James Thomson (2)
Civil engineer
1858 Born in Belfast, son of James Thomson
1873-77 Pupil in the office of John Young C.E. of Perth, engaged in plans for drainage of Perth and other towns.
Worked for G. A. Lundie for nearly 2 years drawing up plans for Galashiels and plans for a railway junction in South Wales.
c.1881 Started work as Engineer to the Sanitary Protection Association in Edinburgh
1888 Proposed for Associate Membership of Inst Civil Engineers; address given as Upper Dean Terrace, Edinburgh.
1892 Recorded as living in Newcastle upon Tyne[1]
1900 Married Ida Oppe in Chelsea[2]
1901 James Thompson 43, civil engineer, lived in Elswick, with Ida Thompson 29 and his sister Mary H Thompson 46[3]
1906 Address registered with Inst Civil Engineers: 22 Rutland Square, Edinburgh
1911 James Thomson 53, civil engineer, in a manufacturing works, lived in Newcastle upon Tyne with Ida Thomson 39[4]
1912 Ida Thomson died on railway near Loughborough[5]
1916 Address registered with Inst Civil Engineers: 22 Rutland Square, Edinburgh
1926 Address registered with Inst Civil Engineers: 20 Melville Street, Edinburgh
See Also
Sources of Information
- Civil Engineer records