William Smith (1825-1911)
William Smith (1825-1911), Civil Engineer.
1851 Living at 33 Maudland Bank, Preston: William Smith (age 25 born Preston), Civil Engineer. With his wife Martha, one daughter and two sons.[1]
1891 Living at 8 Dover Road, Birkdale: William Smith (age 65 born Preston), Retired Civil Engineer. With his wife Charlotte E. Smith and Step-daughter Florence M. Taylor.[2]
1911 Living at Victoria Park, Wavertree, Liverpool: William Smith (age 85 born Preston), Civil Engineer, Retired. With his wife Charlotte Smith and visitor Florence Taylor.[3]
1911 May 10th. Died, of Gatelands, South Drive, Victoria Park, Wavertree, Liverpool. Civil Engineer. Probate to Charlotte Edgerley Smith, Widow, and Seymour Wellington Taylor, Cotton Broker.
1916 April 08th. His wife Charlotte died, of Gatelands, Victoria Park, Wavertree, Liverpool. Probate to John Henry Mills, Superintendent.
1912 Obituary [4]
WILLIAM SMITH died at Liverpool on the 12th November, 1911, aged 86.
He was articled in 1840 to the late Mr. J. J. Myres, of Preston, and after a varied engineering experience he was appointed in 1857 Engineer and Secretary of the Cromford and High Peak Railway.
On its transfer to the London and North Western Railway in 1861 he entered the latter company’s service, and served over 22 years as Divisional Engineer on the Crewe and Holyhead divisions.
He retired in 1889.
Mr. Smith was elected a Member of The Institution on the 13th January, 1874.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1851 Census
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ 1912 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries