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Shaw, Whitehead and Co. |
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Founded: |
1834 |
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Ceased: |
1852 |
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Updated: 7 July 2007
Notes:
Shaw, Whitehead and Co. founded about 1834 as the successor of the firm Graham, Mackenzie and Co. when on 31 December Mr. Colin Mackenzie left the firm. [B05p234]
John Horrocks Whitehead, a long time merchant in Singapore, died there on 21 September 1846 at age 36 years. [H02p15+258]
John Horrocks Whitehead was born 1808 in Lancashire England and died 1846 aged 36. He was buried at fort canning Singapore. He was married with 3 children and came from the family of Horrockses who founded the cotton industry. One of his sons my great grandfather was born in Singapore in 1842. [Information supplied by his descendant, Tina, 6 January 2007]
In 1852 the name was changed to William Macdonald & Co. [B05p234]
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