Born Kelso.
Structural engineer. Worked in shipbuilding and boiler design.
Died at a relative's house at Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey.
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Sir Wiliam Fairbairn
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Rotherhithe Tunnel
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Sir Owen Williams
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2 memorials
Edmund Cooper
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1 memorial
Thomas Tredgold
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2 memorials
François Hennebique
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1 memorial
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