George Young Blair

George Young Blair JP (10 March 1824 – 22 September 1894) was a Scottish marine engineer, who specialised in the building of triple expansion engines at his factory Blair & Co., Ltd. in Stockton-on-Tees.

[1][2] Blair was born at Drumrauch Farm, Pittenweem, Fife, near Dundee, Scotland on 10 March 1824.

This was followed in 1884 by its first triple-expansion engine, fitted to the Burgos which had been built by Richardson, Duck and Company.

He constructed the family home, Drumrauch Hall, and bought Linden Grove, also at Hutton Rudby in Yorkshire.

Together, George and Margaret were the parents of:[5] Blair died at Drumrauch Hall on 22 September 1894.