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William Esplen (c1832-1914)
c1832 Born in Glasgow
1858 Married in Liverpool to Sarah Park and they had twelve children


1865 Patent. '2865. To [[William Esplen]], of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, and [[James Clarke (2)|James Clarke]], of the same place, Master Mariner, for the invention of "improvements in steering gear for navigable vessels."'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23045/page/6408 The London Gazette Publication date:1 December 1865 Issue:23045 Page:6408]</ref>
1865 Patent. '2865. To [[William Esplen]], of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, and [[James Clarke (2)|James Clarke]], of the same place, Master Mariner, for the invention of "improvements in steering gear for navigable vessels."'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23045/page/6408 The London Gazette Publication date:1 December 1865 Issue:23045 Page:6408]</ref>
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1874 Patent. '4189. To [[William Esplen]], of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, for the invention of "the utilization of steam from the deck engines of ships, and apparatus employed therein."'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24052/page/98 The London Gazette Publication date:9 January 1874 Issue:24052 Page:98]</ref>
1874 Patent. '4189. To [[William Esplen]], of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, for the invention of "the utilization of steam from the deck engines of ships, and apparatus employed therein."'<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24052/page/98 The London Gazette Publication date:9 January 1874 Issue:24052 Page:98]</ref>


1911 Living at The Willows, Serpentine South, Blundellsands, Great Crosby: [[William Esplen]] (age 79 born Glasgow), Consulting Engineer and Naval Architect. With his wife Susannah Esplen (age 73 born Liverpool) and several children and grand-children. Four servants.<ref>1911 Census</ref>
1914 December 9th. Died. Probate to [[John Esplen]], Consulting engineer, and William Esplen, shipowner


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Revision as of 19:22, 1 December 2015

William Esplen (c1832-1914)

c1832 Born in Glasgow

1858 Married in Liverpool to Sarah Park and they had twelve children

1865 Patent. '2865. To William Esplen, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, and James Clarke, of the same place, Master Mariner, for the invention of "improvements in steering gear for navigable vessels."'[1]

1867 Patent. '730. To William Esplen, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, and James John Briggs Bland, of the the same place, Architect, for the invention of " improvements in signalling apparatus, and in the liquid to be used therewith, and which liquid not being subject to congelation may be used as a vehicle for communicating power."'[2]

1871 Patent. '342. To Henry Wilke, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, and William Esplen, also of Liverpool aforesaid, Engineer, for the invention of "improvements in safety valves for marine boilers."'[3]

1874 Patent. '4189. To William Esplen, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, for the invention of "the utilization of steam from the deck engines of ships, and apparatus employed therein."'[4]

1911 Living at The Willows, Serpentine South, Blundellsands, Great Crosby: William Esplen (age 79 born Glasgow), Consulting Engineer and Naval Architect. With his wife Susannah Esplen (age 73 born Liverpool) and several children and grand-children. Four servants.[5]

1914 December 9th. Died. Probate to John Esplen, Consulting engineer, and William Esplen, shipowner

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