William Newby Colam
William Newby Colam (1853-1930), engineer to the Patent Cable Tramways Corporation.[1]
1853 Born in Hackney[2]
1868-71 Pupil in the office of Wilson Weatherley Phipson M I C E
1871-4 Served his time with Maudslay, Sons and Field
Engineer with Royal West India Mail Co for 6.5 years
1882-3 Assistant to Mr James Cleminson
Then worked for himself, designing and implementing his schemes
Vice-President of the Society of Engineers
1889 Associate member of Inst Civil Engineers. Member of Inst Mech Engineers.
1890 Engineer, Cable Tramways, Henderson Row, Edinburgh.
1891 William Colam 38, civil engineer, lived in Leith with Constance Colam 30, Harald M Colam 9, Stanley Colam 7, Rosslyn L Colam 3[3]
1892 Member of Inst Civil Engineers
1897 Engineer of the Edinburgh Street Cable Tramway Company
1930 Died in Hove[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineer records