James Orkney
Title
James Orkney
Type
Company
Coverage
Québec, QC
Active From
1787-01-01
End Date
1818-01-01
Location
13 Côte de la Montagne, Québec, QC (1790)
Product Areas
Clocks
Activities
Supplying
Timeline
- 1760 – Born, Scotland. (Villeneuve)
- 1787 – First sign of his activity as a merchant. (Villeneuve)
- 1790 – Orkney running a successful business at 13 Côte de la Montagne, Québec, QC. (Villeneuve)
- 1792 – “He had a journeyman by the name of François Ucuyer, who presumably helped him make clocks and watches.” (Villeneuve)
- 1818 – Closed business. “Orkney gave public notice that he had decided to liquidate his business; he still had a great many articles of all kinds, for instance at least 25 grandfather clocks.” (Villeneuve)
- 1832 – Died 24th (Villeneuve)
- 1787 – First sign of his activity as a merchant. (Villeneuve)
- 1790 – Orkney running a successful business at 13 Côte de la Montagne, Québec, QC. (Villeneuve)
- 1792 – “He had a journeyman by the name of François Ucuyer, who presumably helped him make clocks and watches.” (Villeneuve)
- 1818 – Closed business. “Orkney gave public notice that he had decided to liquidate his business; he still had a great many articles of all kinds, for instance at least 25 grandfather clocks.” (Villeneuve)
- 1832 – Died 24th (Villeneuve)
Sources
Villeneuve, René “Orkney, James” Directory of Canadian Biography (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/orkney_james_6E.html) [31/07/23]
Citation
“James Orkney,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/2421.