Person: WORTH, R. Hansford, C.E., F.G.S. (1868-1950)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Richard George Hansford WORTH C.E., F.G.S.

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

occasional lantern lecturer

Main period of activity

1900s-10s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1868

born at

Plymouth, Devon, England

1893-1902

resident

4 Seaton Avenue, Mutley, Plymouth, Devon, England

31 March 1901

~33

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13.2094/33/19
– occupation “Civil Engineer”

14 February 1905

~37

lecturer

The scientific uses of photography (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 14 February 1905)

9 April 1907

~39

lecturer

Rainfall in Devonshire (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 9 April 1907)

18 February 1908

~40

lecturer

A tour in Ireland (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 18 February 1908)

8 December 1908

~41

lecturer

The geology of the English Channel (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 8 December 1908)

11 January 1910

~42

lecturer

The Stanneries (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 11 January 1910)

1911-1950

resident

32 Thornhill Road, Plymouth, Devon, England

2 April 1911

~43

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14.12952/335
– occupation “Civil Engineer”

7 April 1914

~46

lecturer

Peat (lantern lecture, Torquay, Devon, England, 7 April 1914)

11 November 1950

~82

died at

Plymouth, Devon, England

11 April 1951

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1951 U-Z p.702

Lucerna ID 6004933

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 17 January 2018

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Person: WORTH, R. Hansford, C.E., F.G.S. (1868-1950)