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1879 application by George Fredric Hammersley Heenan of Hyderabad Deccan, India . Source - ancestry.com
Proposer’s statement:
Up to the year 1868 he followed he profession of a sailor seeing service in various parts of the world and being frequently engaged in coast and harbour surveying and whilst in the service of the P & O company he was employed in superintending the erection of jetties and other works in the [Hoogley Rivers]. In 1869 he obtained employment as assistant to his brother Mr R H Heenan, MICE, executive engineer on special duty in the Bhawlpoor state6. And served in this capacity till the end of 1871, his principal duties in Bhawalpoor were surveying and levelling for canals and roads, constructing he same, erection of government building. In 1871 he succeeded in ??? A large quantity of timber and machinery from ?? to Bhawulpoor (some 500 Miles) down the [sutley] river in safety, considered at that time a difficult operation. In Jan 1873 he joined the PWD of H H the Nizam of Hyderabad in the capacity of assistant engineer. From this time till Aug 1875 he was employed in superintending the operations of surveying, boring and mining for coal in the Godavery district for H H the Nizams dominions and was promoted to the grade of executive engineer in December obtaining further promotion in sept 1878 which charge he still continues to hold. In this capacity he has charge of 2 important irrigation channels, the construction and maintenance of 100 miles of first class roads and the construction and maintenance of all government buildings, military and civil
Ballot for associate member of the institution 2 Dec1879
1 Mooltan - alternative spelling of Multan. Multan was the headquarters of Multan District in the Multan Division of Punjab Province during the British period..Source - fbis.org
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holywood_railway_station#History
The Belfast and County Down Railway (B&CDR) opened the line between Queen’s Quay, Belfast and Holywood (northern ireland) on 2 August 1848. Holywood was a terminus until May 1865, when the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (BH&BR) opened from Holywood to Bangor. In 1859 the B&CDR sold its Holywood branch to the BH&BR, with the result that Holywood station came under BH&BR management. However, the B&CDR leased the BH&BR line from 1878 and took it over in 1884, which meant that Holywood station returned to its original management and ownership.
3 Believed to be Parsonstown and Portumna Bridge Railway
4 From 1860 onward, British India possessed one of the seven most extensive railroad networks in the world.
5 Public Works Department
6 The town of Bhawulpoor, is on the left bank of the Gharra river, distant 229 miiles from Ferozpoor, this is far north of India,) [8]
Probate granted:
- Residence given 41 De-Champs Road, Leonard on sea
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