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Thomas French and Co

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Corn Miller of Yarm, Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham.

1871 Census - Thomas French, resided in Darlington, Master Miller, employing 8 men

1876 Thomas French, Tees Flour Mills, Yarm (Yorkshire).[1]

1878 Thomas French, Priestgate Mills, Darlington and Tees Mill, Yarm.[2]

1879 Durham Directory entry - Thomas French and Co., Priestgate Mills, Darlington.[3] Also of Tees Mill, Yarm, Yorkshire.[4]

1881 Census - Thomas French, resided in Darlington, Corn Miller, employer, 23 men and 4 boys.

1883 Owned the Tees Mills in Stockton-on-Tees (located on the Quay, at the botton of Castlegate). French had recently bought it, and had it extended and re-equipped as a roller mill.[5]

1888 Tees Steam Flour Mills, Yarm, lately in the occupation of Thomas French, for sale by auction.[6]

1890 Durham Directory entry - Thomas French and Co., Tees Roller Flour Mills, Quay Side, Stockton, Corn Exchange, High Street, Stockton and Priestgate Corn Mills (steam), Crown Street, Darlington.[7]

1890 Business merged with others to become Appleton, French and Scrafton, with Thomas French a director.[8]

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Sources of Information

  1. Northern Echo - 3 Jun 1876
  2. Darlington & Richmond Herald - 9 Nov 1878
  3. Kelly's Directory of Northumberland and Durham
  4. Darlington & Richmond Herald - 4 Jan 1879
  5. Northern Echo - 12 Nov 1883
  6. North Star (Darlington) - 23 Apr 1888
  7. Kelly's Directory of Durham - 1890
  8. Prospectus - Manchester Courier - 26 Feb 1890