Robert Bryson died in 1848; his widow Helen in 1875. John Bryson was apprenticed as a bookbinder to his father, Robert. On returning from the Crimean War in 1857, he rejoined the family business. He acquired the “Fifeshire Advertiser” from Francis Hislop in 1877. He retired in 1889 due to ill health and died in 1890.
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Dates of Activity1837-1889
Activitybookseller
and lithographer (1857 - 1869)
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/ Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)