| Administrative History | James Sutherland (Peterhead) Limited was a passenger and haulage transport firm based in Victoria Stables, Peterhead. The business reputedly started when James Sutherland was given a pony and card at the age of 12, which he used to transport sand for flooring fishermen's houses.
Between c. 1900 and 1903 he operated as part of the firm of Messrs Sutherland and Noble, horsehirers and contractors, with William Noble. The partnership was dissolved in April 1903 and James Sutherland continued the business. The firm expanded to provide passenger buses and haulage lorries across north east Aberdeenshire, as well as investing in 26 farms. The company also had interests in Norfolk during the herring season.
A limited liability company, James Sutherland (Peterhead) Limited, was formed and acquired and took over the business of James Sutherland from the 1st October 1932. When James Sutherland died in 1933 his will provided that on his death a trust should be formed to hold his majority shareholding for 21 years.
The company was eventually acquired by the British Transport Commission in 1950, and became part of a group.
An article on the company was published in Commercial Motor on the 9th February 1951. |