The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans 1518-1962

John "Jack" Arthur Johnson (1878-1946), professional boxing's heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, began boxing while working as a longshoreman in Galveston, Texas. In 1899 he toured America with other black fighters, and by 1902 he had established himself as a fearsome contender for the heavyweight title. But the racism then prevalent in the boxing business prevented him from realizing quick success with his skills, and Johnson was compelled to devise a vaudeville act to maintain an increasi...

Royal Insurance Co Dundee Agency

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Messrs Thomas Thornton, Son &Co WS

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The firm of Thomas Thornton, Son & Co was formed c. 1880 when Thomas Thornton set up with his son William. Thomas Thornton had previously been in partnership with James Patullo as Patullo & Thornton. In 1972 Messrs Thomas Thornton, Son & Co merged with Messrs Dickie, Gray, MacDonald and Fair, to form Thornton and Dickie WS. In 1982 the firm became Thornton, Dickie and Brand WS, and is now known as Thorntons WS Solicitors & Estate Agents. From the guide to the The Thor...

Dalyell Robert fl 1820

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Messrs Thomas Thornton, Son & Co WS Dundee Solicitors

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Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway Scotland

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Dalyell James 1774-1841 Sir 5th Baronet of the Binns

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St Joseph's Industrial School

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Messrs Thomas Thornton, Son & Co WS Solicitors

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Thornton Thomas Lawyer

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Great Britain Army 3rd Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers

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Dalyell James 1798-1869

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Dalyell Marie Anne fl 1835

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Kirkcaldy District Railways

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Thow J J fl 1850

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Bannatyne Home of Rest

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Newport Railway Company

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North British Railway Company

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The North British Railway Co. was formed in 1844 and was the name chosen by the promoters of a proposed line from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Berwick-on-Tweed, England. The line opened in 1846 and provided a service between Berwick and Edinburgh with a branch between Longniddry and Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Later expansions and acquisitions provided lines to Glasgow, Stirling, Dundee, Hamilton, Peebles, Galashiels, Aberdeen, St Andrews in Scotland, and Carlisle, England. The company purcha...

Messrs J & A D Grimond Ltd

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Dalyell John James

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Carnoustie Co-operative Association Carnoustie (Scotland)

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Anglo-French Motor Carriage Co Ltd

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Anderson family Grange, Monifieth

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Dalyell Sir William Cunningham Cavendish fl 1820 7th Baronet of the Binns

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Newport Railway Company Scotland

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Scottish Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society

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London and Montrose Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd

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Dundee Carriage Co Dundee (Scotland)

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Henry Thomas Meldrum fl 1879

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Ogilvies Mortification for Old Men Scotland

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Baxter Brothers & Co Ltd

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In 1818 William Baxter leased a flax spinning mill at Glamis and in 1822, in partnership with his eldest son Edward, built his first mill on the Dens Burn in Dundee. In 1825, when Edward left the company, two younger sons were assumed as partners and the firm's name was changed from William Baxter and Son to Baxter Brothers and Co. In 1853, a new partnership agreement was drawn up which included Peter Carmichael, an engineer and manager of Upper Dens Mill. In 1856 William Ogilvie Da...

Cargill James fl 1854

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Hesper (Ship)

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Whaling ship, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Joseph Hamblin, Jr.; owner-agent: Dexter Jenney; vessel condemned in 1864. From the description of Log/journal, 1859 Jan. 31-1863 Oct. 5. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013326 ...

The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans 1518-1962

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