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Known employees

Although most employee details have been lost to the passage of time the following has been compiled from a variety of sources. It is far from complete but it time it is hoped that it will become more comprehensive. At one time or another the following were employed by R T Tanner & Co Ltd.

A number of photos survive and are recorded in the following link

Surname	Christian name	Department if known	Year
Acres		Listed in 1889 as employee earning Ł29 pa
Andrews	Margaret	Mrs joined 60 head of invoicing department	1965
Amsden		from 1892 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Ansell	Mrs	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Appleby	Denis	Joined on 1 Jan 1967 Estimator – Manufacturing Department	1969
Akeroyd	Jeremy	Leeds Office left July 1977	1974
Aylmer	Miss Janice	Accounts Dept clerk	1966
Bagley	G.F	Warehouseman, Carmelite Street	1956
Barber	June Mrs	Accounts Dept NCR machine operator joined 1970	1974
Barnes	Charlie	Envelope Printing Department – London Factory	1957
Barnes	Dennis	Office Staff	1980
Barnes	Margaret	Joined in 1976 stock sales department	1978
Barnes	R.T.	Post Department	1955
Barnes	Tony	Envelope Printing Department – London Factory	1957
Bartlett	Miss Molly	Finance Department	1953
Bayes	Freddie	A representative in London was employed 1899 to July 1906
Bell	Yvonne	Accounts Department	1958
Berry	John	Distribution Dept – came from Savory Brothers	1971
Betteridge	Ian	Paper Sales Department	1955
Biggs	Denise	Joined in 1977 Accounts Office	1978
Bird	George J	Company Secretary	1954
Bird	Peter	Representative left 1975	1970
Birnage	Norman	Representative N W England – Leeds Office	1962
Booth	Michael	Assistant Manager Leeds Office came from T.W.Leigh. Later Office Manager	1970
Bowell Miss Irving Mrs	Joan	Formerly Sec to Arthur Tanner, Paper Sales Department.Later Mrs Joan Irving	1953
Bemford Vee	Mrs	Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Bredo	Mrs	Envelope Machinist	1962
Brewer	Vera Miss	Joined 1962 as telephone exchange operator. Left on move to Crayford April 1969	1965
Bridgeman	Harry	Warehouseman, Hutton Street	1956
Brightwell	Martha Mrs	Packer, Hutton Street	1957
Brown	Pauline	Joined 1961 invoice typist	1966
Buck	Michael	Production Controller	1969
Buckley	Mrs Rose	Head of Accounts Department	1966
Burgess	Harry	Transport Manager	1957
Burgess	Mrs	Envelope Printing Department – London Factory	1957
Butcher	Mrs	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Buxton	Miss	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Chasteauneuf	Miss Jeanne	Invoice Department	1955
Clent	Patrick	Estimator	1966
Collins	Paul	Joined 17 June 1968, Envelope Machine Adjuster	1979
Collis	Mrs	Women's supervisor
Cook	Bill	Foreman, Guillotine Dept, Hutton Street	1957
Cook	Jan Mrs	Joined 13 April 1971, Envelope machine operator	1979
Cook	Lenny	(son of Bill) Guillotine Operator, Hutton Street	1957
Colenso	Joan	Invoice typist	1966
Cope	Jimmy	Guillotine Operator, Hutton Street,	1957
Cormack	Susan Mrs	Joined 1963 as shorthand typist	1965
Coshall	Miss Jean	Joined 28 August 1961, Box machine operator	1967
Cox		From 1892 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Creber	Miss Alison	Accounts Dept clerk	1966
Crooks	Miss Jill	Invoicing typist	1969
Dalton	Paul	Joined 1 Oct 1966, Distribution Department	1969
Davenport	D.W.	Representative in West and South West London	1964
Dawe	Peter	Envelope Printing Department – London Factory	1957
Davey Miss	Lynn	Joined 1964, National machine operator	1966
Davies Miss	Monica	Secretary to production director	1969
Day	Edith Mrs	Board, Envelope & Manufactured Stationery Sales Dept	1952
Dennis	R	Listed as an employee in 1889 earning Ł25.16.2d for part of year, Ł40 pa
Dennison	Eric	London Factory Manager (old member)	1956
Dingwall	Robert G	Factory Manager	1971
Drummond McIntier	Diane Mrs	Secretary to Derek Tanner and Eric Wicking left to have children and returned 1 Jan 1972 to job share as secretary with Sheila Jarvis	1962
Duffin	Sally Miss	Board, Envelope & Manufactured Stationery Sales Dept	1952
Eade	William	Head engineer/adjuster	1962
Eaglestone	Mary Ms	Telephone exchange	1958
Eames	Arthur	Listed as an employee in 1889 earning Ł100 pa. In 1891 census he was recorded as commercial traveller. Founding director of company in 1908.
