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'''Obituary | ''' 1901 Obituary <ref>[[The Engineer 1901/01/25]], p090.</ref> | ||
"...Elstrie, Arboretum-road, Edinburgh, | "...Elstrie, Arboretum-road, Edinburgh, on the 15th inst., the death took place with painful suddenness, | ||
on the 15th inst., the death took place with painful suddenness, | after a period of suffering from acute rheumatism, of Mr Thomas Menzies, of the old-established shipbuilding and ship-repairing firm of [[Menzies and Co]]., Limited, Leith. | ||
after a period of suffering from acute rheumatism, of | |||
Mr Thomas Menzies, of the old-established shipbuilding and | |||
ship-repairing firm of [[Menzies and Co]]., Limited, Leith. | |||
Mr. Menzies, who was only fifty-four years of age, was joint | Mr. Menzies, who was only fifty-four years of age, was joint managing director of [[Menzies and Co]]., and a grandson of Mr. [[Robert Menzies]], who founded the business so far back as 1760. | ||
managing director of [[Menzies and Co]]., and a grandson of | |||
Mr. [[Robert Menzies]], who founded the business so far back as 1760. | |||
He was born at Leith in 1846, and received a sound | He was born at Leith in 1846, and received a sound education at the High School of Edinburgh. After having served an apprenticeship of five years under his father at the family yard at Leith, he entered the employment of [[Barclay, Curle and Co]]., shipbuilders..."[More]. | ||
education at the High School of Edinburgh. After having | |||
served an apprenticeship of five years under his father at the | |||
family yard at Leith, he entered the employment of [[Barclay, Curle and Co]]., shipbuilders..."[More]. | |||
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''' 1901 Obituary <ref>[[Engineering 1901 Jan-Jun: Index: General Index]]</ref> | ''' 1901 Obituary <ref>[[Engineering 1901 Jan-Jun: Index: General Index]]</ref> | ||
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Thomas Menzies (1846-1901), Director of Menzies and Co.
Died 1901 aged 54.
1901 Obituary [1]
"...Elstrie, Arboretum-road, Edinburgh, on the 15th inst., the death took place with painful suddenness, after a period of suffering from acute rheumatism, of Mr Thomas Menzies, of the old-established shipbuilding and ship-repairing firm of Menzies and Co., Limited, Leith.
Mr. Menzies, who was only fifty-four years of age, was joint managing director of Menzies and Co., and a grandson of Mr. Robert Menzies, who founded the business so far back as 1760.
He was born at Leith in 1846, and received a sound education at the High School of Edinburgh. After having served an apprenticeship of five years under his father at the family yard at Leith, he entered the employment of Barclay, Curle and Co., shipbuilders..."[More].
1901 Obituary [2]