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Otto von der Meden of Coventry Hall

11/1/2021

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On This Day 11 January 1820 Otto von der Meden was born
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Otto von der Meden (1828) once occupied Coventry Hall, Streatham with his wife Martha, three sons, two daughters and sister in law and 7 servants with another 10 gardeners and coach staff
He was a naturalised British subject born in Hamburg and he joined J Henry Schroder and Co as a clerk in 1847 and had been associate clerk since 1847. On his promotion to full partner, Werner Kelbe was appointed associated partner and Adolphus Schmidt joined from Kleinworts- all were German born.
(Source - extracts -Richard Roberts, Schroders:Merchants and Bankers)
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