See Mirrlees for the history.
1858 When William Tait became a partner in McOnie and Mirrlees, the name of the firm was changed to Mirrlees and Tait. The company remained under this title and direction for ten years. During this period the firm acquired from David McColley Weston of Boston, USA, sole rights for his inventions (the Weston centrifugal of 1868) in the United Kingdom and the principal cane sugar countries of the world [1].
1868 On the failing health of Mr Tait, W. Renny Watson, (later Sir), was taken into partnership and the title of the firm became Tait and Watson.
1868 William Renny Watson became a partner in the firm of Mirrlees and Tait, the style being then changed to Mirrlees, Tait, and Watson.
1870 William Tait died but the title of the firm remained unchanged until 1882.
1883 The Weston inventions increased development in the firm to such an extent that in 1883 the partners, with Mr John Laidlaw as Managing Director, built a new works and formed a new, separate company Watson, Laidlaw and Co to manufacture centrifugal separators. This continued in operation until at least 1961.
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- ↑ The Times, 11 November 1908