythorne & George Wright, the bank was taken over by Northern & Central Bank of England.

Detailed list of name changes

James Ireland, Philip Protheroe, Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne & Matthew Wright in 1794
James Ireland, Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne, Matthew Wright & William Gore from 1803
James Ireland, Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne, George Wright & William Gore from 1812
James Ireland, Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne & George Wright from 1814
Henry Bengough, Joseph Haythorne & George Wright from 1815
Joseph Haythorne & George Wright from 1818

Also known as Bristol City Bank.

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Joseph Haythorne & George Wright have the reference code HAY.

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partners' papers 1802-6
banknote c.1800s