Bean Family History by Willoughby John Bean
[ James Bean contd. ]
India of a fever, he must have got into a good position as he had partners in a firm in Hatton Gardens, I think the name was Muriatti dealing in precious stones etc which James bought in his trading India to Cochin China Etc.
4-5. I think Alexander came to London before James, they had very little money, but had the Scotch education which was always a better business education than the English., Alexander obtained a post as bookkeeper with a Mrs Dickenson who was a Frenchman probably a tailor before he came to England and a Huguenot refugee - In George II time swarms of refugees were welcomed to England by the King whose policy was to get them here to work up the wool which was then England's chief produce, and these people also grew flax and made it up with the wool - at Colchester