British Dominions Steamship Company Limited

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Administrative / Biographical History

Thomas William Pritchard (1880-1961) became a Director of the British Dominions Steam Ship Company Limited, Cardiff.

The Company was incorporated on 3 July 1919 and in addition to Thomas William Pritchard it had as its Director Jonathan Moore Smith of Yorkshire. During 1929 a dispute between the Midland Bank and the Company led to the Bank foreclosing and this was followed by an extended period of litigation. During 1944 the Midland Bank made an offer of £7500 which was accepted and the Company continued with money being invested in other companies. Thomas William Pritchard died February 1961 and his son, Ronald Pritchard, who had been made a Director c1946, called an Extrarodinary Meeting and the Company was wound up in 1963.