Brown, William, flax spinner
Other Business Names:
- Brown, James
- East Mill
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Textile production
Linen/flax textiles production inc spinning & weaving
Notes:
William Brown, 1791-1864, was son of James Brown, leading flax spinner at Dundee, operating from West Ward where a pioneering flax mill was built in 1806-7. Shortly after 1800 William and two of his brothers acquired East Mill, Dundee, and established another flax spinning business. William - from 1810 - was initially responsible for production as the mill's manager from 1810. Closed 1820s?
Publications:
- Early Days in a Dundee Mill, 1819-23. Extracts from the diary of William Brown, an early Dundee spinner by Hume, John (ed)
- Essays on Flax Spinning and Remarks on the Management of East Mill, Dundee, 1819-1823 by Brown, William
- William Brown of Dundee, 1791-1864. Management in a Scottish flax mill by Chapman, Dennis
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brown, James
- East Mill
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dundee, City of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Textile production Linen/flax textiles production inc spinning & weaving
Notes:
William Brown, 1791-1864, was son of James Brown, leading flax spinner at Dundee, operating from West Ward where a pioneering flax mill was built in 1806-7. Shortly after 1800 William and two of his brothers acquired East Mill, Dundee, and established another flax spinning business. William - from 1810 - was initially responsible for production as the mill's manager from 1810. Closed 1820s?Publications:
- Early Days in a Dundee Mill, 1819-23. Extracts from the diary of William Brown, an early Dundee spinner by Hume, John (ed)
- Essays on Flax Spinning and Remarks on the Management of East Mill, Dundee, 1819-1823 by Brown, William
- William Brown of Dundee, 1791-1864. Management in a Scottish flax mill by Chapman, Dennis