Career
The “Angus Family” printing business was founded by Thomas Angus in 1774 and quickly became one of the leading printers of Chapbooks. He actually employed a young Thomas Bewick from 1774-1776. The company occupied premises in The Side, Newcastle.
Thomas (senior) died in 1784 and his widow Margaret took over the running of the business.
By the year 1800 the name of the enterprise had been changed to M Angus & Son with son Thomas (Junior) as a partner until his death in 1808. At this stage the second son George became the junior partner.
Margaret retired in December 1812 and George continued to run the business, changing the name again to G Angus, until his bankruptcy in 1825, when all his stock was auctioned. Henry Robson and Robert Emery were at one time apprenticed to the Angus family business.
