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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Angus (Forfarshire) => Topic started by: davhil01 on Sunday 09 November 25 13:26 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone help with my query please?
In the 1921 Census my Grandmother (Charlotte Stewart Wallace b 1899) lived at 43 Balgay Street as a boarder aged 22. Her employment was listed as Jute Spinner at Thomas Bill factory (I think that's the right surname) Could anyone help and give me a location of where the factory was locate in Dundee please, and are there any records available for the employees
Many Thanks for any information
Dave
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Google
Thomas Bell & Sons (of Dundee) Ltd, Jute Spinners and ...
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Indeed, and …
http://www.fdca.org.uk/1900_Dundee_Jute_Spinning_and_weaving.html
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Many thanks both for your quick reply.
Dave
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I think a sticky notice saying "Have you tried Google and AI before posting a question" would help a lot of people.
Zaph
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Hi Zaphod99
Noted.
Idid Google but couldn't seem to find anything. Mayne old age got in the way :-[
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Dave,
Thanks for posting the question, I have my own links to Dundee, and it lead me to this.
https://storiedcollection.com/the-jute-barons-of-dungarthill-house/
Women were the wealthy ones in Dundee, they made the men redundant on a regular basis, so they would not have employment rights, or some such. I forget where I read that. I think it might have been when I visited here.
https://www.dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/attraction/verdant-works/
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Dundee University Archives hold the records of Thomas Bell and Sons [ref. MS 66/1]. These include minute books, letter books, ledgers, shareholding records and tradesmen's time books. It is unlikely that records relating to individual employees have survived. Bell's Belmont and Heathfield Works were situated in Hawkhill, Dundee, and are long gone (demolished to make way for university buildings).
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Added: Apologies for some duplication of the previous post!
According to Grace's Guide the company was at the Belmont Works
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Thomas_Bell_and_Sons
This map view shows that the works were to the SW of the junction between Hawkhill Road (now Old Hawkhill) and Balfour Street. The site is now part of the University and right at that position are Belmont Tower and Belmont Flats (presumably student accommodation).
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17.5&lat=56.45824&lon=-2.98395&layers=168&right=osm
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Thank you all for your response, was just going through them and family arrived so will check them out once they have gone
Much appreciated
Dave