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Thomas family, dyemakers

Other Business Names:

  • Thomas, John
  • Rock Mill
  • Albert Mills

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Keynsham, Bath & North East Somerset, Somerset, South West, England
  • Stroud, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, South West, England

Sectors:

  • Chemical production Dyes & pigments production

Notes:

Traced origins to John Thomas in 1856. By c1860 based at Rock Mill in Stroud area. 1870s moved to Albert Mills, Keynsham. Made dyes using imported woods. Business closed 1964 when still operated by Thomas family

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