Person Common; Andrew Ainslie (1841 - 1903) Common Andrew Ainslie 1841 - 1903 British Male Oxford Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England 07 August 1841 His house, 63 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex 02/06/1903 19030602 Burial: Golder's Green, London (cremated)

63 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex (1885)

Celestial photography; astronomer; merchant Astronomy Career: Entered his uncle's firm, Matthew Hall and Co, sanitary engineers; photographed stars. After his uncle's death in 1878 he took over the company and manged it until his retirement in 1890. involved with Ealing firm of Ottaway & Co. in developing improved optical gunsights for the British army and navy. Memberships: FRAS; president of the astronomy section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 1900-1903; awarded an honorary LLD from University of St Andrews in 1891; Son of Thomas Common, surgeon, of Newcastle; married Ann Matthews of Gayton, Norfolk 18 July 1867; one son, three daughters Fellow 04/06/1885 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 313-318 signed by H H T ©The Royal Society 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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-7859 7 Aug 1841 - 2 Jun 1903 NA6681 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/17979105 7c517dfd-4845-4f1d-a94c-a39eddf925ee