George Francis Gabriel Des Vignes
Also see G. F. G. Des Vignes and Co of the West London Engineering Works, Gunnersbury
1848 Born in London, son of Georges and Selina Des Vignes, diamond dealer[1]
1878 Torpedo and steam launch maker of Bridge Road, Chertsey[2]
1879 His sister, Georgiana, married[3]
1889 Acquitted of manslaughter after an accident on the Thames involving a steam launch that he was steering[4]
1895 According to a letter from the company to The Engineer, George Francis Gabriel Des Vignes was famous for his fast, narrow river launches[5]
1898 In a letter to The Engineer, he stated he had designed a boiler for a steam carriage some months ago; the boiler was partially constructed and could be inspected at his works at Strand-on-the Green, Chiswick - see Des Vignes, Cloud and Co[6]
1898 Steam yacht and launch builder, of Strand on the Green, Chiswick[7]
1907 G. F. G. Des Vignes, of the West London Engineering Works, Gunnersbury, manufactured an improved power hack saw and a bench drilling machine[8]
1908 Designed a treble throw pump[9]
1926 Engineer, of Ealing, Brentford[10]
1933 Mechanical engineer, of Brentford[11]
1935 Died in Brentford[12]
1938 Engineer, of Brentford[13]