Talk:Smith's Bank

Extended Entry

I propose to extend the entry on Smith's Bank with particular reference to the Leighton Boyce history and other general banking histories. This will inevitably mean absorbing some of the existing text. I also propose dropping some of the very detailed family history of the early Robert Smiths in faour of more on the banking history. The later history, particularly the achievements of Abel Smith, are hardly touched on. Neither is there anything on the London bank, the most important constituent. Smith's was never a single bank but a group of separate partnerships and this needs to be brought out. I hope this does not cause a problem for anyone who has contributed to date. Bebington (talk) 15:55, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Fine with me Andrewrabbott (talk) 16:37, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

The page is hardly more than a beginning and I'm sure it will benefit from your efforts. To some extent, the achievements of Abel Smith may be best dealt with on his page. With private banks owned by banking families, what you call family history is essential, and I don't find what we have now particularly detailed. To do justice to the series of inter-related banks I think you'll find you need to improve on it, rather than deleting it. Clearly, the referencing is poor and you will be able to put that right. Moonraker (talk) 03:00, 5 January 2013 (UTC) Moonraker

Thank you for your comment. You might like to look at the entries for Bank of Liverpool; District Bank; Glyn, Mills; Grindlays; Martins Bank; National Provincial; Parr’s Bank; and Williams Deacon’s where I have also substantially extended previous entries.

I am aware of some of the other Smith pages and the relationship between the sites needs some thought. I agree with you on the family history but it has probably got a bit too detailed. Let's see how it works out.

Regards Bebington (talk) 10:36, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Revisions

Keith

I am not sure why you felt it necessary to make some of your edits.

Your opinion of a title is no different than mine – I think it is called unnecessary edits somewhere in the guidance.

I have also reverted your links with young Abel (Abel Smith II) as the link had already been established in the opening para.

I have reinstated your Hull link and the bold for the Bank’s name at the beginning..

Regards

Bebington (talk) 11:28, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

Quakers?

Were the Smith family Quakers? This has relevance to John Tawell, who was convicted of forgery of one of their bank notes, but his capital sentence commuted to transportation to Australia, supposedly because the Quaker owners of the bank opposed capital punishment. Andy Dingley (talk) 14:04, 14 October 2014 (UTC)