MACNEILL, TELFORD

Engineer. According to the English census of 1881, Telford Macneill, one of the three sons of Sir JOHN MACNEILL JOHN MACNEILL , was born at Stow, Northampton, England, circa 1834. He made plans for improvements to Dundalk harbour some time before 1863.(1) He was engineer to the Belfast Central Railway jointly with his father from 1868 to 1872 and on his own from 1873 to 1875.(2) He is said to have designed the railway station at Ballynahinch, Co. Down.(3) Towards the end of his life he moved to England. The census, taken on 3 April 1881, records him as a forty-seven year old unmarried engineer, living as 'head' lodger at 3 Spring Gardens, London.

References

Information in this entry unless otherwise attributed is from the obituary of Sir John MacNeill in Min.Proc.Inst.CE 73 (1882-3), 361-367.

(1) DB 5, 1 Aug 1863, 131.
(2) Jones transcripts from Thom's directories.
(3) Report on station made to UAHS committee, Feb 1972 (B of I).

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Building:	CO. DOWN, BALLYNAHINCH, RAILWAY STATION
Date:	1858ca?
Nature:	Said to have been designed by TM.
Refs:	H. Dixon

Building:	CO. LOUTH, DUNDALK, HARBOUR
Date:	1863a
Nature:	Proposed improvement.
Refs:	DB 5, 1 Aug 1863, 131 (see DB 5, 15 Jun 1853, 6)