This is the story of how one son built upon his father’s pioneering business to make a great success in his own right.
George and James McBeath: Merchants of Kirkwall
William Bews: Merchant of Kirkwall
William Bews shop was at 12 Albert Street, Kirkwall
John Tait: Merchant of Kirkwall
By sheer hard work and canny business sense John Tait built up his business in Albert Street supplying other traders and people throughout the islands.
