Record

D8407 - Robotham family of Clowne, drapers - 1893-1966

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D8407
Title	Robotham family of Clowne, drapers
Date	1893-1966
Description	A small collection of items relating to the Robotham family and their local village, Clowne, including printed and ephemeral items for local industry and trade, personal papers primarily relating to World War Two and items acquired through community participation such as orders of service and local publications.
Extent	approx. 0.25 box
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Robotham family of Clowne, drapers
Administrative History	Leonard Hawke Robotham (1901-1970), son of Joe and Edith Robotham of Sheffield. Joe (1873-1952) was a Furniture Salesman in Sheffield until 1919 when the family moved to Clowne and Joe opened a draper's business at 38 Mill Street. Joe retired sometime in the early 1930s and Leonard Hawke took over the business. He was also a subscriber to The Clowne Electric Supply Company Limited from 1924 and the donor reported that Leonard recalled helping his father by taking meter readings around the town. Leonard married Violet Newman in 1935 and they had one daughter, Patricia, born in 1943.
Administrative History Sources	Kelly's Trade Directory for Derbyshire, 1916, 1922, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1941. Electoral registers for Derbyshire North Eastern district, 1918-1919. 1911 Census return for 32 Spring House Road, Sheffield.
Custodial History	These records were donated to Clowne Library in August 2021 by a local resident who was moving out of the area. The records were transferred to Derbyshire Record Office in February 2022.
Arrangement	The records have been artificially arranged by the archivist according to whether the item relates to a local business, the Robotham family or the local community.
Related Material	A number of published items relating to the history of Clowne were donated at the same time and have been added to the Local Studies collection.
Term	Drapers
Term	Shopkeepers
Archivist Note	Catalogued 16 March 2022, BS.