My 3 x great grandfather was John Sarl, he was in the army serving in the 87th regiment of foot during the begining of the 1800s and then he was medically discharged due to being wounded in the groin, he then went on to become a gold/silversmith, clock and watch maker and jeweller.
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- Mon Aug 14, 2023 9:25 am
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- Mon Aug 14, 2023 9:16 am
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Re: Sarl and Sons
I've just finished restoring a lever fusee pocket watch from around 1849 with Sarl & Sons 18 Poultry engraved on the rear plate. The silver case was made by Rotherham & Son and assayed in Birmingham in 1849. Thought you might like to see some photos.
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- Mon Aug 14, 2023 9:06 am
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Re: Sarl and Sons
I've just finished restoring a lever fusee pocket watch from around 1849 with Sarl & Sons 18 Poultry engraved on the rear plate. The silver case was made by Rotherham & Son and assayed in Birmingham in 1849. Thought you might like to see some photos.
drive.google.com/file/d ...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:49 pm
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I have just bought a chronometer face made by John Sarl and Sons that has the address 45 Cornhill printed on it, they did seem to get around a bit
Another address?:
http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/London-2/Sarl-1864-2.jpg
SARL J & SONS 46-47 Cornhill
Source: Williams's Manufacturers' Directory ...
Another address?:
http://www.925-1000.com/td/f/London-2/Sarl-1864-2.jpg
SARL J & SONS 46-47 Cornhill
Source: Williams's Manufacturers' Directory ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:53 pm
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Re: Sarl and Sons
Thank you so much for this information, it is invaluable to me in tracking down a timeline of the family business, seems like the last document referred to the year prior to John Sarl death in 1865, he is I will attempt your. Instructions for printing off the documents when I can get to my laptop as ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:18 pm
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Hi and thanks for your reply, I would just like to be able to. Print out the documents you have posted on this forum but I'm unsure if and how to do this, these are the first documents I have seen relating to 45 Cornhill, the only other time I have seen this address is on a chronometer pocket watch ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:52 pm
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Many thanks for the information, Abraham Sarl was my 3rd great uncle, son of John Sarl of Sarl and Sons.
Is there anyway of printing these documents from the forum please, I would love to have copies of them if possible.
Regards
Mike
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In the London Bankruptcy Court ...
Is there anyway of printing these documents from the forum please, I would love to have copies of them if possible.
Regards
Mike
The Bankruptcy Act, 1869
In the London Bankruptcy Court ...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:27 pm
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Many thanks for the information, I did read the article concerning the accident at 17-18 Cornhill so sad, I I would love to find out more about their premises at 45 Cornhill and The Poultry, I also found an Old Bailey transcript where they had various items stolen by someone employed as a night ...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:06 pm
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Sarl and Sons
Hello, this is my first post and I am looking for any information on my 4 x great grandfather John Sarl of Sarl and Sons, Cornhill. I have I know they were at 17-18 Cornhill and at another premises at The Poultry which I understand was near to Cornhill, I also seen a watchface of his with either 4-5 ...