Cameron, Robert
Record IDcni00059577
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00059577
Last Edit2015-04-08
General Note
Writer to the Signet, Trustee in examination of Nisbet & Co Paper makers “Glasgow Courier” 10 September 1799. The son in 1810 was Francis. One of the two was inventor of a papermaking machine in 1816. John Cameron was the owner of Springfield in 1825. W. Anderson & Co were given as successors to Cameron & Co at the 2 Bank Street address in 1824. The Adam Square and South Bridge addresses could be the same premises. In 1833-34 the foreman of the Springfield Paper Mills was Robert Reardon. His name is given under Lasswade. John Cameron of Cameron & Co lived at Glenesk, Loanhead in 1845.
More Information
Dates of Activity1798-1858
Activitypaper maker
Place of Activity
Place of ResidenceBank Close (1806)
house
Place of ActivityEdinburgh; Springfield Mill (1798)
Loanhead; Springfield Paper Mills (1833 - 1858)
Related Entries
See alsoRobert Cameron & Son (1806)
High Street, **Edinburgh
R. Cameron junior & Co, printseller, publisher and wholesale stationer (1819 - 1823)
2 Bank-street, **Edinburgh
Robert Cameron & Son, paper maker and paper merchant (1825)
2 Bank Street, **Edinburgh [Pigot]
Robert Cameron and Son, paper makers (1826 - 1828)
76 Adam Square, **Edinburgh
Names
HeadingCameron, Robert
used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Variant NameRobert Cameron Springfield Paper Warehouse (1805)
Old Fishmarket Close, **Edinburgh
Sources
Found inEdin Dir. — NLS Impr Ind. — Pigot 1820; 1825. — Thomson