James watt family backgrounds

James Watt is an eighteenth century engineer chiefly remembered for  pioneering work on steam power.

When and Where was he Born?

19th January 1736.

Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland.

Family Background:

James Watt was the son of the Treasurer and Magistrate of Greenock, who was also a successful ship and house builder.

Education:

By his mother then local grammar school.

Glasgow University.

Timeline of James Watt

1753: Watt goes to Glasgow to become a maker of mathematical instruments.

1755:He moves to London to try and become an apprentice to an instrument maker.

1757:Watt returns to Glasgow where he works as an instrument maker at the University.

1759:Watt opens a shop in Saltmarket, Glasgow selling instruments and toys.

1764: He marries his cousin Margaret Miller.

He repairs a non-working model of the Newcomen steam engine which developed his interest in steam.

1765: He fits the Newcomen Engine with a separate con