Person Russell; John Scott (1808 - 1882) Russell John Scott 1808 - 1882 Male Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland 08 May 1808 Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire 08 June 1882

Sydenham Hill (1849); 19 John Street, Adelphi, London (1849)

Civil engineer Education: MA Career: Manager of a large ship building firm, Greenock; moved to London (1844); promoter of the Great Exhibition (1851); worked in ship building on the Thames; involved with Isambard Kingdom Brunel (FRS 1830) in building the steamship 'Great Eastern' (1854-1857) Memberships: FRSE; MICE Eldest son of Rev David Russell Fellow 07/06/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1882-1883 vol 34 pp xv-xvii signed by P S International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 8 May 1808 - 8 Jun 1882 NA5548 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45061037 6a313876-650a-40b9-9533-01ddef123067