Eccleston	Miss	Counting House	1954
Edgerley	Miss	Punching,tabbing,drilling & slotting department	1957
Edmead	A.G.	Warehouseman, Hutton Street	1956
Eke	Robert	Delivery driver, joining in 1905 and eventually head of transport in 1920s	1954
Ellwood	Wally	Manufacturing costing & estimating	1956
Evans	D.O	Listed as Cardiff representative in July 1906
Fayter	John	Paper Sales Department	1953
Fillmore	T.C.W.	Warehouseman, Hutton Street	1956
Fiske	Tony	Representative left September 1975	1967
Flett	Alan	Company Secretary	1966
Force	Mrs Pauline	Joined 1961 as shorthand typist	1962
Ford	Miss K.T.	Secretary – Leeds Office	1967
Freeman	Michael	Came from John Dickinson & CO Rep West London	1965
Garnham	A.E.	Representative in 1968 living in Sussex near Hassocks on retirement	1961
Garrad	R	Accountant	1957
Garrett	Frank Anthony	Son of founding partner in business	1953
Galli Miss	Yvonne	Secretary – Leeds Office	1974
Gilbert Mrs	Pat	Joined in 1975 wages & bought ledger clerk	1978
Gill	Kenneth I	Rep Leeds learnt trade with Messrs. John Dickinson	1967
Goldson	Flo	Stitcher envelope boxes	1967
Goodayle	Nigel	Representative came from Reed Paper & Board Co.	1975
Gosling	A		1960
Green	C.T.	One of founding partners of R T Tanner & Co
Green	Linda	Secretary to the Managing Director	1968
Guite Mrs	Joan	Envelope machine operator	1979
Hacker	E	Warehouseman, Carmelite Street	1956
Hacker	Miss June	Joined in 1970 as N.C.R.machine operator now in charge of accounts department	1978
Hale	Jean Miss	Joined in 1964 Distribution department	1965
Hall	Stanley	Punching ,tabbing, drilling & slotting department	1957
Hammett	Peta Ms	Envelope department	1958
Hance	Albert	Warehouseman board stockroom	1952
Handford	Joe	Envelope Printing Department – London Factory	1957
Harper	Pegg Mrs	Crayford ?	1964
Harris	Cyril D	Joined 18 Feb 1974, Van distribution	1974
Harrison	A	Formerly with United Paper Merchants joined in 1952 as a representative in Yorkshire	1952
Harrison	Arthur	Representative later Leeds Office Manager	1953
Harrison	Graham	Leeds Office
Hayle	Dot Mrs	Envelope machine operator	1979
Hearn Mrs	Hilary	Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Hearn	P	Joined in 1965 as Accounts’ Office Manager	1966
Hedley	William	Board, Envelope & Manufactured Stationery Sales Dept General Manager	1952
Heretage	Pauline Ms	Joined in 1963 Crayford, transferred London Sales Office 1964	1965
Hicks	Norman	Order Office	1980
Hills Miss	Geraldine	Secretary to the Managing Director	1966
Hoare	Janet Miss	Joined 30 Oct 1972, Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Hodgson	Andrew	Office Manager – Leeds	1967
Hogg	Mrs C	Joined in 1965, National machine operator	1966
Holdon		from 1892 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Hookings	Maureen	Paper Sales	1956
Howard	Miss	Finance Department	1953
Hirst	Ernie	Envelope Puncher	1961
Hunt	John	Founding partner of business Hunt & Tanner
Hutton	Miss Mary	Invoicing typist	1969
Irving	Joan Mrs	Secretary to Arthur Tanner	1965
Jarvis	Sheila	Originally came as temp clerk in 1963 as clerk in distribution dept. Later in June 1975 ADPT Secretary with Diane Drummond/McIntier	1966
Jeffery Mrs	Carol	Joined 1972	1974
Johnson		Listed as an employee in 1889 earning Ł35 pa
Johnson	Pat A	Joined on 1 Jan 1963 Representative N and NW London	1965
Jones	Suzanne	Accounts Department	1969
Keep	Howard	Sales Staff	1963
Keiller	Sally Miss		1962
Kent	R	Area Manager Southern Region 1963	1957
Kerlogue	Michael	Commercial Manager joined 8/6/77	1978
King	Betty Miss	Counting House	1955
Knapman	Jackie	Counting House	1956
Knight	Eileen	Clerk Distribution Dept joined in 1973	1974
Knott	Mrs Mary	Joined in 31 May 1972 Envelope machine operator	1979
Langley	Mrs	Telephone exchange operator	1954
Leggett	Alan	Sales Representative S.E.London & Kent. Came from Spicers	1971
Lloyd Roberts	H	Finance Department	1953
Loder	E	In May 1906 listed as a representative
Lodger	Ernest	In 1889 was listed as an employee earning Ł60 for six months, probably a sale rep in London July 1906
Light	Eric	Representative joining from Berry, Ede & White Ltd
Littler	T	Leeds Office	1964
Lutton	Miss	Invoicing Department	1954
Maisey	G.F.	Listed as a representative in London July 1906
Manning	Dennis J	Joined 1 November 1976 Representative Kent & Sussex	1978
Mansfield	Brian	Joined 5 Oct 1960 as warehouseman. After a spell as an adjuster was promoted to warehouse manager	1978
Markham	Alf	Country packer, Warehouse, Carmelite Street	1956
Martin	Bill(Bookie)	Overseer, Envelope Printing Dept – London Factory[68/04/p5 until 1964 head of printing dept surrounded by grandchildren in Edmonton and always sends us a Christmas Card]	1957
Marks	Ann Miss	Envelope Department	1957
Martin	Jean Mrs	Finance Department	1953
Martin	Bill	Printing	1959
Miles	Martin	Sales Staff (left for Canada Sept 64 – Jan 65 H)	1963
Mitchell	Mrs Brenda	Chargehand handfolding dept	1967
Mole	Barry	Joined 1 Sept 1970 Envelope Machine Adjuster	1979
Moody		<>From 1889 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Moore	Colleen	Invoicing Department	1958
Murray	Morgan Richard	Joined from Spicers Rep Yorskhire	1965
Muir	John	Paper Sales Department	1953
Muirhead	Miss E	Chargehand Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Muirhead	Miss L	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Nicholson	P	Representative
Nuttall	Jim	Representative in N.W.England	1967
Osborne	H.J	Representation Buenos Aires, South America July 1906
Owen	Miss	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Pearsall	Henry Still	from 1887 in earliest surviving ledger Director 1908
Pearsall	Hugh		1958
Pearsall	John S	Representative	1953
Pearson	Bill	Joined in 1 Sept 1967, Representative Durham,E Riding, Lincoln, Leeds Office Manager Jan 1974	1967
Phairs	Anthony	Representative came from R.A.Brand & Co, left 1978	1975
Pickering	Pauline Ms	Board and Envelope Department	1955
Pocklington	W.H.	From 1892 in earliest surviving ledger (wages), in July 1906 was listed as a representative
Polezyk	Mark	Sales Staff Crayford	1980
Pope	Joan Miss	Finance Department	1953
Porter	Miss M	Pocket Machine	1962
Prisley	E	Representative	1953
Pulford	Miss	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Rae	David	Warehouse Manager Joined 1969 from Pierce & Rook	1970
Rason	H	From 1890 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Rixon	Miss	Invoicing Department	1954
Rice	Jean Miss	Invoicing Department	1958
Richards	Mary	Secretary to Mr F.A.Garrett joined 1936 transferred to Tanner Krolle & Co 1961 retired 1969.	1969
Roberts	Barry	Representative – Leeds Office	1964
Robinson	Alan	Leeds Office	1961
Rowland	Trevor	Sales force Leeds	1971
Sainsbury	Jeffrey R.T	Representative W.London & Bucks joined 4/10/1976	1978
Sallerna	Sheila Mrs	Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Scruby	R.B	Listed as a representative in London July 1906
