Researching Herbert Garratt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3038 people with the Garratt surname? In that year Garratt was ranked number 1335 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Herbert means "Bright, excellent army or ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Herbert Garratt on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Herbert Garratt and the Garratt Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3836 people with the Garratt surname in the UK? Garratt is now ranked number 1495 for popularity in the UK. |
Garratt Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Herbert Garratt
Herbert William Garratt
Herbert William Garratt (8 June 1864 – 25 September 1913) was an English mechanical engineer and the inventor of the Garratt system of articulated locomotives.
Garratt began his engineering career by serving an apprenticeship under John Carter Park, then locomotive superintendent of the North London Railway, from 1879 to 1882 at the North London Railway Bow works. He gained further experience at Doxford's marine engineering works in Sunderland and later as an inspector for Sir Charles Fox and Sir Alexander Rendel. Garratt joined the Argentine Central Railway in 1889, where he became Locomotive Superintendent in 1892, and between 1900 and 1906 he worked for railways in Cuba, Lagos, and Lima (Peru). In 1902, Garratt was elected to membership of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He returned to England in 1906, taking on a role inspecting locomotives built for the New South Wales Government Railways by British manufacturers.
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