Gray Dunn & Co
Other Business Names:
- Gray, John
- Campbell & Dunn
- Gray, William
- Bilsland Brothers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Baking inc baking of cakes
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Food & tobacco processing
Biscuit & snacks production
Notes:
Traced origins to John Gray, 1811-54, who established his biscuit making business in mid 19th century. 1853 joined by Peter Dunn, d1865., who was connected with the leading Glasgow grain millers and merchants, Campbell & Dunn. Subsequently developed by his brother William Gray, 1812-80, into a leading Glasgow business which added bread baking in early 1860s. Alongside this developed a retailing business, at one stage having 22 branches in Glasgow. From early 1890s the firm was progressively subsumed into the leading Glasgow bakers, Bilsland Brothers. Incorporated 1894
Publications:
- Family History of Gray Dunn & Co of Glasgow, Biscuit Manufacturers, est 1853 by Gray, John H
- Some Quaker firms of the nineteenth century by Marwick, William H
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gray, John
- Campbell & Dunn
- Gray, William
- Bilsland Brothers
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Glasgow, City of Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Baking inc baking of cakes
- Food & tobacco processing Biscuit & snacks production
Notes:
Traced origins to John Gray, 1811-54, who established his biscuit making business in mid 19th century. 1853 joined by Peter Dunn, d1865., who was connected with the leading Glasgow grain millers and merchants, Campbell & Dunn. Subsequently developed by his brother William Gray, 1812-80, into a leading Glasgow business which added bread baking in early 1860s. Alongside this developed a retailing business, at one stage having 22 branches in Glasgow. From early 1890s the firm was progressively subsumed into the leading Glasgow bakers, Bilsland Brothers. Incorporated 1894Publications:
- Family History of Gray Dunn & Co of Glasgow, Biscuit Manufacturers, est 1853 by Gray, John H
- Some Quaker firms of the nineteenth century by Marwick, William H