Thomas Roland Wollaston
T. (Thomas) Roland Wollaston (1866-1937)
1866 Born in Stretford, Lancs., son of Edwin and Mary Wollaston[1]
1882 Apprentice to Galloways, Manchester; continued as a draughstman
1890 Manager, W. Sharples and Co, Ramsbottom
1891 Private practice as consulting engineer, steam and power installations
1899 Consulting engineer of Manchester when he was proposed for I Mech E
1911 Living at Dirleton, Priory Road, Sale: Thomas Roland Wollaston (age 44 born Stretford, Lancashire,), Consulting Engineer (Mechanical). With his wife Annie Wollaston (age 41 born Stretford) and their children; Geoffrey Lester Wollaston (age 16 born Bowdon, Cheshire); Keith Roland Wollaston (age 14 born Bowdon, Cheshire); John Dudley Wollaston (age 12 born Bowdon, Cheshire); and Kathleen Mary Wollaston (age 5 born Sale). One servant.[2].
1925 Mr. T. Roland Wollaston, of Lord's Chambers, 26, Corporation-street, Manchester, to state that a private company - Wollaston Gas Producers (Manchester), Limited - has taken over his office, as above, and his present staff, and will hereafter carry on business in so far as it relates to his recovery and non-recovery gas producers, producer-fired steam boilers, and water purification plant, under the joint control of Mr A. V. Wallwork as commercial manager and himself as technical manager.[3]
1937 Obituary [4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1871 census
- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ The Engineer 1925/01/16
- ↑ 1937 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries
- Mechanical Engineer Records