Andrew Houston or Houstoun the younger, of Jordanhill

Company Role

Govan Colliery
Lessee

Coal, iron and marble (Coal, Iron, Minerals)

Notes

Colliery in the Gorbals, leased in the last 1790s to Lt Col. Andrew Houstoun and 'Houston Rae'. 'In the last three years of the century the partners' profits were £10,166 9s and the lease was valued at £30,000, Peter L. Payne 'The Govan Collieries 1804-1805', Business History Vol. III (1960) pp. 75-96.


Firm Notes

Colliery in the Gorbals, leased in the last 1790s to Lt Col. Andrew Houstoun and 'Houston Rae'. 'In the last three years of the century the partners' profits were £10,166 9s and the lease was valued at £30,000.

Firm Sources

Peter L. Payne 'The Govan Collieries 1804-1805', Business History Vol. III (1960) pp. 75-96.