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Title: Universities in London student listings
Post by: Freya Ellingsen on Monday 11 July 16 14:39 BST (UK)
I'm trying to locate where a John Lockyer Huntly went to university in London, trying to find out what year he studied and what university he went to, his qualifications were engineer civil. Huntly was born in 1823 At Bond street London he died in 1907 Australia...
Are there any listings....

Thanks ;D
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 11 July 16 15:29 BST (UK)
What year did he emigrate?
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: JenB on Monday 11 July 16 15:33 BST (UK)
Do you know for certain that he actually had a degree? Or is this an assumption?
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: JenB on Monday 11 July 16 15:38 BST (UK)
What year did he emigrate?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=750343.msg5983899#msg5983899
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 11 July 16 16:02 BST (UK)
There is no obvious entry for him on either the 1841 or 1851 census

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Huntly was born in 1823 At Bond street London

He was baptised 26.8.1828 so where did you get 1823 as his birthyear?  No birthdate shown on baptismal record
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: JenB on Monday 11 July 16 16:09 BST (UK)
He was baptised 26.8.1828 so where did you get 1823 as his birthyear?  No birthdate shown on baptismal record

It as suggested here http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=750343.msg5984344#msg5984344 that he was born 1821  :-\
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: CaroleW on Monday 11 July 16 16:50 BST (UK)
Hi Jen

I noticed that 1821 was based on his age at death but this has now been shown on current post as 1823 so wondered where it had come from.

I wonder whether the family emigrated pre-1841? 

Also wondered like you - where does info come from that he was at university in England?
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 11 July 16 17:41 BST (UK)
He may have gone to a technical college or a military college.
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: mazi on Monday 11 July 16 18:53 BST (UK)
The institute of civil engineers was founded in 1818, few if any of its presidents in the 1800s had qualifications, they started as apprentices or assistants to other engineers.

It was some time after the 1850s before universities began offering degree courses in engineering

Mike
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 11 July 16 19:05 BST (UK)
I'm trying to locate where a John Lockyer Huntly went to university in London, trying to find out what year he studied and what university he went to, his qualifications were engineer civil. Huntly was born in 1823 At Bond street London he died in 1907 Australia...
Are there any listings....

Thanks ;D
  Try looking at the web site of the Institute of Civil Engineers
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: Freya Ellingsen on Tuesday 12 July 16 07:17 BST (UK)
Thanks I will look, I know his birth date varies...He may of arrived in 1840 according to info from the historical society doc in MaCarthur, Victoria Australia. (have not found a entry so far) I also found a entry in a local book called "BORING - NOT LIKELY", written by Simone Dalton which states it is thought he went back to London to go to University his obit states in 1907 he was 86 ???


Thanks
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: Freya Ellingsen on Sunday 17 July 16 09:23 BST (UK)
No Joy here...
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: ShaunJ on Sunday 17 July 16 10:17 BST (UK)
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He was baptised 26.8.1828 so where did you get 1823 as his birthyear?  No birthdate shown on baptismal record

His birthdate was 15 March 1823 per the original baptism register.

Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: Freya Ellingsen on Sunday 17 July 16 10:49 BST (UK)
He was 86 in 1907, this is from his will, death notice and marriage.....
I know there is a baptism record on a well known site, which u may be referring to...
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: mazi on Sunday 17 July 16 12:31 BST (UK)
From university college London website, they founded the first engineering courses in the uk in 1841, at that time civil and mechanical  engineers were seen as one profession.

Mike
Title: Re: Universities in London student listings
Post by: LyonsD on Saturday 08 October 16 05:56 BST (UK)
Hi.  Just wondering what your interest is in my grgr-grandfather John Lockyer Huntly?