Basic Biographical Details Name: | Francis (Frank) James Chambers Carruthers | Designation: | | Born: | 30 September 1855 | Died: | September 1921 | Bio Notes: | Frank James Chambers Carruthers was born about 1856, the son of Francis Carruthers, farmer, Dixons, Tundergarth, Dumfriesshire. He was educated at Edinburgh Collegiate School from 1870 to 1876, thereafter spending about twelve months in the Estate office of Sir Robert Jardine, Bart. He then began an apprenticeship to William Hamilton Beattie, remaining there as draughtsman for two years. He travelled in Europe from time to time, and finally set up practice on his own account in c.1882 at Victoria Square, Lockerbie, living in some style at Dixons, Tundergarth with five servants. He married about 1892 and the couple had a son, also Francis, and two daughters. He moved his office to Dumfries in 1896.
He does not appear in Burke's Landed Gentry, although he may have been related to the Carruthers of Dormont. Hr should not be confused with Colonel F C Carruthers of Dormont who was his approximate contemporary. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Victoria Square, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Business | c. 1882 | 1896 | | | 25, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Business | 1906 * | | | | Dixons, Lockerbie (near), Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Private | 1906 * | | | | 35, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | James Bow Dunn | 3 December 1906 | for Fellowship | | James Macintyre Henry | 3 December 1906 | for Fellowship |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F v17 p85 no1139 (microfilm reel 12) |
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