Glass Manufacturing (Glass)
Partner until 30/06/1821
'Dumbarton's glassworks was established in 1777, and from 1800 to the 1830s was the most influential glassworks in Britain. In the few years before Queen Victoria's succession, 1814-1826, the glassworks produced 92.5% of all approved glass made in Scotland and 35.4% of glass purchased in England.'
The trustees of the late Alexander Houstoun of Clerkington and Jacob Dixon surviving partner of The Dumbarton Glass-work Co. intimate that Alexander Houstoun ceased to be a partner 30/06/1821.
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-parks-events/museums-and-galleries/collections/industry/glass-making/ [accessed 08/12/2017]
Edinburgh Gazette 3017 28/05/1822 p. 100.
1805 - 22nd Apr 1887
Born into slavery in Carriacou, Grenada, Malvina Wells became a lady's maid in Edinburgh and a trusted family friend to her employers.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
