J. and M. Craig
1896 J. and M. Craig Limited was incorporated with capital of £70,000, to take over and acquire the Hillhead Collieries, Fireclay Works, and Pottery, Hillhead, Kilmarnock; Lilliehill Fireclay Works, near Dunfermline; the lands and farm of Hillhead, near Kilmarnock; the field known as Longpark, Kilmarnock; and the minerals in the said lands and field; the leasehold collieries, mines, and minerals in and under the properties known as Hillhead, Moorfield, Springhill, and New Bogside, all near Kilmarnock; and Perceton and Muirhouses, near Irvine, together with buildings, machinery, etc. belonging to J. & M. Craig and the Moorfield Coal Company. The registered office was at 84 Hill Street, Kilmarnock.[1]
1906 The company went into voluntary liquidation.[2]
1907 J. and M. Craig (Kilmarnock) Limited was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £35,000, to acquire the farm and lands of Hillhead, near Kilmarnock; the Hillhead Fireclay Works; the Longpark Sanitary Pottery, the mines , minerals, etc. belonging to J. & M. Craig Limited.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Glasgow Herald 29 February 1896
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/11831/page/555
- ↑ The Scotsman 9 November 1907
- National Records of Scotland BT2/3124
- National Records of Scotland BT2/6666