John Duncombe
John Duncombe born (c1737-1810), assisted Thomas Telford on the Ellesmere Canal and the Caledonian Canal.[1]
He was son of John Duncombe (1695-1749) of Ivinghoe, Bucks and Mary Haynes ( -1751)
John Duncombe (c.1737) married Elizabeth Egerton and had 4 children; Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, John Ambrose Egerton
1799, 1st May - Martha Duncombe (daughter of John c.1737) married Thomas Denson (1765-1811)
Died 1810 in prison at Inverness
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ *The Caledonian Canal by A. D. Cameron. ISBN: 978 1 84158 403 4 p30
- Gentleman's Magazine - Oct 1811 - Obituaries
- A Biograpical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland by A. W. Skempton