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Robert 
Blanchard
+ 1681


Robert 
Blanchard
, Goldsmith and banker. The origins of Child & Co can be traced back to the precursors of goldsmithing businesses operated by William Wheeler and Robert Blanchard in seventeenth century London. The work of a goldsmith at that time involved the making and repairing of items in gold and silver, and also the buying and selling of such items. Wheeler came from a goldsmithing family, and after his death in 1660, his widow married another man of the same trade, named Robert Blanchard. The two businesses were merged, trading from premises under the archway of Temple Bar, the large gateway marking the western limit of the City of London. These were times of great upheaval in London. Despite the hardships caused by the Great Plague of 1664-5 and the Great Fire in 1666, the firm thrived. In around 1664, Blanchard took Francis Child into partnership in the business. It was at this time that the firm adopted the sign of the Marygold as its trade sign – a device of great significance for a business in the days of widespread illiteracy. The Marygold has re- mained the bank's symbol ever since

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