Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,257 pages of information and 244,498 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

David Tod

From Graces Guide

David Tod (1796-1859), of Tod and McGregor, shipbuilders.

c.1833 David Tod and John McGregor moved with David Napier from Camlachie Foundry to Lancefield Foundry. About 1833 they decided to go into business on their own account; Napier offered them his Lancefield works but they declined, preferring to start with a smaller enterprise which became Tod and McGregor

1859 David Tod died

c.1872/4 Mr. David Tod, Junior sold the business to Messrs. Handyside and Henderson for £200,000.[1].

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Sources of Information

  1. British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss