Talk:Taylor, Lang & Co

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"As of 14 May 1872, Taylor, Lang & Co. became incorporated under the Companies Act of 1862. A Memorandum of Association was completed and signed on 25 April 1872, securing limited liability for the company's members.[6] The capital of the company was declared as £50,000, divided into 5000 shares of £10 each. 700 shares were taken up immediately, by John Lang, 'Brick of Cocker Hill', James Whitehead, Thomas Rhodes, Henry England, Joseph Watts and John Stow."

Given that John Storrs of the fifteen and twenty-three was still alive and kicking until 1885 showing himself in the 1881 census to be 'Machinist Master Taylor Lang' and that his son ran the company subsequently, is there a remote possibility that John Stow is a mistranscription of John Storrs?--Optymystic (talk) 17:03, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"700 shares were taken up immediately, by John Lang, 'Brick of Cocker Hill', James Whitehead, Thomas Rhodes, Henry England, Joseph Watts and John Storrs." Ambiguity!!!! This probably means they each took 700 shares, but it might mean they took 700 between them leaving 4300.Optymystic (talk) 22:07, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]