MAKE A MEME View Large Image Robert or John Mitchell Dunlop by Lai Afong, c1875.jpg Artwork Creator Lai Afong en Possibly Robert Dunlop 1848 -1909 or John Mitchell Dunlop 1858-1939 sons of James Dunlop see photo 1 Both Robert and John Mitchell worked as a ship's ...
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Keywords: Robert or John Mitchell Dunlop by Lai Afong, c1875.jpg Artwork Creator Lai Afong en Possibly Robert Dunlop 1848 -1909 or John Mitchell Dunlop 1858-1939 sons of James Dunlop see photo 1 Both Robert and John Mitchell worked as a ship's engineers in the Merchant Navy during the 1870s and 1880s as did their youngest brother William and like them travelled extensively as did Andrew as a master mariner John Mitchell was our second ship's engineer From his professional papers we know that he served his apprenticeship at Howden Engineering Works in Scotland Street Tradeston This was a short distance from the Dunlops ™ home and it must have been an important employer in the area at the time The firm is still in existence as the Howden Group and is now a major supplier of turbines to the energy sector Unusually John Mitchell was awarded both his 2nd and 1st class engineering certificates overseas in Singapore in 1881 and Hong Kong in 1882 respectively He resubmitted an application for his 1st class certificate in Glasgow in 1885 which is how we know about these Asian qualifications He worked for several years with the Blue Funnel Line John Mitchell eventually settled in Bangkok He was appointed manager of the Bangkok Dock Co Ltd in 1900 and a few years later set up in business as a consulting engineer Ship ™s passenger records show him returning to England from Siam with his family in 1932 and he died in Brentford West London in 1939 leaving one daughter Mary Maude Ewart ~ 1875 1 photograph on cabinet card sepia toned mm 165 109 object history exhibition history credit line accession number place of creation Afong Studio No 54 Queen's Road Hong Kong 22 282274 114 155960 region CN-91_scale 10000 http //www lickleyhistory com/ PD-old-100 Lai Afong 1875 portrait photographs
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