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John "Jack" Lundie

John "Jack" Lundie[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Male 1857 - 1931  (73 years)


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  • Name John "Jack" Lundie 
    Nickname Jack 
    Birth 14 Dec 1857  Arbroath,Forfarshire,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Feb 1931  New York,New York,United States of America., Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15] 
    Burial Ashes Buried In Oakland Cemetery,Dallas,Texas, Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Person ID I16198  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2026 

    Father James Lundie,   b. 29 Jun 1814, St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1868, Dundee,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Anne Wannan Honeyman,   b. 6 Jul 1831, Dundee,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1900, Dundee,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 6 Dec 1853  St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18, 19] 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Iona Oakley Gorham,   b. 1871, Galvaston,Texas,United States., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1925, ,,United States of America., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Children 
     1. Maude Lundie,   b. Abt 1897, ,Missouri,United States of America., Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Belle Lundie,   b. Abt 1898, ,Missouri,United States of America., Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F302713441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Alice Eddy,   b. 24 Mar 1878, Jonesville,,,Michigan,USA. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F302713442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 

  • Notes 
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    • Dr John Lundie, Bsc. Dsc. He appears in the "Dictionary of American Biography", described as an Engineer and Inventor. Born on 14th December, 1857, in Arbroath, the son of James Lundie and Anne Honeyman. He went to school at Dundee high school, graduating in 1873; spent four years on the office of the harbour engineer of the port of Dundee; went to study at Edinburgh University, graduating Bsc in «b»1880«/b», with a first prize in mathematical physics. He moved to the United States of America soon after, and was heavily involved in the building of railways.

      He worked on many projects including the building of table rock tunnel; laying out the first low-level drainage system for Chicago; power handling of freight on the central Georgia Railway; the London Metropolitan Railway; using electric power on the Isthmus of Panama (in conjunction with the General Electric Company) and directing the affairs of the Panama-American Corporation. He developed a theory of "rapid acceleration" concerning the movement of trains, for which he presented a thesis at the University of Edinburgh in 1902, entitled "The economics of Train Movement", and being awarded a Doctorate of Science. From this thesis comes the "Lundie formula", which is concerned with train resistance. In the course of this work he obtained several patents including: the Lundie Ventilated Rheostat (Patent No 687,569 Nov 26 1901) and the Lundie Tie Plate (Patent No. 1065696, June 1913). Subsequent to these inventions John founded the Lundie Engineering Corporation, of which he was president. In 1921 h
      John was twice married. His first wife, Iona Oakley Gorham, whom he married in 1906, died in 1925. In 1929 he married Mrs Alice Eddy Snowden, the widow of Dr. Albert A Snowden. John died on 9th February 1931, in New York.
      Source: History of the Clan Lundy...p439

      Engineer. He compiled a Family tree. Buried in USA
      Source: Andrew O Thompson's Genealogy

      Naturalised: 1890 Cook County, Illinois, USA.

      On «b»29 Mar 1894«/b» a John Lundie arrived in New York aboard the ship, «i»Teutonic«/i», from Liverpool, England, and gave his occupation as a civil engineer.

      The «b»1910 United States Census«/b» shows a John Lundie living in Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York but give his date of immigration as 1880. His occupation is given as «b»civil enginee«/b»r. The only members of the household to be listed are John Lundie 52 and his wife Iowa [transcription error?] G Lundie 35.

      The «b»1920«/b» «b»United States Census «/b»shows a John Lundie living at Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York. By this time he is 62 years old. His occupation is given as «b»"consulting engineer, general practice«/b»". The household consists of John Lundie 62, Irene G Lundie 48, (his wife), two children: Maude 23 and Belle Lundie 22; and two servants
      Bessie Brown 27, and Fannie Morgan 24.

      On «b»13 Oct 1929 «/b»there is a record of a John Lundie and his wife, Alice, arriving in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on board the ship the «i»Empress of Canada«/i», having departed from New York, USA. He gave his address in the USA as 7142 Eagleston Ave, Chicago, Ill, USA.
      «b»
      1930«/b» «b»United States Census«/b» shows a John Lundie living in Manhattan, New York, New York aged 72 years old. The household now includes only John Lundie 72 and Alice Lundie 52. However the occupation of this John Lundie is given as "«b»physician, medicine«/b»"

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, (Ancestry database), 13 Oct 1929 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S387] 1910 United States Federal Census., Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1027; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 721; Image: 737. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S692] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Ancestry database.), Year: 1894; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_624; Line: 21; . Page Number: 22 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1204] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Ancestry database.), Year: 1894; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_624; Line: 21; . Page Number: 22 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1098] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920;Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1198; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 572; Image: 370. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S346] 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com), : Parish: Arbroath; ED: 10; Line: 21; Year: 1861. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S693] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, (Ancestry database), 13 Oct 1929 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S392] 1871 Scottish Census, Parish: Dundee; ED: 5; Line: 13; Year: 1871. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S139] Lundie, Watson.

    10. [S386] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920;Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1198; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 572; Image: 370. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S1012] Lundie, Watson.

    12. [S1099] 1910 United States Federal Census., Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1027; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 721; Image: 737. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1203] Lundie, Watson. E-mail 3 July 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S694] Lundie, Watson. E-mail 3 July 2007 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S401] Smith, Robert Alan Lundie, History of the Clan Lundy, Lundie, Lundin, (Glasgow, Grimsay, 2005), P 439 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S695] Per Lundie Geneaology.

    17. [S37] Batch M112744 & M113194.

    18. [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, St Vigeans ANGUS 319/ 0050 0400 (Reliability: 3).

    19. [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, Barry ANGUS 274/ 0020 0312 (Reliability: 3).


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