William Crichton (engineer)
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William Crichton (29 November 1827 – 10 April 1889) was a Scottish engineer and shipbuilder who spent most of his career in Turku, located in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Crichton moved to Turku at the age of 23 to lead a steam engine construction project at Cowie and Eriksson, a local engineering company. After two years, he moved to Helsinki to work for Fiskars, but because of the Crimean War he was arrested due to his nationality and transferred to Saint Petersburg. He was soon released with help from family connections and he remained working for Izhorsk Works for eight years.
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William Crichton, född 29 mars 1827 i Leith i Skottland, död 10 april 1889 i Åbo, var en skotsk-finländsk industriman. Crichton anställdes som maskinkonstruktör 1850 vid en mekanisk verkstad i Åbo, vilken hade grundats av skotten . Crichton gifte sig med Anne Elisabeth Owen 1854 i Sankt Petersburg. Hon var dotter till Samuel Owen d.y., vars fader Samuel Owen d.ä. var också svärfar till Cowie. Makarna Crichton ligger begravda i familjegraven i Åbo.
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William Crichton (engineer)
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William Crichton
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William Crichton
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1889-04-10
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Cameo head and shoulder portrait of William Crichton
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*Great Golden Medal with Stanislaus ribbons
*Order of Saint Stanislaus
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George
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William
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Alfred
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John Allan
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Alexander Owen
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James Dunlop
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Rurik
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Anne Mary
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Fanny Julin
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Lilly Vera
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Louisa Gifford Elisabeth
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engineer
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Annie Elizabeth née Owen
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William Crichton (29 November 1827 – 10 April 1889) was a Scottish engineer and shipbuilder who spent most of his career in Turku, located in the Grand Duchy of Finland. Crichton moved to Turku at the age of 23 to lead a steam engine construction project at Cowie and Eriksson, a local engineering company. After two years, he moved to Helsinki to work for Fiskars, but because of the Crimean War he was arrested due to his nationality and transferred to Saint Petersburg. He was soon released with help from family connections and he remained working for Izhorsk Works for eight years. In 1862, Crichton returned to Turku after receiving an offer to buy half of Cowie & Eriksson Company. The company was renamed W:m Crichton & C:o and under Crichton's leadership it developed into the largest company in Turku. The company built predominantly ships and steam engines and its main customer was the Imperial Russian Navy. Crichton led the company until his death in 1889. He was survived by twelve children who soon sold the company to investors. Crichton's name remained in use until 1965.
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William Crichton, född 29 mars 1827 i Leith i Skottland, död 10 april 1889 i Åbo, var en skotsk-finländsk industriman. Crichton anställdes som maskinkonstruktör 1850 vid en mekanisk verkstad i Åbo, vilken hade grundats av skotten . Crichton gifte sig med Anne Elisabeth Owen 1854 i Sankt Petersburg. Hon var dotter till Samuel Owen d.y., vars fader Samuel Owen d.ä. var också svärfar till Cowie. Makarna Crichton ligger begravda i familjegraven i Åbo. Crichton arbetade 1854–1862 vid Isjorskverken i Kolpino. Därefter återvände han till Åbo och blev 1863 hälftenägare i den mekaniska verkstaden, som därefter kom att heta W:m Crichton & Co.. Affärerna gick bra eftersom ryska marindepartementet gjorde stora beställningar hos honom, särskilt på torpedbåtar. Ångbåtar var emellertid företagets specialitet, särskilt sedan verkstaden utvidgats genom köp av Åbo gamla varv 1882. Efter en konkurs bildades aktiebolaget Crichton, som 1924 slogs samman med varvet Vulcan Ab till Crichton-Vulcan. Det ägdes från 1931 av Maskin och Bro i Helsingfors, vilket i sin tur 1935 köptes av Wärtsilä.
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*Scott, Sinclair & Company
*Shotts Iron Company
*Robert Napier and Sons
*engineer on SS Royal Victoria and SS Isabella Napier
*Cowie & Eriksson
*Fiskars
*Izhorskiye Zavody
*W:m Crichton & C:o
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