He was born on 20 March 1812 in Lancefield , Glasgow , Scotland , studied at Anderson 's University in Glasgow .
He was worked for 22 years in the shipbuilding office of William Fairbairn & Co .
He was born on 20 March 1812 in Lancefield , Glasgow , Scotland , studied at Anderson 's University in Glasgow and worked for 22 years in the shipbuilding office of William Fairbairn & Co .