Robert R. Surtees
Robert Riddle Surtees
1855 Born in Newcastle[1], son of John Surtees, an iron moulder[2]
1880 Appointed as a draughtsman at Longhedge Works[3]
c.1896 Chief Draughtsman, London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, Locomotive Department, Wandsworth-road, London
Led design work for the successor South Eastern and Chatham Railway under Wainwright.
1901 Robert R Surtees 45, mechanical engineer, lived in Ashford, with Robert P Surtees 18, steam engine fitter, Florence M Surtees 16, John W Surtees 15, steam engine fitter, Joseph E Surtees 14, Alice Surtees 12, James Surtees 11, George Surtees 9, Arthur Surtees 6[4]
1911 Robert Reddle Surtees 55, Chief Mechanical Draughtsman, lived in Ashford with Emma Surtees 58, George Surtees 19, Arthur Surtees 16[5]
1919 Died in Guy's Hospital[6]