Wilson Worsdell
English railway locomotive engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilson Worsdell (7 September 1850 – 14 April 1920[1]) was an English locomotive engineer who was locomotive superintendent of the North Eastern Railway from 1890 to 1910. He was the younger brother of T.W. Worsdell. Wilson was born at Monks Coppenhall, near Crewe on 7 September 1850 to Nathaniel and Mary Worsdell; he was their tenth child and fourth son.[2] In 1860 he was sent as a boarder to Ackworth, a Quaker school in Yorkshire.[3]
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Wilson Worsdell | |
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Born | (1850-09-07)7 September 1850 Monks Coppenhall, Crewe, Cheshire, England |
Died | 14 April 1920(1920-04-14) (aged 69) South Ascot, Berkshire, England |
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | British |
Education | Ackworth School |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Bradford |
Parent(s) | Nathaniel and Mary Worsdell |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
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