Robert Lindsay Galloway
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Robert Lindsay Galloway (22 February 1844 - 24 February 1908) Mining Engineer and Author, son of William Galloway (1799-1854), Paisley
Shawl Manufacturer and Coal Master and Margaret Lindsay (1818-1902) daughter of Thomas Lindsay, Glasgow
brewer
. was born in Paisley
, Scotland
and qualified as a certificated colliery manager and Member of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
at Ryton on Tyne 6 Dec 1873. Although he maintained his occupation as a mining engineer and colliery manager in the Newcastle
area and in Scotland, he became better known during his lifetime and since as an historian, specialising in writing about the mining industry and the steam engine
.
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
In 1880 his book 'The Steam Engine and its Inventors' was published.
In 1882 his 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' was printed, with an Introduction and Index being added to the 1969 edition by Baron F. Duckham.. This volume is widely used as a reference book.
A Mining Exhibition was held from 1st - 24th September 1885 at Burnbank Drill Halls, Glasgow
which Robert helped to organise. He also wrote the 'Review of the Progressive Improvements of Mining in Scotland' as an introduction to the exhibition catalogue
His two volumes of the 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade' are frequently referred to by other historians with regard to Steam Engines, Mining and mine disasters and Trade Union movements, etc. Vol. I was originally printed in 1898 and Vol II in 1904, and both were reprinted in 1971.
In 1906 papers of his relating to the history of the coal
trade
and the invention
of the steam engine
were published
, mining engineer and professor of mining at the University College of Wales in Cardiff
.
He married Elizabeth Baird, daughter of James Baird, farmer of Sorn, Ayrshire
on 14 November 1871. They had two sons, William Galloway born 1872 in Newcastle
and James Baird Galloway born in 1874 at Gateshead
. His wife and younger son both died in 1875, so his son William was brought up by his maternal grandparents in Sorn, and also went into farming, moving to Essex
, England to live.
His half-brother John Galloway of Ayrshire and younger brothers, T. Lindsay Galloway
of Kintyre and James Jack Galloway of Glasgow, were also coal masters. John's son James William Galloway(Coalmaster) of Ayrshire and Sir William's son Christian Francis John Galloway(Mining engineer and author) of Cardiff
being the only ones in the next generation to continue in the industry.
Robert died 24 February 1908 at Bridge of Allan
, Stirlingshire
, Scotland
.
Paisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
Shawl Manufacturer and Coal Master and Margaret Lindsay (1818-1902) daughter of Thomas Lindsay, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
brewer
Brewer
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. was born in Paisley
Paisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Mining Career
Robert was a mining engineer and Coal Master, employing 5 men, in 1871 at Sorn, Ayrshire, aged 27. After his marriage he moved to County DurhamCounty Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and qualified as a certificated colliery manager and Member of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
The North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers is a British institution dedicated to the research and preservation of knowledge relating to mining and mechanical engineering...
at Ryton on Tyne 6 Dec 1873. Although he maintained his occupation as a mining engineer and colliery manager in the Newcastle
Newcastle
Newcastle commonly refers to:*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom*Newcastle, New South Wales, a city in AustraliaNewcastle or New Castle may also refer to:-Australia:...
area and in Scotland, he became better known during his lifetime and since as an historian, specialising in writing about the mining industry and the steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
.
Literary Career
On the 30th April 1879 he presented 'Earliest records connected with the working of coal on the banks of the River Tyne' to a meeting of the Society of AntiquariesSociety of Antiquaries
Society of Antiquaries can refer to:*Society of Antiquaries of London*Society of Antiquaries of Scotland*Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne*Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland...
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
In 1880 his book 'The Steam Engine and its Inventors' was published.
In 1882 his 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' was printed, with an Introduction and Index being added to the 1969 edition by Baron F. Duckham.. This volume is widely used as a reference book.
A Mining Exhibition was held from 1st - 24th September 1885 at Burnbank Drill Halls, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
which Robert helped to organise. He also wrote the 'Review of the Progressive Improvements of Mining in Scotland' as an introduction to the exhibition catalogue
His two volumes of the 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade' are frequently referred to by other historians with regard to Steam Engines, Mining and mine disasters and Trade Union movements, etc. Vol. I was originally printed in 1898 and Vol II in 1904, and both were reprinted in 1971.
