This collection offers a valuable insight into the life of Mary Randal Vickers, preserving evidence of both her business affairs and family life through surviving correspondence, legal documentation, business records, imagery, maps, and business cards, and contributing to the understanding of her historical and social context.
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Collection of genealogical family trees of the Vickers and Randall Families.
A series of manuscript genealogical notes relating to Mary Randall, later Mary Vickers, including details of her parentage, marriage to Joseph Vickers, and the wider Randall family lineage. The material documents key life events and family relationships within the Randall and Vickers families, including references to Robert and Rebecca Randall and their descendants.
Handwritten family record containing notes relating to Mary Randall, including details of her marriage to John Phillips on 20 October 1786, the birth and baptism of family members, and references to parish baptism records in Leeds. The document includes extracts said to be copied from church registers and later family notes recording births and deaths, including the death of Mary’s husband in April 1789. The pages also contain a short religious reflection written after the death.
Small handwritten notebook containing family records, personal reflections, and miscellaneous notes relating to Mary Randall, later Mary Phillips, and her family. The pages record key family events including her marriage to the Rev. Samuel Phillips in 1786, the births and baptisms of several children and the death of her husband in 1789. The notebook also includes extracts copied from parish registers in Leeds, religious reflections, correspondence fragments, household recipes, financial notes and memoranda relating to family members and acquaintances. Later entries record additional family births, marriages, and deaths extending into the early nineteenth century.
Robert Randall - Genealogy records.
A collection of personal correspondence from Moses Randall to his sister, Mary Vickers (née Randall). The letters discuss family relationships, financial affairs, health, and domestic matters, alongside references to wider social and economic conditions of the period. The correspondence offers insight into the ongoing connections between the Randall and Vickers families and reflects the personal circumstances and everyday concerns of family life in early nineteenth-century England.
Personal letter from Mary Randall Vickers to her son Benjamin Randall Vickers.
Legal documents concerning a dispute between Mary Vickers and Zebulon Stirk over a machine-making partnership formed in 1811, addressing capital investment, profits, property acquisition, and refusal of a full accounting and settlement.
Arbitration award and bond settling the dissolution of the Leeds pattern-making partnership between Mary Vickers and John Ash Vickers.
Letter addressed to Mary Vickers, Leeds, concerning a promissory note for £10 and requesting clarification of her reasons for retaining or refusing payment of the note.
Dividend receipts and printed “One Guinea” notes issued by Royds Iron Works, recording payments to Mary Vickers under a deed of release dated 20 February 1812.
A collection of personal correspondence written by the children of Mary Randall Vickers, offering insight into family life, relationships, and the social circumstances of the Vickers household during the period.
A collection of personal letters from Joseph Randall to his sister, Mary Vickers (née Randall). The correspondence includes references to financial assistance, family matters, and personal circumstances, alongside commentary on wider contemporary events. Several letters reflect periods of personal hardship and declining health, offering a candid account of familial support networks and the social and economic challenges faced by members of the extended Vickers and Randall families during the early nineteenth century.
This is the formal Articles of Partnership between Mary Vickers and John Ash Vickers, relating to their pattern-making business, establishing a joint partnership in the trade and business of pattern making for a term of four years. The agreement outlines provisions relating to capital contributions, ownership of trade stock and utensils, bookkeeping requirements, division of profits and losses, credit restrictions, and annual settlement of accounts. It also includes clauses governing the continuation of the partnership in the event of death and the resolution of disputes through arbitration.
Handwritten family history book containing writing practice, decorative penmanship, and later notes about Mary Vickers and other members of the Vickers family. The volume includes personal and biographical writing about family background, religion, and upbringing, and forms part of the wider Vickers family history.
Original handwritten draft will of Mary Randall Vickers. Typed copy of Mary Randall's will.
Mary Randall Vickers business card.
Printed Wesleyan Methodist class ticket dated March 1820, bearing the handwritten name Mary Vickers. These tickets were issued quarterly to members of Methodist societies as confirmation of their continued participation and good standing within the congregation. The ticket includes a biblical verse from Matthew 6:6 and would have been presented when attending Methodist meetings or class gatherings.
Mary Randall Vickers wax seal - 1822
Printed certificate issued by the Bank of England confirming that Mary Vickers purchased a life annuity under an Act for the Reduction of the National Debt. The document records an investment of £524 in 3% Reduced Bank Annuities, transferred to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt for the purchase of a life annuity on her own life. The certificate is dated 26 November 1822 and includes the official signature of a Bank of England cashier. The reverse records additional details of the annuity, including the rate and payment information.
Handwritten ledger recording financial transactions undertaken in the name of Mary Randall Vickers between 1824 and 1825, including entries for cash payments, rents, goods purchased, drafts, and running balances.
A legal counter bond dated 28 September 1825, issued by Robert Smallpage of Leeds, woollen draper and tailor, in favour of Mary Vickers, Edward Vickers, and Benjamin Vickers. The document provides a financial guarantee indemnifying the named parties against potential loss or liability arising from a prior bond or financial obligation, binding Smallpage and his heirs to cover any associated claims or payments.
The Last Will and Testament of Mary Randall Vickers