Woodford Pilkington
Woodford Pilkington (c1829-1913), civil engineer
c.1829 Born in Trinidad the son of Captain George Pilkington R.E.
1841 At school in Croydon[1]
Apprenticed to his father as a civil engineer; then undertook civil works of increasing responsibility in various towns in South Africa, including municipal works, harbour works and lighthouses.[2]
1857 Resident engineer of British Kaffraria.[3]
1860s His children were born in Cape of Good Hope[4]
1865 Member of Inst Civil Engineers; engaged in harbour works in Brazil[5]
1871 A civil engineer, living in Streatham, with Charlotte Pilkington 27, Charlotte Clara Pilkington 7, Kate Augustus Pilkington 4, William A C Pilkington 1 Year, 7 Months[6]
1876 of Balham House, Balham Hill, London S W[7]
1880 Resident engineer of the harbour works, Quebec.[8]
1890 Supervised the building of the Dondra head and Berberyn Island lighthouses, coast of Ceylon.[9]
1896 Employed by Rouse and Co, Fenchurch St, London[10]
1899 Death of his second son Ralph Woodford Pilkington, age 20, of the Indian Police.[11]
1901 Civil engineer, working on own account, living in Kidbrooke with Kate Pilkington 57, and Kathleen Pilkington 33[12]
1911 Retired civil engineer, living in Blackheath, with Kate Pilkington 67, Kathleen Pilkington 44, W. A. C. Pilkington 41[13]
1913 January 22nd. Died in Woolwich[14]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1841 Census
- ↑ Civil Engineer Records
- ↑ The Ipswich Journal - Saturday 30 May 1857
- ↑ 1871 Census
- ↑ Civil Engineer Lists
- ↑ 1871 census
- ↑ Civil Engineer Lists
- ↑ Graphic - Saturday 18 September 1880
- ↑ Graphic - Saturday 13 September 1890
- ↑ Civil Engineer Lists
- ↑ Liverpool Mercury - Tuesday 11 April 1899
- ↑ 1901 census
- ↑ 1911 census
- ↑ Northern Whig - Saturday 25 January 1913