He was a grandson of mining engineer Thomas Sopwith. He was the son of a mining engineer. Allyn Joslyn was born in Milford, Pennsylvania, the son of a mining engineer. He also worked as a mining engineer. The Mines Inspectorate began an enquiry, chaired by the mining engineer William Galloway. The mine was named after mining engineer Robert Henderson. Ricketts Hovse was funded by and named for mining engineer L. D. Ricketts. His father was a coal mining engineer. He later became a mining engineer and lawman. In 1905, Anna remarried, this time to mining engineer Frank Spare, originally from Pennsylvania. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer. Hoover was a professional mining engineer and author. His paternal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Redmayne, a civil and mining engineer. She left the Merseyside area after she married Paul Dorries, a mining engineer. Vettriano left school at 16 and later became an apprentice mining engineer.