George Weddell
George Weddell (1855-1916) of Cerebos
1855 Born the son of George Weddell, a Plumber.
1894 Patent on "A New and Improved Baking Powder."
1900 Patent on "Improvements in the Manufacture of Table Salt."
1901 US Patent on "PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING TABLE-SALT"
1911 Residing at Adderstone Crescent, Jesmond: George Weddell (age 56 born Roxburgh), Manufacturing Chemist. with his wife Isabelle and three daughters.[1]
1916 January. Died. 'The death has occurred at Seaton Carew of Mr George Weddell, formally of the firm of Mawson, Swan and Weddell, Newcastle, and afterwards of Mawson and Proctor Ltd. Mr Weddell who was born at Kelso 1855, gained business experience in Newcastle, London, and Paris. Some years ago he resided in Whitley Bay where he took a strong interest in local matters. Mr Weddell was the inventor of Cerebos salt, and remained director of Cerebos, Ltd., to the time his death. He leaves a widow and three daughters. The eldest the latter married Captain Mill, who was killed at the Front some months ago. The second daughter married Mr. Nuttal, of Horwich, and the youngest is the wife od Mr. Bryde, classics master at Newcastle Grammar School.'[2]
1916 'Born in the year 1855 at Kelso, Mr Weddell had some experience in pharmacy before coming to Newcastle to enter the service of Messrs Mawson and Swan. Having been some time with the latter, he went to London and then to Paris. He was brought back to Newcastle by Mr Joseph (afterwards Sir Joseph) Swan, to take charge of the Pharmacy business. After the lapse of some years he acquired that himself, and carried it under the name of Messrs Mawson, Swan, and Weddell. Three years ago the firm of Mawson, Swan, and Weddell became amalgamated with the firm of Proctor, Son and Clague, and is now known as Mawson and Proctor, Ltd. But wider interests claimed Mr Weddell, who invented "Cerebos," which has attained world-wide fame.'[3]