Pringles of Hawick

[classicgirl]

Hiya

Am trying to think out of the box here

Is there such a place to see the names of the workforce who used to work at Pringles in Hawick in the early 1900's onwards?

A lot of my Ancestors where woollen framework knitters, I know a great aunt did as my mum got lots of cashmere tops from her

Thanks for looking

Carolyn 

[dowdstree]

Hi Carolyn,

Can't see anything online that would give you a list of employees in 1900's.

There is a short history which tells very little but gives a phone number  01450 360200  might be worth giving them a ring to see if they can help.

Good Luck and let us know how you get on

Dorrie

[Sunlaws]

Hi Carolyn

The following information from Douglas Scott's excellent online 'Hawick Word Book':
Records relating to
the firm, covering the period 1922–76 are listed
on the National Register of Archives and a book
‘Pringle of Scotland and the Hawick Knitwear
Story’ (2006) was written by Hugh Barty-King
Regards,
Lesley

[terianne]

You are looking for a needle in a haystack  - alot of record were destroyed when Dawson took Pringles over in the 60s - try going local for any information - project Hawick  or auld hawick 2 on facebook might be able to reach out to local who know people who work there or even photos

[squirejay]

a number of years ago I tried to find information concerning another small company called Wm Lockie & Co Ltd in Drumlanrig Square where my aunt was the company secretary for years  up to mid 1960s
but was rather unsuccessful.

I would be interested to hear if you get anywhere

Squirejay