No doubt this is not relevant, but I have a friend who is related to the original Slater who founded the firm in the mid-19th century. They were originally based near the foot of St Thomas' Street and hired out (horse-drawn) wedding and funeral coaches, Later, via a marriage with a Potts, they became the Slater and Potts who had a coffee house in the town centre, The original Slater was a corn miller on Windmill Hills in Gateshead and off Forth Street, Newcastle, and John Falconar Slater the "Waterproof Artist" of Cullercoats, to whom a blue plaque was erected just a couple of years ago, was also of that family. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Edith Talbot via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:12 Subject: [NMB] TAXI CAB PROPRIETORS where would i be able to find records relating to a gt grandfather who was a '' taxi cab proprietor'' in newcastle/gateshead 1930-1950 the firm was known as tyne taxi's or slaters taxis the surname was talbot The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message