Blyth Greene Jourdain & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Blyth, Thomas, & Co
- Blyth, Thomas, & Sons
- Blyth Brothers & Co
- Blyth, H G & James
- Greene, Benjamin Buck
- Benecke Souchay
- Harper Gilfillan & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Mauritius
Sectors:
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading co & agency house activities
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Financial services
Merchant & investment banking services
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Transport services
Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1810 when established as Thomas Blyth & Co, sail maker and ship chandler, in London. Later had interests in whale trade. 1826 renamed Thomas Blyth & Sons. c1830 established branch at Mauritius which acted as merchants and developed agency, sugar growing, shipping, etc, interests to become the leading business on the island as Blyth Brothers & Co. London business subsequently developed as merchants, known, inter alia, as H D & James Blyth and, in 1874, as Blyth, Greene, Jourdain & Co when Benjamin Buck Greene was a partner. Incorporated 1894. 1895 acquired banking business of Benecke Souchay. 1935 acquired Harper Gilfillan & Co, a London based business trading with Malaya. After 1945 focused on merchant banking and commodity trading
Publications:
- Blyth Greene Jordain & Co Ltd, 1810-1960 by Muir, Augustus
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Blyth, Thomas, & Co
- Blyth, Thomas, & Sons
- Blyth Brothers & Co
- Blyth, H G & James
- Greene, Benjamin Buck
- Benecke Souchay
- Harper Gilfillan & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Mauritius
Sectors:
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading co & agency house activities
- Financial services Merchant & investment banking services
- Transport services Shipping services - long distance, inc ship ownership & management
Notes:
Traced origins to 1810 when established as Thomas Blyth & Co, sail maker and ship chandler, in London. Later had interests in whale trade. 1826 renamed Thomas Blyth & Sons. c1830 established branch at Mauritius which acted as merchants and developed agency, sugar growing, shipping, etc, interests to become the leading business on the island as Blyth Brothers & Co. London business subsequently developed as merchants, known, inter alia, as H D & James Blyth and, in 1874, as Blyth, Greene, Jourdain & Co when Benjamin Buck Greene was a partner. Incorporated 1894. 1895 acquired banking business of Benecke Souchay. 1935 acquired Harper Gilfillan & Co, a London based business trading with Malaya. After 1945 focused on merchant banking and commodity tradingPublications:
- Blyth Greene Jordain & Co Ltd, 1810-1960 by Muir, Augustus