Background
WALTON, Frederick Thomas Granville was born in 1840. Son of William Walton of Hampton, Middlesex.
WALTON, Frederick Thomas Granville was born in 1840. Son of William Walton of Hampton, Middlesex.
Privately.
Began his professional career as a pupil of R. Johnson, chief engineer, G. N. Rly. 1861; served on that railway until 1868, when he went out to India in the service of the Oudh and Rohilkhund Rly. Company, and was employed on the construction of that line until it was purchased by Govt, in 1889.
He then entered Govt, service as Engineer-inChief of the same railway until 1896, when he was sent to construct the railway bridge over the Godavari River on the E. C. Rly. Among other bridges he has constructed the following: Raingunga, Bareilly. Ramgunga, Moradabad; Kosi, Rampur.
Dufferin Bridge, Benares. Godavari Rajamundry.
Member of Institution of Civil Engineers.
Spouse 1877, Charlotte Eliza, 2nddaughter of Sir Cusack Roney.