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CARPENDER, Richard (1725-1778)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/227-044

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: CARPENDER, Richard (1725-1778)

Date(s): 1746-1778

Level of description: Collection

Extent: One production unit.

Name of creator(s): Carpender | Richard | 1725-1778 | undertaker

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Richard Carpender (c 1725-78) was an undertaker, with premises in Fleet Market (in 1827, an Elizabeth Carpender, possibly Richard's daughter in law or granddaughter, lived at 66 Fleet Market). In 1746 he married Elizabeth Drake, and they had 8 children.The eldest son, John, took over the business on Richard's death in 1778 (in 1791 he is described as of 31 Fleet Street). Richard's will was proved in the PCC on 6 October 1778 (PROB 11/1046).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Account book of undertaker Richard Carpender, containing copies of bills for individual funerals, 1764-5; ledger account of purchases such as coffins, coffin-plates, textiles, gloves, feathers, 1746-7; and accounts of corn bought for horse and of the hire of the horse for journeys from London, 1763-6.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

One item.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Purchased by Guildhall Library in 1949. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Business records | Documents | Information sources
Coffins | Manufactured goods
Financial records | Documents | Information sources
Funerals | Civil ceremonies | Ceremonies
Undertakers | People by occupation | People
Undertaking | Occupations

Personal names
Carpender | Richard | 1725-1778 | undertaker

Corporate names

Places
City of London | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe