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James Gibbs and Co, chemical manufacturers, of Plaistow
James Gibbs and Co, chemical manufacturers, of Plaistow


1873 Dissolution of  the  Partnership between James Gibbs, James  Ford,  Thomas Canning, and  Alexander Ellis Ford,  as  Sulphuric Acid  and  Chemical  Manufacturers,  at Plaistow, in  the  county  of  Essex,  under  the  style or firm of '''James  Gibbs  and  Company''' on the retirement of Thomas Canning<ref>London Gazette  16 Jan 1874 </ref>. He also retired from the firm of [[James Gibbs and Finch|James Gibbs]] of Bristol, Cwmbran and Plymouth, and from a bonded warehouse, [[Ford and Canning]] in Bristol.
1873 Dissolution of  the  Partnership between James Gibbs, James  Ford,  Thomas Canning, and  Alexander Ellis Ford,  as  Sulphuric Acid  and  Chemical  Manufacturers,  at Plaistow, in  the  county  of  Essex,  under  the  style or firm of '''James  Gibbs  and  Company''' on the retirement of Thomas Canning<ref>London Gazette  16 Jan 1874 </ref>. He also retired from the firm of [[James Gibbs]] of Bristol, Cwmbran and Plymouth, and from a bonded warehouse, [[Ford and Canning]] in Bristol.


1876 James Gibbs retired from  the  Partnership with James Ford, and Alexander  Ellis Ford, as Sulphuric Acid and Chemical Manufacturers, at  Plaistow,  in the county of  Essex,  and at  Plymouth,  in  the  county of  Devon,  under the  style or  firm  of  James  Gibbs  and  Company<ref>London Gazette 9 June 1876</ref>  
1876 James Gibbs retired from  the  Partnership with James Ford, and Alexander  Ellis Ford, as Sulphuric Acid and Chemical Manufacturers, at  Plaistow,  in the county of  Essex,  and at  Plymouth,  in  the  county of  Devon,  under the  style or  firm  of  James  Gibbs  and  Company<ref>London Gazette 9 June 1876</ref>  

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James Gibbs and Co, chemical manufacturers, of Plaistow

1873 Dissolution of the Partnership between James Gibbs, James Ford, Thomas Canning, and Alexander Ellis Ford, as Sulphuric Acid and Chemical Manufacturers, at Plaistow, in the county of Essex, under the style or firm of James Gibbs and Company on the retirement of Thomas Canning[1]. He also retired from the firm of James Gibbs of Bristol, Cwmbran and Plymouth, and from a bonded warehouse, Ford and Canning in Bristol.

1876 James Gibbs retired from the Partnership with James Ford, and Alexander Ellis Ford, as Sulphuric Acid and Chemical Manufacturers, at Plaistow, in the county of Essex, and at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, under the style or firm of James Gibbs and Company[2]

1885 of Victoria Docks, Essex, chemical manufacturers.

1887 New company registered: James Gibbs and Co Ltd, the conversion to a company of the business of manufacturers of and dealers in sulphuric acid and chemical fertilisers, importers of Peruvian guano and nitrate of soda, seed crushers and feeding cake manufacturers, carried on by James Ford and Alex. Ellis Ford, in co-partnership, trading at 16 Mark-lane and elsewhere under the name of James Gibbs and Co. Alex. Ellis Ford was appointed managing director.[3]

1906 An Extraordinary General Meeting of James Gibbs and Co was held at Gibbs' Wharf, Victoria Docks, London, E., on the 19th day of April, 1906; the undertaking of the Company had been sold to Gibbs' Fertilisers Limited, and so the Company was wound up voluntarily; John Paterson was chairman of the meeting[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. London Gazette 16 Jan 1874
  2. London Gazette 9 June 1876
  3. The Engineer 1887/01/07
  4. London Gazette 11 May, 1906