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Joseph Stainton
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George Fairbairn (senior)
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Mr George Fairbairn, of Camelon Park, was ordained an elder in Falkirk Parish Church on 20th April, 1823. He was head of a large nail-making establishment in Camelon, then the staple industry of the village. His son, Mr George Fairbairn, was inducted to the eldership in Falkirk Parish Church in 1869, having been previously ordained to the office some time before at Bridge of Allan. He was for many years representative of Falkirk Iron Co in the north of Scotland and also in Ireland.
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Alexander Callander
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Alexander Callander was a Teller with Falkirk Banking Co (in 1811) and Curator Bonis of his father.
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James Bell
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James Bell was a farmer at Pocknave Mill and owned Dalquhairn/Paixhole Farm, 1831-1845 and Mains of Bothkennar until 1843 when it was sold to Carron Co.
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Alexander Balloch
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Grazier
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Joseph Dawson
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Manager for Carron Co.
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James Bald
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Alexander Monro
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Writer
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Trustees of James Oliphant Trust
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James Oliphant is described as Millwright or Engineer in the legal papers held in Falkirk Archives. The properties appear to have been in the Oliphant family for about 50 years.
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Andrew Mitchell
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Second son of Thomas Mitchell who owned subjects in Laurieston.
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Trustees of Thomas Taylor of Bankhead Trust
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Agnes Marshall
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John Marshall's widow. John Marshall was a merchant and baker in Larbert.
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Lochgelly Iron & Coal Co
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Grahamston Iron Co
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Grahamston Iron Co was founded in 1868 by William Thomson Mitchell. The company went into liquidation in 1993. Associated company - Summerford Iron Co Ltd 1940s
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Grange & Camelon Iron Co. Ltd
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A Federated Foundries Company. Sofono (retailer) manufacturer - c1956. It was formed by a merger of the Grangemouth Iron Co and Camelon Iron Co and operated from the Grange Iron Works premises.
Grange-Camelon Iron Co was incorporated with the registration no SC29757. It was dissolved on 5 Aug 1968. [Ref: GB234/BT2/1968/590] |
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Peter Burd
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Subjects in the north Back Row of Falkirk were conveyed by William Glen of Forganhall to Peter Burd in liferent and to his son Peter James Burd in fee.
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Camelon Iron Co
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Founded in 1845 as Crosswaite, Miller and Co at Lock 16. In 1854 the first partnership was dissolved and the works sold to Mr Smith. In 1870 Mr Smith opened a new foundry at called Kilns Iron works on the south side of the Forth & Clyde Canal at Kilns Place near Lock 9 in Falkirk. This new foundry started off producing pipes but in 1873 the entire plant from the Lock 16 foundry was transferred there too. The company then became known as Camelon Iron Co. The foundry at Lock 16 was sold to Walker, Turnbull & Co and became Portdownie Ironworks.
In 1935 the company became part of Federated Foundries Ltd along with Grangemouth Iron Company (Grange Iron Works, Camelon), Watson, Gow Co (Etna Iron Works) and Burnbank Foundry Co. The premises at Kilns Place were closed in or before 1954 and Camelon Iron Works was merged with Grangemouth Iron Company. The new company was known as Grange-Camelon Iron Co. Camelon Iron Co was incorporated in 1890 with the registration number SC002035, and was dissolved in 1954. [GB234/BT2/2035] |
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Grange Iron Co
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Denny Iron Co
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Grahamston Iron Co (1993) Ltd
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After Grahamston Iron Co went into liquidation in 1993 the name was bought out by a former manager and the business re-started in the premises of Broomside Foundry. The name went to a site in England in 1998. The original Grahamston Iron Co was in Gowan Avenue, Falkirk.
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