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-'''The genesis of the family business''': the Dunhill ancestors were small farmers and shopkeepers in Nottinghamshire, Thomas Dunhill, being the first to take a break from this part of the country. He left Newark-on-Trent early in the last century, at about the time of Waterloo, bringing his young bride to London where, in Oxford Street, on the site now occupied by Debenham's, he opened a draper's shop. He must have quickly realized that the vast number of horses in the London Streets offered him a better livelihood than the linen trade: possibly, from his country boyhood, horses were something he knew about. At any rate, he transferred his energies to building up a harness-making business in the Euston Road which, before a tablet in Islington Church commemorated his long years'enterprise, enable him to support a household of Victorian proportions, including seven sons and five daughters. This was the first Dunhill business of any consequence. Frederick Dunhill inherited it, passing it on to Henry Dunhill.
+'''Genèse d’une affaire familiale.''': Les ancêtres de Dunhill étaient de petits fermiers et boutiquiers du Nottinghamshire, Thomas Dunhill  fut le premier à s’éloigner cet endroit. Il quitta Newark–on–Trent au début du XIXème siècle, à peu près au moment de Waterloo, en amenant sa jeune épouse à Londres, où, dans Oxford Street, sur le site à présent occupé par Debenham’s, il ouvrit une boutique de drapier. Il dut vite réaliser que l’abondance de chevaux dans les rues de Londres lui offrirait de meilleurs moyens d’existence que le commerce du linge : peut-être qu’avec son enfance campagnarde, les chevaux étaient un domaine qu’il connaissait. En tout cas, il mit toute son énergie à bâtir une entreprise de fabrication de harnais dans Euston Road, qui, avant qu’une plaque dans l’église d’Ilsington ne vint commémorer son entreprise de longue haleine, lui permit de subvenir aux besoins d’une maisonnée Victorienne, avec sept fils et cinq filles. Ce fut la première entreprise Dunhill d’importance. Frederick Dunhill en hérita, puis la transmit à Henry Dunhill.
 '''1861''': Frederick Dunhill (1807-1876) was a sacking manufacturer; his youngest son (of 5), Henry (1842-1901) was a commercial clerk. In 1870 at Frederick's death, Henry was in business as a dealer in sacking and he added an extra dimension to his business by selling canvas tarpaulins and shop-blinds. He also later became a dealer in pianos and music. The sacking business was run from Euston Road, which also made, among other things, accessories for horse-drawn vehicles. And this is where Alfred Dunhill begins his historic journey: