Cornelius Crastin
Cornelius Crastin (1852-1930)
of Tollington Road, Holloway, London
1852 Born in Islington the son of Cornelius Crastin and his wife Emma Brown
1876 Made a small steam tractor.[1]
1896 See Crastin Motor Quadricycle
1896 Patent. 1,204. "Improvements in oil or gas engines, and in mechanism for driving and controlling road carriages or autocars."[2]
1900 Air-cooled gas engine exhibited [3]
1901 Living at 16 Tollington Road, Islington: Cornelius Crastin (age 48 born Islington), Engineer, Automobile. With his wife Isabella Crastin (age 49 born Hoxton, London).[4]
1911 Living at 16 Tollington Road, Holloway: Cornelius Crastin (age 58 born London), Engine Tester at Motor Cab Co. With his wife Isabella Crastin (age 59 born Hoxton. Married 28 years and no children.[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Autocar 1896/08/29
- ↑ The Autocar 1896/02/08
- ↑ A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1996. ISBN 1 873098 37 5
- ↑ 1901 Census
- ↑ 1911 Census