Duncan Gilmour was born in Scotland on the 21st of October 1816. At the age of 16 he moved to Ireland and learnt the trade of wines and spirits. In 1854 he moved to Sheffield where he set up buisness as Duncan & Gilmour and Co. wine & spirit merchants at 56-58 Queen Street which was known as the Murrays Arms. In 1860 he bought premises in Dixon Lane and started brewing in 1884. In 1891 it was registered as a limited company. In 1883 Duncan Gilmour retired and passed the company to