Seary	Stanley	Board, Envelope & Manufactured Stationery. Ran Sales Dept for number of years	1952
Seeds	Gillian	Secretary to Managing Director	1972
Sharp	E	?	1960
Shingles	Alan	Joined on 12 May 1977 Envelope machine adjuster	1979
Simmonds	N ? W	From 1890 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Smith	Doris Miss	Telephonist	1962
Smith	G	Representative	1953
Smith	Charlie	Country Packer, Warehouse, Hutton Street	1956
Smith	M	In May 1906 listed as a representative
Smith	Peter	Orders specially manufactured – came from Spicers, Left July 1976	1970
Smith	Tommy	Warehouseman, Hutton Street	1956
Smyth	Joy	Joined in 1976 as invoice typist	1978
Sparks	R	Representative in Yorkshire area until 1952 then Midlands Representative area	1952
Sparks	R	Representative	1953
Stacy	C	From 1890 in earliest surviving ledger (wages) and listed as a representative in July 1906
Starkey	Joyce Mrs	Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Stevens	Leslie	Paper Sales Department	1953
Steward	John Leslie	London Office, then representative	1969
Stone	Ernie	Foreman, Warehouse, Carmelite Street,	1956
Swann	D.A.	Warehouseman, Hutton Street	1956
Sydes	Miss	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Tanner	A.Derek	Board, Envelope & Manufactured Stationery Sales Dept	1952
Tanner	Arthur	Younger son of founder, Richard Tuppen Tanner	1953
Tanner	A.R	Distribution Manager	1958
Tanner	Peter	Joined on 16 Sept 1975	1975
Tayler	Jean	Paper Sales Department	1953
Taylor	Mary Mrs	Costing Clerk	1969
Tegg	Edward	Came from Wm.Finlay & Son Rep.SE London	1965
Temple		Listed as an employee in 1889 earning Ł104 pa
Templeman	Bill	Foreman, Warehouse, Hutton Street	1956
Templeman	Keith	Joined in April 1980, Representative Eastern Counties	1980
Tinworth	Roy John	Rep in London & Buckinghamshire	1959
Tonks	Derek	Joined on 1 Nov 1965 Rep S.E.London and City	1969
Truworth	R.J.	Representative (left 1962)	1963
Tullett	Millie Miss	Joined the Company in August 1919 aged 14 PackerRetired 1968 first woman pensioner of the Company	1959
Turner	R	Representative in Kent, Sussex and SE London	1953
Verden	Richard	Trainee Sales Staff	1963
Wakefield	C	In May 1906 listed as a representative
Waldron		from 1890 in earliest surviving ledger (wages)
Walford	William F	Trainee distribution dept	1971
Ward	Maureen Ms	Paper Sales Department	1955
Washer	Michael	Distribution Department	1969
Watson	Rose Miss	Invoice Department	1955
Wells	David ?Ron	Representative Yorkshire – Leeds Office	1964
Whale	Frances	Paper Sales Department	1958
Whitfield	Mervyn A	Joined in 1964 Distribution department	1965
Whittaker	David	Representative Leeds Office	1961
Whittington	Kim	Accounts Dept, joined 1973	1974
Wicking	Eric L	Secretary to the Company	1953
Wildego	Mrs	Envelope Hand Folding Dept – London Factory	1957
Wilken	Arthur	Joined 61 Assistant Factory Manager - Appointed Production Controller in 1963	1966
Williamson	Jean Miss	Secretary Leeds Office married 7 June Mr John Greenhalf	1969
Willis	George	Van driver
Witcher	Eileen Ms	Packer, Hutton Street	1957
Wood	Jacqueline	Receptionist, telephone operator	1977
Worley	Alan	Joined on 29 Jan 1968, Head warehouseman – Leeds	1974
Wright	Joan Mrs	Envelope Machine Operator	1979
Wright	Trevor	Joined on 1 Feb 1966, Office – Leeds - Office Manager June 1969	1967
Yeates	Mrs Christine	Accounts Dept. wages & bought ledger responsibilities	1974