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Ledger of Howell Brothers Lincoln Store, 1913
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TitleLedger of Howell Brothers Lincoln Store, 1913
DescriptionLedger from Howell Brothers, Lincoln Store.
Handwritten record of local accounts from July 1913- January 1914.
Two sets of brothers, across two generations ran the Lincoln store, in Market Square, Lincoln. (From 1992 the site of the Lincoln Medical Centre)
In 1879 Ethelbert Thomas Howell and his brother Herbert Butler Howell, general storekeepers moved to Lincoln from Prebbleton, becoming Lincoln’s principal storekeepers, dealing in groceries, hardware, seeds and drapery and acting as Insurance agents. When Herbert died in 1904, Ethelbert retired, leaving his two sons, Harold and Charles to run the business until they sold it in September 1914. Charles, member of Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, later worked for DSIR and Harold was employed as a cabinet maker. Both sets of brothers contributed to the life of the community through church, school, library and sport commitments.
Account holders recorded are:
School of Agriculture
Askin, G. R.
Anderson, H.
Argile, G.
Blank,
Baker, G
Boyd, G.
Bartram
Crathorne
Cookson, Arthur
Cooke, Dr.
Church
Cribb, A
Doherty, J
Easterbrook
Exon, H
Fuller, L
Gavin
Gray
Good
Gordon
Graham
Gregan / Voss
Hartnell
Harris, S
Hill, Revd.
Harris, T.
Hilgendorf
Julian
Lochhead
Lynch
McLarren
Murray, F. C.
Mayne
Nolan, M
Osborne, G.
Rennie, G
School Committee.
Stoddart, G
Smyth, Rev. J
Lowe, L.
Scott
Street
Smith, S
Shaw, J.
Townshend, H
Estall, A.W.
Thomas
Eddie
Cockburn
White, W.A
O'Connor, Revd
Redgrave, H. B. Revd
Estall
Pratt
Glen
Shaw, J
Thomas, J
Publication DateBetween 1st July 1913 and 31st January 1914Place of PublicationLincoln
DescriptionLedger from Howell Brothers, Lincoln Store.Handwritten record of local accounts from July 1913- January 1914.
Two sets of brothers, across two generations ran the Lincoln store, in Market Square, Lincoln. (From 1992 the site of the Lincoln Medical Centre)
In 1879 Ethelbert Thomas Howell and his brother Herbert Butler Howell, general storekeepers moved to Lincoln from Prebbleton, becoming Lincoln’s principal storekeepers, dealing in groceries, hardware, seeds and drapery and acting as Insurance agents. When Herbert died in 1904, Ethelbert retired, leaving his two sons, Harold and Charles to run the business until they sold it in September 1914. Charles, member of Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, later worked for DSIR and Harold was employed as a cabinet maker. Both sets of brothers contributed to the life of the community through church, school, library and sport commitments.
Account holders recorded are:
School of Agriculture
Askin, G. R.
Anderson, H.
Argile, G.
Blank,
Baker, G
Boyd, G.
Bartram
Crathorne
Cookson, Arthur
Cooke, Dr.
Church
Cribb, A
Doherty, J
Easterbrook
Exon, H
Fuller, L
Gavin
Gray
Good
Gordon
Graham
Gregan / Voss
Hartnell
Harris, S
Hill, Revd.
Harris, T.
Hilgendorf
Julian
Lochhead
Lynch
McLarren
Murray, F. C.
Mayne
Nolan, M
Osborne, G.
Rennie, G
School Committee.
Stoddart, G
Smyth, Rev. J
Lowe, L.
Scott
Street
Smith, S
Shaw, J.
Townshend, H
Estall, A.W.
Thomas
Eddie
Cockburn
White, W.A
O'Connor, Revd
Redgrave, H. B. Revd
Estall
Pratt
Glen
Shaw, J
Thomas, J
Publication DateBetween 1st July 1913 and 31st January 1914Place of PublicationLincolnNumbering & Quantity
Number of Pages366
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PersonSapper Arthur Harold Ernest Howell PlaceLincolnOrganisationLincoln and Districts Historical SocietyImageLincoln Store, Howell Brothers, early 1900sLincoln, Market Square with Howell's store and Muir's butchery, c. 1880
PlaceLincolnOrganisationLincoln and Districts Historical SocietyImageLincoln Store, Howell Brothers, early 1900sLincoln, Market Square with Howell's store and Muir's butchery, c. 1880Attribution
Written ByAdriana de GrootDate Written2025
Date Written2025Ledger of Howell Brothers Lincoln Store, 1913. Selwyn Stories, accessed 17/04/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6839
