Catalogue description R Hastie and Sons, North Shields

The papers listed below are a sample, representative of the business transacted by the Company. They have been selected to illustrate a typical cross-section of local businesses interacting, and also because they have decorative bill heads.

Robert Hastie and Sons, fl 1894-1915 North Shields

Accession 3423

Robert Hastie migrated to North Shields from Scotland some time between 1873 and 1875. He began his career there as a fisherman, with his elder brother, William, but by 1894 had established a business as a ships chandler at Dawson's Quay, North Shields, trading as Robert Hastie and Sons. His sons Alexander, William and Robert followed him in the business which had diversified to include engineering by 1915. By that date the business had moved to Union Quay, North Shields and the engineering was carried on at Low Lights.

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