Liverpool firm of shipowners and importers, specialising in trade with Barbados
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Also known as Barton & Co.
Key facts
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Headquarters
Liverpool
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Overview
Barton, Irlam and Higginson, earlier Barton & Co, was a noted Liverpool firm of shipowners specializing in the trade with Barbados in the first half of the 19th century. The three partners were William Barton, George Irlam, and John Higginson. The firm made a practice of naming several of its vessels after the partners.