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Difference between revisions of "John Locke"

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c.1818 William James Lancaster (1802-66) joined Locke's business  
c.1818 William James Lancaster (1802-66) joined Locke's business  


1827 The Copartnership carried  on  by us, as  Lead-Merchants,  under  the firm of  [[John  Locke  and  Co]].  was dissolved, signed John Locke, George Shepherd (Executor  of  Charles Locke), George  Shepherd<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1828</ref>
1827 The Copartnership carried  on  as  Lead-Merchants,  under  the firm of  [[John  Locke  and  Co]].  was dissolved, signed John Locke, George Shepherd (Executor  of  Charles Locke), George  Shepherd<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1828</ref>


1854 the name of the firm was changed to [[Locke, Lancaster and Co]]
1854 the name of the firm was changed to [[Locke, Lancaster and Co]]

Revision as of 12:28, 19 February 2020

John Locke started in business as a lead merchant in London in 1790/5[1]

1797 Established a lead works in Newcastle: Locke, Blackett and Co

c.1818 William James Lancaster (1802-66) joined Locke's business

1827 The Copartnership carried on as Lead-Merchants, under the firm of John Locke and Co. was dissolved, signed John Locke, George Shepherd (Executor of Charles Locke), George Shepherd[2]

1854 the name of the firm was changed to Locke, Lancaster and Co


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. * Archives of the British chemical industry, 1750-1914: a handlist. By Peter J. T. Morris and Colin A. Russell. Edited by John Graham Smith. 1988.
  2. London Gazette 1 January 1828