Josiah Sayers (1868-1956)
1868 Born in London
1871 Josiah Sayers 38, draper, lived in Islington with Esther M Sayers (nee Mannington) 35, Henry M. Sayers 10, William B. Sayers 9, Alfred G Sayers 7, Eldred Sayers 6, James E Sayers 4, Josiah Sayers 2, Hannah B Sayers 10 months[1]
Educated at private schools in London
1883-5 Trained at Midlands Institute, Birmingham
1883-5 Pupil under his brother H. M. Sayers engineer to Eastbourne Electric Light Co
1885-6 Improved with Chamberlain and Hookham, Birmingham
1886-7 Engineer assistant to Woodhouse and Rawson
Resident engineer for Sir William Preece
1887 Joined Midland Railway Co; engaged in design and maintenance of various generating stations of the company.
1890 Associate of IEE
1891 Electrical engineer, living in Derby[2]
1900 Member of IEE, of Telegraph Department, Midland Railway, Derby
1903 Succeeded E. Langdon as telegraph superintendent
Assistant to W. B. Worthington; supervised the design and installation of the high voltage equipment for the Heysham, Morecambe and Lancaster electrification
1910 Member of the Inst Civil Engineers
1911 Josiah Sayers 42, Telegraph Superintendent, Midland Railway, lived in Belper, with Katherine Sayers 36, Arthur Joe Sayers 10, Katherine Maud Sayers 6, Leslie Mannington Sayers 2[3]
1919 Telegraph Dept., Midland Railway.[4]
By 1922 Member of Council IEE
1956 Died in Derbyshire[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Electrical engineer records
- Civil Engineer records