Basic Biographical Details

Name: James Alexander Beattie
Designation:  
Born: c. 1846
Died: 20 February 1914
Bio Notes: James Alexander Beattie was born about 1846, the son of Aberdeen architect, surveyor and engineer and garden designer James Forbes Beattie, and his wife, Jane Byres Copland. He seems to have been an apprentice or assistant in his father's office and at some point in or before 1874 was taken into partnership as James F Beattie & Sons. This practice probably continued until the death of James Forbes Beattie on 10 January 1877 at Ecclesgreig, St Cyrus, Kincardineshire when he left heritable estate of £27,833 16s 11d. In the year of his father's death, James Alexander Beattie was taken into partnership by George James Walker of Portlethen. Walker was a relative of David Walker, surveyor, with whom the elder Beattie had practised in partnership early in his career. This was therefore the second Walker & Beattie practice. In about 1888 or 1889 (not 1913 as Muriel Barnett writes), the partnership was dissolved, and Beattie worked on his own until his death aged 68 on 20 February 1914. Coincidentally George James Walker died on the same day.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 2Aberdeenshire, Scotland(?)Business   
Item 2 of 2Hillside, Cults, East Peter Culter, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandPrivate 1914 

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3James Forbes Beattie1850s(?) * Assistant 
Item 2 of 3James F Beattie & SonsBefore 18741877(?)Partner 
Item 3 of 3Walker & Beattie18771888 or 1889Partner 

* earliest date known from documented sources.


Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 261872CemeteryStuartfield AberdeenshireScotlandLayout
Item 2 of 261873Feuing planSandhaven AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 3 of 261875Ruthrieston Feuing Plan  AberdeenScotland 
Item 4 of 261877Tilquhillie Farmstead  KincardineshireScotlandFarm buildings
Item 5 of 261879Charlestown Estate, Lochside Steading  KincardineshireScotland 
Item 6 of 261880Upperton of Findon  KincardineshireScotland 
Item 7 of 261881Chirness Estate, Pyper's croft and North Sacach  AberdeenshireScotland 
Item 8 of 261882Tilquhillie Farmstead  KincardineshireScotlandFarm buildings
Item 9 of 261883Arbeadie feuing  KincardineshireScotlandFeuing plan
Item 10 of 261884Ballogie Home Farm, including gamekeeper's bothy and kennels  AberdeenshireScotlandKennels
Item 11 of 261885Ardee House  KincardineshireScotlandGarden layout
Item 12 of 261885Barclayhill  KincardineshireScotland 
Item 13 of 261885Mill of Findon  KincardineshireScotlandAlterations to steading and mill
Item 14 of 261886Gillybrands FarmGillybrands Aberdeenshire/KincardineshireScotland 
Item 15 of 261888Ballogie Home Farm, including gamekeeper's bothy and kennels  AberdeenshireScotlandAlterations and cottages
Item 16 of 261888Newtonhill EstateNewtonhill Aberdeenshire/KincardineshireScotland'Work on estate'
Item 17 of 261888Portlethen Public HallPortlethen KincardineshireScotland 
Item 18 of 261888Springhill Farm  AberdeenshireScotlandAdditions
Item 19 of 261889Cammachmore Estate, Backburn  KincardineshireScotland 
Item 20 of 261889Cammachmore estate, Cobblebeards SteadingCammachmore KincardineshireScotlandAlterations? New build?
Item 21 of 261889Cookney, farm buildingsCookney KincardineshireScotland 
Item 22 of 261889Mains of PortlethenPortlethen KincardineshireScotland 
Item 23 of 261889Tillymorgan Farm  AberdeenshireScotlandFarm buildings
Item 24 of 261889Westfield farm steading  AberdeenshireScotlandAdditions
Item 25 of 261889Westhill Mains  AberdeenshireScotlandAdditions
Item 26 of 261891Old Deer WaterworksOld Deer AberdeenshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Barnett, Muriel1963Early Map-Makers and Ninteenth Century Surveyors of Aberdeen79Scottish Geographical Magazine, p114-117 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1H M Register HouseDeath Register