Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
Engineers may have trained at a university. See University Records.
Engineers may be employed by local councils as municipal surveyors. See Municipal Officers.
See Business Records.
Also see Inventors.
Also see Designers.
Also see Public Infrastructure Records.
AUSTRALIAN JOINT COPYING PROJECT - REGISTERS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY: ENGINEERS: COLONIAL TRADE 1877-1921 (BT 140)
These include
The entries give name, date and place of certification as 1st or 2nd class engineer, place of birth and year of birth.
See under British Government.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS PUBLIC REGISTER
This register includes structural, civil, mechanical, electrical and fire safety engineers.
https://registers.consumer.vic.gov.au/PEsearch
ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL ENGINEERING REGISTER
Engineers in Australia may have been members of British institutions.
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE - PROCEEDINGS OF THE VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS 1883-1948
https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/104
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, CIVIL ENGINEER LISTS, 1818-1930
These are membership lists of the Institution of Civil Engineers. They were published in volumes that came out several times a year. The lists contain the engineer's name, election year, location, and professional position held. These are seachable and may be browsed.
https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3787/
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, CIVIL ENGINEER RECORDS, 1820-1930
This collection contains documents relating to membership in the Institution of Civil Engineers. These are seachable and may be browsed.
https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=3585
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, CIVIL ENGINEER PHOTOGRAPHS, 1829-1923
This collection contains photographs of members of the Institution of Civil Engineers, with digitized images of both the front and back of the photo. They are seachable and may be browsed.
https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/3777/
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER LISTS, 1871-1930
The Institution of Engineering and Technology was founded in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers and later became the Institution of Electrical Engineers. This collection includes printed annual lists with the names of members, their level of membership, and current working address. It also includes the Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (1902). These are seachable and may be browsed.
https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/9057/
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER MEMBERSHIP FORMS, 1871-1901
The Institution of Engineering and Technology was founded in 1871 as the Society of Telegraph Engineers and later became the Institution of Electrical Engineers. These are seachable and may be browsed.
https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/9058/
FINDMYPAST - BRITAIN, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS 1899-1968
The Institution of Electrical Engineers was a professional organisation representing the rising fields of manufacturing, electronics, and information technology. Its origins go back to 1871, when it was founded as the Society of Telegraph Engineers, reflecting the era’s most advanced communication technology. By 1890, the institution had grown to 1,760 members, and by 1919 that number had reached 7,792.The information was gathered by ‘Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History’ by using the Institution of Electrical Engineers publications.
https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/britain-institution-of-electrical-engineers
ANCESTRY - UNITED KINGDOM, MECHANICAL ENGINEER RECORDS, 1847-1938
This database contains documents relating to membership in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. These are seachable and may be browsed.
https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=3149
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE
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