William Beardmore, Baron Invernairn (1856–1936) by Elliott & Fry courtesy of Glasgow University Archive Services
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Beardmore, William, Baron Invernairn (1856–1936), engineer and shipbuilder, was born on 16 October 1856 at Deptford, the eldest son of William Beardmore and his wife, Sophia Louisa Halkman. His father was assistant manager of the Deptford works of the General Steam Navigation Company...
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Sir Thomas Bell (1865–1952) by unknown photographer reproduced with permission of Archives and Special Collections Department, Glasgow City Libraries, Information and Learning
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Bell, Sir Thomas (1865–1952), engineer and shipbuilder, was born on 21 December 1865 at Sirsawa in India, the son of Imrie Bell, a consultant engineer specializing in the design of lighthouses, and his wife, Jane Walker of Edinburgh. His early education was undertaken at the ...
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Burns, Sir George, first baronet (1795–1890), shipowner, was born on 10 December 1795 in Glasgow, the youngest of four sons of the Revd Dr John Burns (1744–1839), minister of the Barony parish, Glasgow, and his wife, Elizabeth, née Stevenson. While his elder brothers ...
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Burns, John, first Baron Inverclyde (1829–1901), shipowner, born in Glasgow on 24 June 1829, was the elder of two surviving sons of seven children born to Sir George Burns (1795–1890), shipowner, and his wife, Jane Cleland (d. 1877?). After school he attended ...
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Dunbar, Sir William, seventh baronet (1812–1889), railway director and politician, was born on 2 March 1812, the eldest of the eight children of James Dunbar (1778–1840) and his wife, Anna Catherina (d. 1860), daughter of William Ferdinand, Baron de Reede d'Oudtshoorn of the ...
