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'''Andrew Leslie''' (1818–1894) was a Scottish [[shipbuilder]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=49317|title=Leslie, Andrew|first=Anne Pimlott|last=Baker}}</ref> |
'''Andrew Leslie''' (1818–1894) was a Scottish [[shipbuilder]].<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=49317|title=Leslie, Andrew|first=Anne Pimlott|last=Baker}}</ref> |
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Born in 1818 in Garth, [[Dunrossness]],<ref name=root>{{cite web |url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-SHETLAND/2004-10/1096997451 |title=Andrew Leslie, Hebburn |publisher=Rootsweb |date=2004-10-05 |accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> [[Shetland]] to Christian Allison and Robert Leslie, Leslie later moved to [[Aberdeen]]. In 1853 Leslie relocated to [[Hebburn]] in [[North-East England]] where he founded the shipbuilding company [[A. Leslie and Company]].<ref>{{cite web |
Born in 1818 in Garth, [[Dunrossness]],<ref name=root>{{cite web |url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-SHETLAND/2004-10/1096997451 |title=Andrew Leslie, Hebburn |publisher=Rootsweb |date=2004-10-05 |accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> [[Shetland]] to Christian Allison and Robert Leslie, Leslie later moved to [[Aberdeen]]. In 1853 Leslie relocated to [[Hebburn]] in [[North-East England]] where he founded the shipbuilding company [[A. Leslie and Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.town-info.co.uk/England/County_Durham/Hebburn/Info.html |title=Local Information for Hebburn |publisher=Town Info |accessdate=2008-05-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108021252/http://www.town-info.co.uk/England/County_Durham/Hebburn/Info.html |archivedate=2010-01-08 }}</ref> When Andrew Leslie retired in 1886, A. Leslie and Company merged with the [[locomotive]] manufacturer [[R and W Hawthorn]] to create [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_hawthorn_shipbuilders_leith.htm |title=Hawthorn Shipbuilders |publisher=EdinPhoto |accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> |
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In Hebburn, Leslie largely funded St. Andrew's Church which opened in 1873 and built other buildings including homes for his workers, schools for their children.<ref name=root/> He was married to Maragret Leslie.<ref name=root/> Leslie also lived at Coxlodge Hall in [[Gosforth]]<ref>{{Cite web |
In Hebburn, Leslie largely funded St. Andrew's Church which opened in 1873 and built other buildings including homes for his workers, schools for their children.<ref name=root/> He was married to Maragret Leslie.<ref name=root/> Leslie also lived at Coxlodge Hall in [[Gosforth]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northumbrian-coast.co.uk/newcastle.htm |title=Newcastle upon Tyne |publisher=northumbrian-coast.co.uk |accessdate=2008-05-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726194938/http://www.northumbrian-coast.co.uk/newcastle.htm |archivedate=2008-07-26 }}</ref> |
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He died on 27 January 1894 aged 75. He is buried in a family plot at [[Rosebank Cemetery]] in [[Edinburgh]], against the west wall, near the north-west corner. |
He died on 27 January 1894 aged 75. He is buried in a family plot at [[Rosebank Cemetery]] in [[Edinburgh]], against the west wall, near the north-west corner. |
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Revision as of 09:24, 5 July 2017
Andrew Leslie (1818–1894) was a Scottish shipbuilder.[1]
Born in 1818 in Garth, Dunrossness,[2] Shetland to Christian Allison and Robert Leslie, Leslie later moved to Aberdeen. In 1853 Leslie relocated to Hebburn in North-East England where he founded the shipbuilding company A. Leslie and Company.[3] When Andrew Leslie retired in 1886, A. Leslie and Company merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company.[4]
In Hebburn, Leslie largely funded St. Andrew's Church which opened in 1873 and built other buildings including homes for his workers, schools for their children.[2] He was married to Maragret Leslie.[2] Leslie also lived at Coxlodge Hall in Gosforth[5]
He died on 27 January 1894 aged 75. He is buried in a family plot at Rosebank Cemetery in Edinburgh, against the west wall, near the north-west corner.
References
- ^ Baker, Anne Pimlott. "Leslie, Andrew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49317. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c "Andrew Leslie, Hebburn". Rootsweb. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Local Information for Hebburn". Town Info. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Hawthorn Shipbuilders". EdinPhoto. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "Newcastle upon Tyne". northumbrian-coast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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