Marriott Ogle Tarbotton MICE, FGS, FRMS, was born in

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on 6 December 1834 and died in Nottingham on 6 March 1887. He was Borough Engineer for

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from 1859.

Career

Tarbotton was Borough Engineer at

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from 1855 until he was appointed to the same position in Nottingham in 1859, a position he held until 1880 when he was succeeded by his assistant

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. He was awarded membership in the

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in 1862. He culverted the

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, a source of disease outbreaks. He also planned and oversaw the construction of the underground sewerage system for the city, the first outside London. He was responsible for the design of

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and

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. He was engineer to the Nottingham Gas Company. In 1866 he provided a viaduct over the

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. He was a member of the British Meteorological Society and published detailed weather observations in Nottingham over 12 years.The meteorology of Nottingham for the past 12 years, 1867 to 1878 inclusive ... Marriott Ogle Tarbotton

Personal life

Tarbotton 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 (married

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) first son of Revd. Samuel John Hill *Lilian Mary Tarbotton 1863 - 1931 (married Samuel Charles Hill) second son of Revd. Samuel John Hill * Harold Ogle Tarbotton 1869 - 1947 In 1851 he was living in

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in the house of Harry J Hebert (Civil Engineer). In 1871 he was living a
30 Newstead Grove in Nottingham
By 1881 he was living in South Road, The Park, Nottingham.

References

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