Samuel Collett Homersham
Samuel Collett Homersham (1855-1892)
1864 Engineer to the Caterham Spring Water Co
SAMUEL COLLETT HOMERSHAM, eldest son of the late Mr. Samuel Collett Homersham, was born at Shooter’s Hill, Kent, on the 19th of July, 1855.
After being educated at King’s College School, he was articled, in April, 1872, to James Simpson and Co, of Pimlico, for three years. During the time he was with Messrs. Simpson, besides working in the shops, he attended lectures on civil engineering at University College, and learnt surveying under Professor Kennedy. He also attended the evening science lectures at King’s College.
From October 1875 to May 1876 he worked in his father’s drawing office, and from the latter date until September 1877 acted as Resident Engineer on the extension of the Caterham and Redhill Waterworks.
After leaving Caterham Mr. Homersham studied geology and mineralogy at the Royal School of Nines, and from January 1879 to November 1886 assisted his father in designing and carrying out various works for the South Australian Government, and in the conduct of business generally.
On the death of his father at the latter date, Mr. Homersham continued to practise at Buckingham Street, Strand, where he resided until his marriage in 1888. In connection with an attempt to obtain water from the Lower Greensand under London, he carried out deep well-boring at Richmond, which was made the subject of two papers read before the Geological Society by Professor Judd and himself.[3] He communicated some interesting information on this subject to the Institution in the course of a discussion on Water-Supply from Wells.[4] He also carried out some experiments for Mr. Edward Field, in connection with a “motive power” engine patented by that gentleman.
In the spring of 1891 Mr. Homersham had a severe attack of influenza, followed by pleurisy and acute congestion of both lungs, from which he never really recovered. He died suddenly on the 31lst of January, 1892. He was elected an Associate Member of the Institution on the 31st of May, 1881.
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1892 Institution of Civil Engineers: Obituaries
- ↑ The Engineer 1892/01/29, p093.
- ↑ The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, vol. XI. p. 725; and vol. xli. p. 523.
- ↑ Minutes of Proceedings Inst. C.E., vol. xc. p. 74