Catalogue description Records of Daniel White and Son of Hailsham, grocers, provision dealers, wine and spirit merchants, and drapers

This record is held by East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office (ESBHRO)

Details of AMS6160
Reference: AMS6160
Title: Records of Daniel White and Son of Hailsham, grocers, provision dealers, wine and spirit merchants, and drapers
Related material:

For records of the business 1861-1946, see AMS5603, Acc 6790 and Acc 8250. For an article about the firm by Lawrence Dopson, see Sussex County Magazine vol 28 pp 424-429
Held by: East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office (ESBHRO), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Immediate source of acquisition:

Records deposited 30 Mar 1971 (D1311), 29 Mar 1978 (A2219), 4 Jul 1990 (A5530), 12 Feb 1991 (A5638), 29 Apr 1991 (A5671)
Administrative / biographical background:

The business was begun sometime before 1733, and had been purchased by Thomas White in 1816. His son Daniel (who had previously been a miller at Sidley and Ninfield) took over the business in 1852. Both Thomas and Daniel held the post of stamp distributor, a post which lapsed on the death of Daniel in 1889. Daniel's son Josiah John joined the firm in 1863 and his son Harry in 1893

 

In 1931 the grocery and drapery business was split; Harry continued with the grocers shop and his brother Reginald took over the drapery business. Harry White sold the grocery business in 1946

 

The shop was situated in a large tudor building in Market Square, Hailsham, and was built on the site of Sheriff Place

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