John Anthony Kendrew
1839 Born in Manchester[1], son of Thomas and Mary Kendrew, small ware manufacturer[2]
c.1862 Worked on the New Brunswick of Canada Railway as sub-agent for the contractor Walker, Johnson and Co
c.1864 Worked in Brazil on the Sao Paulo Railway for R. Sharpe and Sons
c.1866 Went to Ceylon working for Mr Faviell, the contractor.
c.1868 Became manager of the construction of the Ceylon Government Railway
1870 Married Mary Watson in Bradford.
1870 of Colombo, became an Associate of Inst Civil Engineers
1876 Lived in Doncaster
1877 Worked for several years for Faviell supervising construction of a line for the Cape Government Railways
1891 John A Kendrew 51 Lodger in Bournemouth, living on own means, Mary Kendrew 50, Sarah Kendrew 22, James F Kendrew 20, East India Merchant's clerk[3]
1914 Died in Norfolk[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Civil engineer records