David Alan StevensonFRSE, F.I.C.E., FRSGS (7 February 1891 – 22 December 1971) was a lighthouse engineer from the famous Stevenson lighthouse-builder family[1] and noted amateur philatelist.
In 1911, he was living with his family at 28 Douglas Crescent.[8]
In World War I, he served as a captain in the Royal Marines as an engineer. His duties included setting guidance lights on the Dardanelles to aid shipping there.[9]
Until 1938, he was an engineer of the Northern Lighthouse Board and thereafter spent his life working for the Clyde Lighthouse Trust.[10] His work on the Clyde was pre-empted in 1934 by a commission to deepen the river in order to have capacity to launch the RMS Queen Mary.[9]
He died on 22 December 1971 and was buried in the first northern extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies immediately alongside his parents.
Familyedit
He was married to Jessie MacLaggan (1897–1973).
Family treeedit
Alan's position in the family tree shows his long pedigree as an engineer.
^ ab"D. Alan Stevenson from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
^"Bellrock.org.uk : Stevensons : D. Alan Stevenson 1891-1971". www.bellrock.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External linksedit
"Bellrock.org.uk : Stevensons : D. Alan Stevenson 1891-1971". bellrock.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
November 25, 2023
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