William Dootson
William Dootson (c1857-1927) of Nestor Motor Co
1915. 'A well-known Blackpool man, William Dootson, of Bryan Road, was, to-day, summoned at Blackpool for having obtained goods of over £20 in value while being undischarged bankrupt. Mr. A. Blackhurst (Preston), who appeared for the Public Prosecutor, said that January 5, 1905, the defendant failed. In 1912 he commenced business again in Blackpool with capital through getting into touch with a firm of cycle manufacturers. In June, 1913, he was up for public examination at Bankruptcy Court with liabilities of £1,361. Mr. Madden, barrister, sketched the defendant's career. He said that when a firm of cycle manufacturers induced him to place a machine of theirs on the market he was put to considerable expense, one of the items alone being £80 for advertising. He would have been a rich man had the machine been taken up. Like many another young man he had dreams, but matters did not turn out as he expected. A claim by the firm for £70 against Mr. Dootson was answered by a counter-claim for over £300. The firm abandoned this claim, and later went down and dragged Mr. Dootson with it. Mr. Blackhurst agreed that it was an unfortunate case, deserving of sympathy. Mr. Dootson had not been spending his money in drink or immorality. His character was excellent, and he had struggled hard to preserve the reputation of a name that was honoured in the town. After a retirement the bench bound the defendant over in a sum of £20 for twelve months, ordered him to pay costs, and the costs also of six witnesses.'[1]
1927 Major storm with multiple loss of life. '...One man. William Dootson, Marsden street, Blackpool. collapsed and died during an alarming time in a swaying tramcar on Central-drive...'[2]