John Pullar
John Pullar (1803-1878) of J. Pullar and Sons
1803 Born in Perth, son of Robert Pullar and Elizabeth (nee Black)[1]
1851 John Pullar (age 49), Dyer & Cotton Manufacturer, lived in Leonard Bank, Perth with Mary Pullar (age 45), Robert Pullar (age 28), John Pullar(age 20), Jessie Pullar (age 18), James Terguson Pullar (age 14), Laurence Pullar 12, Grace Pullar 10, Eliza Pullar 7, Alfred Pullar 6, Edmund Pullar 2[2]
1878 Died in Perth. 'Mr. Pullar was born at Perth in 1803, and after serving an apprenticeship as a dyer, proceeded to Glasgow and London to improve himself in the trade, eventually founding the present business in Perth in 1824. He afterwards, in company with his father, started the manufacture of gingham umbrellas, the headquarters of which business are now at Bridge of Allan, London, and Manchester. The opening up of the railway system in 1840 giving greater facilities for the transmission of goods, the dyeing business became more largely developed, and in 1864 the first portions of the extensive works at Perth were built, and have subsequently been added to, until, at the present time, they are the largest works of the kind in the United Kingdom - perhaps in the world - giving employment to between 1,400 and 1,500 persons, and the agencies of the Messrs. John Puller and Sons extend all through the country...'[3]