Alfred Douglas Mackenzie
1870 Born in Kensington, London[1], son of Alfred Westwood Mackenzie and his wife Mary.
1886-8 Attended Finsbury Technical College
1888-1891 Apprentice at works of North Eastern Marine Engineering Co
1891 Apprentice fitter, steam engine maker, boarding in Bishop Wearmouth[2]
1892-94 Works manager Macquay Electric Light Co Ltd
1894-99 Partner in H. Sims and Co cycle manufacturers of Finsbury Park
1899-1900 Assistant engineer to the National Traction Engine Owners' and Users' Association
1900-1902 General manager of Oxford Steam Ploughing Co, Cowley
1904 Became an Associate of Inst Mech Engineers; he was managing partner of Motor Transport Co, Bedford Hotel Chambers, Covent Garden, London
1905 Douglas Mackenzie acquired the consulting business in heavy motor transport of Mr Edward Shrapnell Smith at 86 Strand, London W.C.[3]
1910 Erased membership of I Mech E
1911 Alfred Douglas Mackenzie 40, manager Motor Bus Company, was boarding in Worthing[4]
1923 Traffic manager for Southdown Motor Services. [5]
1939 Alfred D Mackenzie, motor bus manager, lived in Brighton with Eva Mackenzie[6]
1944 Died in Brighton[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineer records