Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,136 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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John Veitch

From Graces Guide

John Veitch (1752-1839) (The Veitch name is from the Scottish borders)

Born at Ancrum, near Jedburgh, the son of Thomas Veitch, the Gardner at Ancrum House.

Moved to Devon, to take up employment with Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, of Killerton House, Broadclyst, Exeter

Married Anna Davidson and had six children

1792 Birth of son James Veitch

1810 Moved the operation from Budlake, Killerton to larger premises at Mount Radford, Exeter

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