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John Wright (c1832- ), early railway engineer | |||
c1832 Born at Tatham Rectory, Lancashire, the son of Rev. John Marsden Wright and his wife Mary Lea Salisbury (Married 1829). Brother of [[William Wright (1844-1880)]], District Engineer of the [[Cornwall Railway]] | |||
c.1849 Locomotive Superintendent of the [[South Devon Railway]] | c.1849 Locomotive Superintendent of the [[South Devon Railway]] | ||
Surveyed ( | 1861 Living at Teyn View, Highweek, Newton Abbott: [[John Wright]] (age 29 born Tatham Rectory, Lancs.), Engineer. With his wife Mary J. Wright (age 28 born Elcombe Hall, Wilts.) and their son Henry S. Wright (age 2 born Highweek). Also his brother [[William Wright (1844-1880)|William Wright]] (age 17 born Tatham Rectory, Lancs.). Also a visitor. Three servants.<ref>1861 Census</ref> | ||
1881 Living at 10 Powderham Terrace, East Teignmouth: [[John Wright]] (age 49 born Tatham, Lancs.), Mechanical Engineer - Married. With his son Henry S. Wright (age 22 born Newton Bushel, Devon) and daughter Eleanor J. Wright (age 19 born Newton Bushel, Devon). Three servants.<ref>1881 Census</ref> | |||
Surveyed (presumably as chief engineer) the [[Rhymney Railway]], the [[Maidstone and Ashford Railway]], and the [[Loose Valley Railway]]. | |||
Engineer of the [[South Eastern Railway]] | Engineer of the [[South Eastern Railway]] | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 10 February 2016
John Wright (c1832- ), early railway engineer
c1832 Born at Tatham Rectory, Lancashire, the son of Rev. John Marsden Wright and his wife Mary Lea Salisbury (Married 1829). Brother of William Wright (1844-1880), District Engineer of the Cornwall Railway
c.1849 Locomotive Superintendent of the South Devon Railway
1861 Living at Teyn View, Highweek, Newton Abbott: John Wright (age 29 born Tatham Rectory, Lancs.), Engineer. With his wife Mary J. Wright (age 28 born Elcombe Hall, Wilts.) and their son Henry S. Wright (age 2 born Highweek). Also his brother William Wright (age 17 born Tatham Rectory, Lancs.). Also a visitor. Three servants.[1]
1881 Living at 10 Powderham Terrace, East Teignmouth: John Wright (age 49 born Tatham, Lancs.), Mechanical Engineer - Married. With his son Henry S. Wright (age 22 born Newton Bushel, Devon) and daughter Eleanor J. Wright (age 19 born Newton Bushel, Devon). Three servants.[2]
Surveyed (presumably as chief engineer) the Rhymney Railway, the Maidstone and Ashford Railway, and the Loose Valley Railway.
Engineer of the South Eastern Railway