Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (1833 - 1885)

Born 25 Mar 1833 in Lydd, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1885 at age 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Biography

Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (/ˈflɛmɪŋ/; 25 March 1833 – 12 June 1885) was Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, remarkable for his versatility. Known to the world as the inventor of the cable car or telpherage, he was an electrician and cable engineer, economist, lecturer, linguist, critic, actor, dramatist and artist.[1] His descendants include the engineer Charles Frewen Jenkin and through him the Tory MPs Patrick, Lord Jenkin of Roding and Bernard Jenkin.[2] -- from Wikipedia^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [Fleeming Jenkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleeming_Jenkin], Wikipedia, accessed 2016-12-22.

• 1861 England Census, ancestry.com: Fleming Jenkin (28), born Lydd, Kent, England. Wife: Ann Jenkin. Living in Bloomsbury St George, Middlesex. Class: RG 9; Piece: 166; Folio: 113; Page: 59; GSU roll: 542585.
• Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, ancestry.com: Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (1833-1885), mother: Henrietta Camilla Jenkin. F.R.S. and professor of engineering in University College, London, 1865.
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, ancestry.com: Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkins & Ann Austin, Jan-Feb-Mar 1859, Rye, Sussex, 2b 8.
• England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, ancestry.com: Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin, died 12 Jun 1885, Edinburgh, Scotland, probate 2 Nov 1885, Edinburgh.