John Stuart Ellis de Vesian
John Stuart Ellis de Vesian (1865-1934) of Tyler and Ellis and later chairman of L. G. Mouchel and Partners
1865 Born at Westminster the son of Edward Ellis, an Underwriter, and his wife Ellen Jane Sinnett.
1896 of 20 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London
1911 Living at 19 Walpole Road, Surbiton: John Stuart Ellis de Vesian (age 45 born Westminster), Civil Engineer with L. G. Mouchel and Partners (Hennebique ferro-concrete) - Employer. With his wife Edith and two daughters.[1]
1934 Obituary [2]
JOHN STUART ELLIS DE VESIAN was for twenty-six years chairman of L. G. Mouchel and Partners, Ltd.
He was born in London in 1865, and from 1882 to 1884 studied engineering at University College under Professor Sir Alexander B. W. Kennedy, M.I.Mech.E. (Past-President).
He then entered the Bow works of the North London Railway as an apprentice, and served until 1887.
He then became an assistant to Mr. R. Price-Williams, M.I.Mech.E., and was engaged on a survey for the proposed Metropolitan Outer Circle Railway.
Subsequently he went into business as a civil and mechanical engineer under the name of the Tyler and Ellis Manufacturing Company, Ltd., and also patented various inventions in connexion with railway work.
He joined Mr. L. G. Mouchel in 1905 and assisted him in the introduction into this country of the Hennebique system of ferroconcrete construction. The business was later converted into a limited liability company, and Mr. de Vesian was made a director, becoming chairman in 1908.
During the War he acted as a musketry instructor and took charge of a section of the London Anti-Aircraft Defence Corps. On retiring, he lived alternately in Bampton, Oxfordshire, and in Majorca.
His death occurred on 20th June 1934.
He was elected a Graduate of the Institution in 1889 and was transferred to Membership in 1890. He was also a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
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- ↑ 1911 Census
- ↑ 1934 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Obituaries