Brown, Henry & James, woollen manufacturers
Other Business Names:
- Brown, William
- Brown, James
- Ettrick Mills
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, Scotland
- Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, Scotland
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Textile production
Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving
Notes:
Henry Brown, 1796-1860, was son of William, a Galashiels woollen manufacturer from the very early 19th century. With his brother James, d1859, moved to Selkirk in 1835 to establish a major tweed manufacturing business at Ettrick Mills. By 1850s a leading Scottish tweed manufacturing business. c1859 James's sons reestablished a manufacturing presence at Galashiels
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Other Business Names:
- Brown, William
- Brown, James
- Ettrick Mills
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, Scotland
- Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Textile production Woollen & worsted textiles production inc spinning & weaving