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1842 Married Louisa Jane Phillips in London
1842 Married Louisa Jane Phillips in London


Engineer for the [[Santiago and Pontevedra Railway|Compostelano Railway from Santiago to Carril]] - “Ferro-Carriles del Norvesta” - from Branuelas to Ponferrada, and from Ponferrada to Corunna.  
Trained under [[E. J. Maude]]
 
1846-7 Assistant to [[George Watson Buck]] in Manchester
 
1848-9 In practice on his own account
 
1852-5 Engineer under [[Alfred Jee]]
 
1857-69 Engineer in private practice; worked on the [[Santiago and Pontevedra Railway|Compostelano Railway from Santiago to Carril]] - “Ferro-Carriles del Norvesta” - from Branuelas to Ponferrada, and from Ponferrada to Corunna, and other railways.
 
1869-72 Engineer on the [[Honduras Interoceanic Railway]] for [[Waring Brothers and McCandlish]]
 
1872 In practice for himself


1874 Associate of Inst Civil Engineers; working for the [[Ceylon Government Railways|Government Railway, Ceylon]]
1874 Associate of Inst Civil Engineers; working for the [[Ceylon Government Railways|Government Railway, Ceylon]]
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* Civil engineer records
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Revision as of 16:46, 31 October 2023

Architect

1821 Born in Watford, son of John Mayes, builder[1]

1842 Married Louisa Jane Phillips in London

Trained under E. J. Maude

1846-7 Assistant to George Watson Buck in Manchester

1848-9 In practice on his own account

1852-5 Engineer under Alfred Jee

1857-69 Engineer in private practice; worked on the Compostelano Railway from Santiago to Carril - “Ferro-Carriles del Norvesta” - from Branuelas to Ponferrada, and from Ponferrada to Corunna, and other railways.

1869-72 Engineer on the Honduras Interoceanic Railway for Waring Brothers and McCandlish

1872 In practice for himself

1874 Associate of Inst Civil Engineers; working for the Government Railway, Ceylon

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ Marriage register
  • Civil engineer records
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