John Arthur Rowcliffe
John Arthur Rowcliffe (1875-1906)
1875 Born in Charlesworth, Derbyshire, son of John Barnouin Rowcliffe
Educated in Manchester and then Cambridge
1893 Entered Owen's College, Manchester for technical education
1893 Apprenticed at LNWR's Crewe Works
1897 Joined Atlas Tool Works, Levenshulme
1901 John B Rowcliffe 68, mechanical engineer, employer, lived in Alderley Edge, Frances Rowcliffe 62, Kate L Rowcliffe 36, Fred Rowcliffe 34, living on own means, John A Rowcliffe 26 mechanical engineer, employer[1]
1901 Visited Germany to select a special machine
1901 Took up the business of toothed gear manufacture and developed the business
1903 Took over the business of the Buffoline Noiseless Gear Co entirely
1903 Associate of Inst of Mech Engineers
1906 Died in Chorlton[2]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical Engineer Records