William Weaver Tomlinson (1858-1916) was a historian known for his histories of the north east of England, in particular for his Comprehensive guide to the county of Northumberland. (1888) and his history of the North Eastern Railway: The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development, published 1915.
Biography
William Weaver Tomlinson born on 15 October 1858.[1] Tomlinson's father was employed by the Hull and Selby Railway and in 1873 William Weaver joined the North Eastern Railway (NER) as an accountant.[2]
He spent many years living at Monkseaton in the north east of England.[3]
The book 'The North Eastern Railway; its rise and development' was published in 1915, having been written between 1900 and 1914 with the backing of the NER. It gives a detailed account of the history of the NER to 1880, and of its predecessor companies; the history from 1880 to 1904 is more briefly covered, partly due to ill health of the author; the key events in period 1904 to 1915 were covered in an appendix. His history of the railway is regarded as an accurate, comprehensive and authoritative history of the company.[2][4][5][6][7]
^ abcSimmons, Jack; Biddle, Gordon, eds. (1997), "Tomlinson, William Weaver", The Oxford Companion to British Railway History : From 1603 to the 1990s, p. 515
^"Further Reading", mnkseaton.info, Historical Notes on Cullercoats, Whitley and Monkseaton, An accountant by profession, William Weaver Tomlinson was a prominent local historian and writer and his residence for many years was at Lillevilla, in Hawthorn Gardens, Monkseaton. The most well known of his books was entitled 'Tomlinson's Comprehensive Guide to Northumberland'; however another publication called 'Historical Notes on Cullercoats, Whitley and Monkseaton. first appeared in 1893.
