Engineer, of Drogheda and Wicklow. According to his 1911 census return, John Pansing was born in Cork in 1848 or 1849. He served his apprenticeship with Grendon & Co., Drogheda, from 1865 to 1872, and then worked for eight years as assistant to the county surveyor of Louth, PARKE NEVILLE PARKE NEVILLE . In 1880 he moved to Co. Wicklow to work under WILLIAM GEORGE STRYPE WILLIAM GEORGE STRYPE on various projects, which included the construction of the East Pier at Wicklow, the Wicklow waterworks, and works at the harbours of Bray and Greystones. He was appointed an assistant county surveyor for Co. Wicklow in 1885 and town surveyor for Wicklow Town in 1900. He died at the age of sixty-seven on 18 March 1917. At the time of the 1911 census he had been married to his wife, Anne Jane (née Kennedy) for thirty-three years, and had nine children.
ICEI: elected associate member, 1902.
Address: Church Street, Wicklow, 1900; Church Hill, Wicklow, <=1901- >=1911.
See WORKS.
References
All information in this entry not otherwise attributed is from the 1911 census of Ireland, http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ (last visited Nov 2009), from ICEI membership applications, III, 146 (NLI microfilm, Pos. 9385), and from the obituary of Pansing in TICEI 43 (1916-1917), 220.
IB 42, 15 Jul 1900, 423.
www.familysearch.org.
IB 42, 15 Feb 1900, 281.
17 work entries listed in chronological order for PANSING, JOHN
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CO. WICKLOW, MILLTOWN, HOUSES (004) |
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1885 |
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4 labourers' cottages for Rathdown Union. Completed by contractor, Feb 1885, 'the first completed under the Labourers Act in Ireland'. Contractor: Michael Clarke?
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Wicklow Newsletter, 28 Feb, 23,30 May 1885, 15 Jan 1887.
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CO. WICKLOW, KILPOOLE HOUSE |
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1895 |
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Tenders invited for enlargement of same. For John Hope, Esq. |
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Wicklow Newletter, 2 Mar 1895
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CO. WICKLOW, BOLARNEY HOUSE |
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1895 |
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Proposed alts. & adds; tenders to be submitted to William Speares, Coollattin estate. |
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Wicklow Newsletter 39, 8 Jun 1895
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CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, HARBOUR |
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1900 |
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Works, including rebuilding of North Quay wall, new quay wall and adjoining quay and road, for Wicklow Harbour Commissioners. |
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IB 42, 15 Jul,15 Nov 1900, 425,546
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CO. WICKLOW, ARKLOW, HARBOUR |
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1901 |
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Repairs to south breakwater (and?) quay wall. For Arklow Harbour Commissioners. |
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IB 43, 29 Aug 1901, 844
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CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, SEWERAGE |
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1901;1903;1904 |
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Sewerage including works in Bridge St, Wentworth Place & South Quay. For Wicklow UDC. Contractor for 1901 work: W. Carroll, Summerhill, Wicklow. |
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IB43, 5 Dec 1901, 966; 45, 31 Dec 1903, 3078; 46, 22 Oct,17 Dec 1904, 719,870
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CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, MARKET HOUSE |
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1906 |
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Tenders invited for erecting new roof & other works. For Wicklow UDC. |
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Wicklow Newsletter, 27 Jan 1906; IB 48, 10 Feb 1906, 110.
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CO. DUBLIN, FOXROCK, DRAINAGE |
| Date: |
1906 |
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With P.F. Comber. Work started 1 Oct 1906. For Rathdown RDC. Contractor: P. Dowd, Drury St. |
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IB 48, 14,28 Jul,6,20 Oct 1906, 545,618,822,861
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CO. WICKLOW, WICKLOW, HOUSES |
| Date: |
51 |
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JP to find sites for labourers' cottages and to submit plans.. |
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IB 51, 20 Mar 1909, 178
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