Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,716 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

James Alexander Yule

From Graces Guide

1868/9 Born in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, son of John Yule and his wife Helen[1]

1885-7 Educated at Anderson's University, Glasgow

1887-1890 Evening classes at Royal Technical College, Glasgow

1885-1890 Apprentice with David Rowan and Sons

1890 With Henderson and Co, shipbuilders of Glasgow

1891 Moved to South Africa, mainly in mining engineering

1912 Member of I Mech E; chief engineer the Langlaagte Estate and G. M. Co, Johannesburg

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Sources of Information

  1. Scotland Select Births
  • Mechanical Engineer Records