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 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.

Robert Robertson (of Bristol)

From Graces Guide

Gas engineer, M.Inst.C.E., M. I.Mech. E., M. Inst. Gas E., M. I. Chem. E. Engr.

1874 Born in Carluke

Educated at Bristol under Professor Andrew Robertson; B. Sc.

Apprenticed with Mr. R. B. Dick, Carluke.

Employed for a number of years with various manufacturing and consulting engineers

1905 Chief Draughtsman to the Bristol Gas Co.

1907 Superintendent of the Canons' Marsh Gas Works

1911 Living in Bristol, superintendent of a gas works, with Jean Robertson 35, Robert Robertson 6, Thomas Robertson 4, Marion Robertson 3[1]

1918 Chief Engineer of Bristol Gas Co.

Past-President Bristol Assocn. of Engrs.

Past-President Southern Assocn. of Gas Engrs and Managers

1930 Member of I Mech E

President of Inst. of Gas Engrs.

1939 Works Manager, Bristol Gas Co., Colston Street, Bristol

1965 Died


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 1911 census
  • Mechanical Engineers Records, 1930