Arthur Edwin Charlton

AKA Arthur Edwyn Charlton in the I Mech E records

1909 'Bolton Engineer’s Death Abroad. The death has occurred, at Shanghai, of Mr. Arthur Edwin Charlton. A.M.I.Mech.E, second son of the late Mr. Albert Charlton, who carried on business for a number of years as tailor in Knowsley-street. The deceased gentleman, who was only 34 years of age, was a native of Bolton, attended the old High School, being a pupil under the late Mr. W. T. Mason. He served his time as an engineer at Messrs. J. and E. Wood, Victoria Foundry. For that firm he was often abroad, and five and half years ago he took a position as engineer the Soy Chee Mills, Shanghai, staying there two and a half years. He then commenced business on his own account as a consulting engineer. When in Bolton Mr. Charlton was a member of the West Ward Conservative Club. Death was due to typhoid fever, and the funeral, partly Masonic, took place two days after death at the Bubbling Well Cemetery. He was unmarried. His younger brother, George, lived with him in China.'

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1909 Obituary

ARTHUR EDWYN CHARLTON was born at Bolton on 8th January 1875, and was educated at the Bolton High School.

He served au apprenticeship from 1890 to January 1896 with the firm of Messrs. J. and E. Wood, Victoria Foundry, Bolton, and on its completion he superintended the erection of steam-engines for the same firm in Denmark, Buenos Aires, and Cairo.

In 1903 he was appointed chief-engineer to the Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Co., Shanghai, with which firm he remained until the autumn of 1905, when he resigned his position and commenced business on his own account as a consulting engineer in Shanghai, occupying himself largely with schemes for effecting economy in steam-consumption.

His death took place from typhoid fever in Shanghai, on 20th May 1909, at the age of thirty-four.

He became an Associate Member of this Institution in 1906 he was also a Member of the Shanghai Society of Engineers and Architects.

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