Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Hay | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1819 | Died: | 17 April 1867 | Bio Notes: | Robert Hay was born about 1819 in Dunfermline, the son of Robert Hay, master wright, of Dunfermline (1779-1863c) and his wife Mary. He would seem to have trained in Edinburgh as he was living in Cumberland Street in 1841. He practised as an architect and surveyor and lived at Buchanan Street and then Abbey Park Place in Dunfermline. In 1861 he employed two men. He is still listed in Westwood's Parochial Directory in 1866. During the 1850s and 1860s he acted as agent for property sales in Dunfermline. He was also surveyor to the Fifeshire Property Investment Company which had been set up to enable people of limited means to build or purchase houses.
Hay was involved in local affairs and served as a Police Commissioner and President of the Dean of Guild Court.
He died young on 17 April 1867, survived by his wife, Isabella, and daughter.
Some confusion seems to have arisen between the father and son as Gifford attributes the architectural work in Dunfermline to the older Hay but it is clear that the younger Robert Hay was responsible. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Cumberland Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1841 | | | | 19, Buchanan Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1851 | | | | Abbey Park Place, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | Business | Before 1862 | After 1866 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Andrew Scobie | Before 1863(?) | 1867 | Apprentice | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1849 | Free North Church | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1849 | Saline Manse | Saline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1852 | Design for a small villa | | | | | Design exhibited | | 1854 | School of Art | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1855 | Fordell Castle | | | Fife | Scotland | Alterations - including changes to north front | | 1855 | Fordell Chapel | | | Fife | Scotland | Design for new hammerbeam roof exhibited | | 1855 | Wilson's Institution | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1856 | Fordell House | | | Fife | Scotland | Design for proposed additions, north front exhibited | | 1857 | Dalgety Parish School | Dalgety | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1858 | Dollar Free Church | Dollar | | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | | | 1866 | Dunfermline Public Park | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | Plan drawn up for park and adjacent feus. Plan was thought to be by George Smith Birrell and this needs to be checked in archive. The Dundee Courier 1 April 1866 states that Hay had drawn up a plan for the park, Paxton's plan having been laid aside. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Cupar Sheriff Court Sc20/50/39 | | Westwood, _____ | 1862 | Westwood's Parochial Directory of Fife and Kinross | | Edinburgh: John Menzies | | | Westwood, _____ | 1866 | Westwood's Parochial Directory of Fife and Kinross | | Edinburgh: John Menzies | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Dunfermline Saturday Press | 16 July 1864 | | | p1 | | Dunfermline Saturday Press | 6 May 1865 | | | p1 | | Dunfermline Saturday Press | 20 April 1867 | | | p4 Death notice. | | Fife Herald | 6 January 1853 | | | p1 | | Fife Herald | 11 May 1854 | | | p3 | | Fife Herald | 23 January 1862 | | | p3 |
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