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1813 Born son of [[Robert Thomas Wilkins]] | 1813 Born son of [[Robert Thomas Wilkins]] | ||
1840 Patent granted to William Crane Wilkins, of Long-acre, in the county of Middlesex, lamp | |||
manufacturer, and [[Matthew Samuel Kendrick]], of the same place, lamp manufacturer, for their invention of "certain improvements in lighting, and in lamps" | |||
1841 They restricted their 1840 patent more narrowly in respect of the extent of their claim to exclusive right under the said patent.<ref>London Gazette 15 January 1841</ref> | |||
1842 William Crane Wilkins of London, 'great experience in the construction of the light apparatus in Light Houses', became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.<ref>[[1842 Institution of Civil Engineers]]</ref> | 1842 William Crane Wilkins of London, 'great experience in the construction of the light apparatus in Light Houses', became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.<ref>[[1842 Institution of Civil Engineers]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 4 November 2016
of William Crane Wilkins, lighthouse engineers
1813 Born son of Robert Thomas Wilkins
1840 Patent granted to William Crane Wilkins, of Long-acre, in the county of Middlesex, lamp manufacturer, and Matthew Samuel Kendrick, of the same place, lamp manufacturer, for their invention of "certain improvements in lighting, and in lamps"
1841 They restricted their 1840 patent more narrowly in respect of the extent of their claim to exclusive right under the said patent.[1]
1842 William Crane Wilkins of London, 'great experience in the construction of the light apparatus in Light Houses', became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[2]
1858 Patent on Improvements in lamps[3]
By 1866 he was bankrupt[4]
1871 Lighthouse engineer (unemployed)[5]