Richard Ellison

Richard built on the work begun by his father. He ran and maintained the navigation channel to support the building of trade in Lincoln, extending the wharves at Stamp End. in 1759. Richard and wife Esther, purchased the Sudbrooke Holme estate. They built a large country home and went to live there in 1774. Lincoln Echo, Mar 3,2003 (Quoting) Richard( 2nd.) had been a banker since 1750 in Ellison, Cooke, Childers and Swann Bank (Doncaster) in 1775, in partnership with Abel Smith of Nottingham, and John Brown, a Lincoln alderman, he established the first bank in Lincoln. This bank, after two mergers, became the National Provincial Bank in 1918 and is now the National Westminster Bank, although it is still known as Smith's branch, and that name appears above the door of the premises in Mint Lane.

Profile Photo.-Smith, Ellison & Co. Bank-Lincoln