In 1906 papers of his relating to the history of the coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
and the invention
Invention
An invention is a novel composition, device, or process. An invention may be derived from a pre-existing model or idea, or it could be independently conceived, in which case it may be a radical breakthrough. In addition, there is cultural invention, which is an innovative set of useful social...
of the steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
were published
Family
Robert was the younger brother of Sir William GallowaySir William Galloway
Sir William Galloway was the eldest son of William Galloway , JP, Paisley shawl manufacturer and coal and iron master of Paisley, Scotland and his second wife Margaret Lindsay , daughter of Thomas Lindsay, brewer of Glasgow. He was educated firstly in Scotland, then in Germany and London...
, mining engineer and professor of mining at the University College of Wales in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
.
He married Elizabeth Baird, daughter of James Baird, farmer of Sorn, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
on 14 November 1871. They had two sons, William Galloway born 1872 in Newcastle
Newcastle
Newcastle commonly refers to:*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom*Newcastle, New South Wales, a city in AustraliaNewcastle or New Castle may also refer to:-Australia:...
and James Baird Galloway born in 1874 at Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
. His wife and younger son both died in 1875, so his son William was brought up by his maternal grandparents in Sorn, and also went into farming, moving to Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England to live.
His half-brother John Galloway of Ayrshire and younger brothers, T. Lindsay Galloway
T. Lindsay Galloway
T. Lindsay Galloway MA, FRSE. FGS, AMInst, MInstME was the youngest son of William Galloway shawl manufacturer and coal master of Paisley, Scotland and Margaret Lindsay...
of Kintyre and James Jack Galloway of Glasgow, were also coal masters. John's son James William Galloway(Coalmaster) of Ayrshire and Sir William's son Christian Francis John Galloway(Mining engineer and author) of Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
being the only ones in the next generation to continue in the industry.
Robert died 24 February 1908 at Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Regional Council....
, Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a registration county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the former county town. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-west.Until 1975 it was a county...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Bibliograph
- Galloway R.L. 'The Steam Engine and its Inventors' 1880 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MttS8B8PI-AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=robert+lindsay+galloway&hl=en&ei=QzPGTsTEDIau8QOOxZSSAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
- Galloway Robert L. 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade'. Vol I. The Colliery Guardian Company Limited, London 1898, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd 1971 ISBN 0 7153 4980 5http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GFsZ_gAACAAJ&dq=robert+lindsay+galloway&hl=en&ei=QzPGTsTEDIau8QOOxZSSAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y
- Galloway Robert L. 'Annals of Coal Mining and the Coal Trade' Vol II. The Colliery Guardian Company Limited, London 1904, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd. 1971 ISBN 0 7153 5147 8 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PCAJAQAAMAAJ&q=robert+lindsay+galloway&dq=robert+lindsay+galloway&hl=en&ei=QzPGTsTEDIau8QOOxZSSAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y
- Galloway Robert Lindsay 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' A.M. Kelley 1882, Read Books Design 2010 ISBN 1445551985, 978145551982.http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4YmUokZ3HowC&dq=robert+lindsay+galloway&hl=en&ei=QzPGTsTEDIau8QOOxZSSAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y
External links
- http://thepeerage.com/p22109.htm Robert Lindsay Galloway
- http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/google-steam.html listing books available on Google Books about Steam Engines
- http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=lcsubc&key=Coal%20mines%20and%20mining%20--%20Great%20Britain&c=x On line books on mining
- http://www.mininginstitute.org.uk/library/categories/Rivers.html list of papers held at the NEIMME including: Galloway Robert L. 'Earliest records connected with the working of coal on the banks of the River Tyne' Newcastle on Tyne Andrew Reid. 1879
- http://www.jstor.org/pss/2120709Cheap Coals or the Limitation of the Vend? The London Coal Trade by William J. Hausman
- http://www.archive.org/stream/miningengineer23goog/miningengineer23goog_djvu.txt The Mining Engineer
- http://www.dmm-gallery.org.uk/transime/u13-m.htm Durham Mining Museum, list of Mining Engineers
- http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/w076.htm Source of information used for Whitehaven Colliery report
- http://www.enotes.com/topic/History_of_coal_mining Bibliography - Britain.
- http://www.mininginstitute.org.uk/library/categories/Railways.html NEIMME listing of books regarding Railways.