Difference between revisions of "John Gillon and Co"
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1905 John Gillon and Company Limited, was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £140,000, to acquire and carry on the business of wine and spirit merchants at Assembly Street, Leith.<ref>The Scotsman 30 December 1905</ref> | 1905 John Gillon and Company Limited, was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £140,000, to acquire and carry on the business of wine and spirit merchants at Assembly Street, Leith.<ref>The Scotsman 30 December 1905</ref> | ||
1921 The company went into voluntary liquidation.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13730/page/1280</ref> An explanatory note stated 'this liquidation is for the purpose of transferring the business to Messrs. Ainslie, Baillie and Company Limited.' The latter company had been formed in 1913 by the merger of [[James Ainslie and Co]] and Walter Baillie and Son of Leith. | |||
King William IV V.O.P Scotch whisky | King William IV V.O.P Scotch whisky | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 10 December 2021
of Leith and Glasgow
1905 John Gillon and Company Limited, was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £140,000, to acquire and carry on the business of wine and spirit merchants at Assembly Street, Leith.[1]
1921 The company went into voluntary liquidation.[2] An explanatory note stated 'this liquidation is for the purpose of transferring the business to Messrs. Ainslie, Baillie and Company Limited.' The latter company had been formed in 1913 by the merger of James Ainslie and Co and Walter Baillie and Son of Leith.
King William IV V.O.P Scotch whisky
1926 A new company, of 175 West George Street, Glasgow, was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £100, to acquire the trade name of John Gillon and Company and all trade marks and similar assets, and to carry on the business of distillers and brewers.[3]
1980. Part of Distillers Co
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 30 December 1905
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13730/page/1280
- ↑ The Scotsman 23 October 1926
- National Records of Scotland BT2/6041