Charles Wibberley
Charles Wibberley (c1851-1929)
Born at Derby the son of Samuel Wibberley, a Blacksmith and Publican, and his wife Harriet Morgartrite
1900 'Charles Wibberley, who has been appointed general manager of the Mashonaland and Rhodesian railways, with headquarters at Umtali, sailed for South Africa in the steamship Saxon on Saturday. Mr Wibberley has for the past twelve years occupied the post of assistant general manager of Buenos Ayres and Rosario Railway, and was previously in the service of the Midland Railway Company at Derby, where was appointed thirty years ago.'[1]
1910 Agent of the Beira and Mashonaland Railway
1929 Died. 'Mr. Charles Wibberley, who died at Nottingham, yesterday, in his 79th year, was at one time a prominent figure in the railway world. He was a Derby man, and entered the service the old Midland Railway in 1866 in the traffic department. He was only 31 when appointed assistant general manager of the Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway in the Argentine. He helped to develop the system, and saw the mileage increase threefold. In 1900 he was appointed general manager of the Mashonaland Railway, and under his direction the line was not only greatly increased, but was rendered prosperous. At Bulawayo in 19l0, an investiture held by the Duke of Connaught, Mr. Wibberley was made a Member of the Victorian Order. At the same time, in recognition of a personal kindness, his Royal Highness presented him with a scarf pin bearing the initials A. W. in diamonds and mounted by the royal arms. Mr. Wibberley retired in 1911, and has since lived London, Derby, and latterly in Nottingham. (also image)'[2]