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William Crane Wilkins (1813-1884)

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of William Crane Wilkins, lighthouse engineers

1813 Born son of Robert Thomas Wilkins

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.[1]

1858 Patent on Improvements in lamps[2]

By 1866 he was bankrupt[3]

1871 Lighthouse engineer (unemployed)[4]


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1842 Institution of Civil Engineers
  2. ↑ London Gazette 26 July 1861
  3. ↑ London Gazette 13 July 1866
  4. ↑ 1871 census
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