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Barran was born in London in 1821, the eldest surviving son of a gunsmith, John Barran, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Fletcher).When he was 21 he sailed to Hull, then travelled by rail to Leeds where he got a job with a pawnbroker and clothes dealer before setting up his own shop at no.1 Briggate, living over the shop with his wife and family.
By the time of his second marriage, Ulliott had begun organising poker games in the back of his pawn shop. In late 1990, he met Gary Whitaker, a café manager from Wakefield, at Napoleon's Casino in Leeds. The two became close, travelling together to poker games six nights a week.
An Act to amend an Act of the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Years of King George the Third, for better regulating the Business of Pawnbrokers. (Repealed by Pawnbrokers Act 1872 ( 35 & 36 Vict. c. 93)) Militia Ballots Suspension Act 1859 (repealed)
Mary Fitzpatrick (b.1855–1859) née Corcoran, alias Mary Anne Gollagher, was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [nb 1] She was the daughter of Richard Corcoran (b.ca.1829) a greengrocer and labourer, and his wife Catherine née Connor (b.ca.1832), both from County Mayo. [2]
On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...
A new pawnbroker must produce a magistrate's certificate to be licensed. [1] A licence cannot be refused if the applicant presents sufficient evidence of good character. [1] The word "pawnbroker" must be inscribed in large letters over the shop door. [1] Provisions in the act safeguard the interests of borrowers whose unredeemed pledges are sold.
The Leeds City Region is home to various companies which operate in the United Kingdom or further afield in Europe and around the world. The Leeds City Region economy is centred on the city of Leeds , with other notable local economies of Bradford , Wakefield , Huddersfield and areas outside West Yorkshire such as Harrogate .
The company was founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in 1884 as a penny bazaar in Leeds Kirkgate Market. It now one of the UK's largest clothing retailers and also sells shoes. It now one of the UK's largest clothing retailers and also sells shoes.