Richard Waddington (1858-1939)
1858 Born in Leeds, son of John Waddington (1822-1910)
Educated at Brighton, Northampton and Neuwied in Germany
1875-6 Studied Civil Engineering at King's College, London
Articled to J. M. Dobson M Inst C E
1878 Worked for Wilkinson and Jarvis of Westminster on construction of the Eastern and Midlands Railway in Norfolk
1882 Surveyed for a railway in Scotland and then worked on lines in Norway and Sweden
1883 Associate Member of Inst Civil Engineers, of West Hill, Sydenham[1]
Went to work in his father's business John Waddington (of London)
1891 Richard Waddington 32, civil engineer, employee, lived in Norwood with Eleanor A Waddington 32, Cecil C Waddington 6 Months[2]
1901 Richd Waddington 42, engineer, was visiting Hastings with Eleanor A Waddington 42[3]
1911 Richard Waddington 52, consulting mechanical engineer, lived in Bromley with Eleanor Ann Waddington 52[4]
1939 Richard Waddington, aged 80, died in Bromley, Kent[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Civil engineer proposal