Basic Biographical Details Name: | Urquhart, Lindsay & Co | Designation: | | Born: | 1865 or 1866 | Died: | c. 1918 | Bio Notes: | Urquhart, Lindsay & Co were a firm of mill engineers and textile machinery manufacturers founded by William Walton Urquhart, born 1841, and Joseph Lindsay, born 1835. Lindsay had commenced his career in Pearce Brothers Lilybank Foundry and had worked in the engineering department of Gilroy Brothers Tay Works in the mid-1860s. Urquhart died on 17 April 1891 and Lindsay on 25 April 1897 but the business continued under the same name. It merged with Robertson & Orchar after the First World War. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Blackness Foundry, Dundee, Scotland | Business | | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | William Walton Urquhart | | | Partner | | | Joseph Lindsay | 1865 or 1866 | | Partner | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Johnston, W T | | Scottish Engineers and Shipbuilders | | | | | Watson, Mark | 1990 | Jute and Flax mills in Dundee | | Tayport: Hutton Press Ltd | |
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