Wilson, John, & Son
Other Business Names:
- Wilson, John
- Wilson, Robert
- Wilson, William
- Wilson, John & William, & Son
- Dixon, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Forth, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins William, Robert and John Wilson who had interests in, inter alia, the Swedish iron trade, coal extraction in Scotland and merchanting in London. 1779 started to build Wilsontown ironworks, one of very first in Scotland using coke, which opened 1781. Developed as a leading business known from 1790s as John & William Wilson & Son, later as John Wilson & Son. Made pig iron, rods, hoops, plates, cast iron goods, etc. In difficulties in early 19th century when Wilson family withdraws in 1813. 1821 acquired by William Dixon and his family. Closed 1842
Publications:
- Svedenstierna's Tour Great Britain, 1802-3. The travel diary of an industrial spy ... with a new introduction by M W Flinn by Svedenstierna, Eric T
- Three eighteenth century Scottish ironworks by Donnachie, Ian L, & John Butt
- Wilsons of Wilsontown Ironworks, 1779-1813. A study in entrepreneurial failure by Donnachie, Ian L, & John Butt
- Wilsontown Ironworks by Van Laun, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wilson, John
- Wilson, Robert
- Wilson, William
- Wilson, John & William, & Son
- Dixon, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Forth, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
Notes:
Traced origins William, Robert and John Wilson who had interests in, inter alia, the Swedish iron trade, coal extraction in Scotland and merchanting in London. 1779 started to build Wilsontown ironworks, one of very first in Scotland using coke, which opened 1781. Developed as a leading business known from 1790s as John & William Wilson & Son, later as John Wilson & Son. Made pig iron, rods, hoops, plates, cast iron goods, etc. In difficulties in early 19th century when Wilson family withdraws in 1813. 1821 acquired by William Dixon and his family. Closed 1842Publications:
- Svedenstierna's Tour Great Britain, 1802-3. The travel diary of an industrial spy ... with a new introduction by M W Flinn by Svedenstierna, Eric T
- Three eighteenth century Scottish ironworks by Donnachie, Ian L, & John Butt
- Wilsons of Wilsontown Ironworks, 1779-1813. A study in entrepreneurial failure by Donnachie, Ian L, & John Butt
- Wilsontown Ironworks by Van Laun, John