Marriott Ogle Tarbotton
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Marriott Ogle Tarbotton was born in Leeds
on 6 December 1834 and died in Nottingham on 6 March 1887. He was Borough Engineer for Nottingham
from 1859.
from 1855 until he was appointed to the same position in Nottingham in 1859, a position he held until 1880.
He was awarded membership in the Institution of Civil Engineers
in 1862.
He culverted the River Leen
, a source of disease outbreaks. He also planned and oversaw the construction of the underground sewerage system for the city, the first outside of London.
He was responsible for the design of Trent Bridge
and Papplewick Pumping Station
.
He was engineer to the Nottingham Gas Company.
He was a member of the British Meteorological Society
and published detailed weather observations in Nottingham over 12 years.
He married Emma Maria Stanfield (ca. 1832 - 1915) on 8 September 1857.
They had children:
In 1851 he was living in Northallerton
in the house of Harry J Hebert (Civil Engineer). In 1871 he was living at http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=30+Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4GZ,+United+Kingdom&sll=52.962097,-1.152994&sspn=0.006941,0.016544&g=Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4GZ,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=30+Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.96181,-1.153522&spn=0.006992,0.016544&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.961771,-1.153661&panoid=1M7pu_NJeHneBoQ6eOVI4Q&cbp=12,355.91,,0,-1.330 Newstead Grove in Nottingham]. By 1881 he was living in South Road, The Park, Nottingham.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
on 6 December 1834 and died in Nottingham on 6 March 1887. He was Borough Engineer for Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
from 1859.
Career
He was Borough Engineer at WakefieldWakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
from 1855 until he was appointed to the same position in Nottingham in 1859, a position he held until 1880.
He was awarded membership in the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Founded on 2 January 1818, the Institution of Civil Engineers is an independent professional association, based in central London, representing civil engineering. Like its early membership, the majority of its current members are British engineers, but it also has members in more than 150...
in 1862.
He culverted the River Leen
River Leen
The River Leen rises in the Robin Hood Hills just outside Kirkby-in-Ashfield. It then flows through the grounds of Newstead Abbey, skirts Hucknall, goes through Papplewick and on through Bestwood Country Park, and following the route of the Leen Valley into suburban and urban Nottingham, passing...
, a source of disease outbreaks. He also planned and oversaw the construction of the underground sewerage system for the city, the first outside of London.
He was responsible for the design of Trent Bridge
Trent Bridge (bridge)
Trent Bridge is an iron and stone road bridge across the River Trent in Nottingham, England. It is the principal river crossing for entrance to the city from the south, although the upstream Clifton Bridge is both larger and busier.-Medieval bridge:...
and Papplewick Pumping Station
Papplewick Pumping Station
Papplewick Pumping Station, in the Nottinghamshire village of Papplewick, was built by Nottingham Corporation Water Department between 1881 and 1885 to pump water from the Bunter sandstone to provide drinking water to the City of Nottingham.-Construction:...
.
He was engineer to the Nottingham Gas Company.
He was a member of the British Meteorological Society
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
and published detailed weather observations in Nottingham over 12 years.
Personal life
He was the eldest son of Samuel Tarbotton (1801 - 1850), Druggist and Drysalter and his wife Grace Ogle (1802-1884).He married Emma Maria Stanfield (ca. 1832 - 1915) on 8 September 1857.
They had children:
- Minnie Grace Tarbotton 1861 - 1920
- Lilian Mary Tarbotton 1863 -
- Harold Ogle Tarbotton 1869 -
In 1851 he was living in Northallerton
Northallerton
Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...
in the house of Harry J Hebert (Civil Engineer). In 1871 he was living at http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=30+Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4GZ,+United+Kingdom&sll=52.962097,-1.152994&sspn=0.006941,0.016544&g=Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4GZ,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=30+Newstead+Grove,+Nottingham+NG1+4,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.96181,-1.153522&spn=0.006992,0.016544&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.961771,-1.153661&panoid=1M7pu_NJeHneBoQ6eOVI4Q&cbp=12,355.91,,0,-1.330 Newstead Grove in Nottingham]. By 1881 he was living in South Road, The Park, Nottingham.