Patons of Montrose, Flax and Tow Manufacturers

Scope and Content

Memoranda, 1889, 1885; Pay list of mechanics, 1895; Wages records, 1893, 1922; Comparisons of reductions and advances, Dundee and Montrose, 1873-1892; Photograph of machinery, undated.

Administrative / Biographical History

The firm Patons of Montrose was known as John and George Paton in 1889. The family had owned a textile mill in Montrose for some time before this date and the business continued until at least 1922. The mill itself was known as Patons' Mill and was a well known local landmark.

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Note

Compiled by Jenny Cutts, Scottish Archive Network project and modified by Caroline Brown, Dundee University Archives, October 2003.

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