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Douglas Seaton (1897-1973) Established the [[British Dominions Car Co]] | Douglas Seaton (1897-1973) Established the [[British Dominions Car Co]] | ||
Born at Abergavenny the son of Gervase Douglas Seaton and his wife Victoria Birkmyre | Born at Abergavenny the son of Gervase Douglas Seaton, a Mechanical Engineer, and his wife Victoria Birkmyre | ||
1926 'Douglas Seaton, Managing Director of the British Dominions Car Co. Ltd. Yeovil, on high right, arriving at the Mansion House on February 17th to visit The Lord Mayor of London in the Seaton-Petter Car which was manufactured at Yeovil'<ref>Western Chronicle - Friday 05 March 1926</ref> | 1926 'Douglas Seaton, Managing Director of the British Dominions Car Co. Ltd. Yeovil, on high right, arriving at the Mansion House on February 17th to visit The Lord Mayor of London in the Seaton-Petter Car which was manufactured at Yeovil'<ref>Western Chronicle - Friday 05 March 1926</ref> | ||
1929 '£20,000 GARAGE SCHEME.— The site in Clarence-street, on which Messrs. Petter's foundry formerly stood, has been acquired with a view to the erection of a garage with a capacity for 100 cars at a cost of £20,000. The scheme is being undertaken in conjunction with a West End firm, and the new garage will be conducted under the name of Douglas Seaton, Ltd.'<ref>Dorset County Chronicle - Thursday 07 November 1929</ref> | 1929 '£20,000 GARAGE SCHEME.— The site in Clarence-street, on which Messrs. Petter's foundry formerly stood, has been acquired with a view to the erection of a garage with a capacity for 100 cars at a cost of £20,000. The scheme is being undertaken in conjunction with a West End firm, and the new garage will be conducted under the name of Douglas Seaton, Ltd.'<ref>Dorset County Chronicle - Thursday 07 November 1929</ref> | ||
1939 Married Dorothy M. Legget | |||
1939 Living at The Garage, Yeovil, Managing Director and Joint Partner Douglas Seaton Ltd Motor Engineer. With Dorothy Seaton.(born 1914).<ref>1939 Census</ref> | 1939 Living at The Garage, Yeovil, Managing Director and Joint Partner Douglas Seaton Ltd Motor Engineer. With Dorothy Seaton.(born 1914).<ref>1939 Census</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:55, 1 March 2023
Douglas Seaton (1897-1973) Established the British Dominions Car Co
Born at Abergavenny the son of Gervase Douglas Seaton, a Mechanical Engineer, and his wife Victoria Birkmyre
1926 'Douglas Seaton, Managing Director of the British Dominions Car Co. Ltd. Yeovil, on high right, arriving at the Mansion House on February 17th to visit The Lord Mayor of London in the Seaton-Petter Car which was manufactured at Yeovil'[1]
1929 '£20,000 GARAGE SCHEME.— The site in Clarence-street, on which Messrs. Petter's foundry formerly stood, has been acquired with a view to the erection of a garage with a capacity for 100 cars at a cost of £20,000. The scheme is being undertaken in conjunction with a West End firm, and the new garage will be conducted under the name of Douglas Seaton, Ltd.'[2]
1939 Married Dorothy M. Legget
1939 Living at The Garage, Yeovil, Managing Director and Joint Partner Douglas Seaton Ltd Motor Engineer. With Dorothy Seaton.(born 1914).[3]
1965 Douglas Seaton is a Ford dealer in Yeovil.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- A-Z of Cars of the 1920s by Nick Baldwin. 1994. ISBN 1 870979 53 2