Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Smith Hill | Designation: | | Born: | 1 May 1868 | Died: | 1944 | Bio Notes: | George Smith Hill was born at 32 Cleland Street, Glasgow on 1 May 1868, the son of Thomas Hill, cloth-lapper foreman, calenderer and warehouseman, and his wife Isabella Smith from Lesmahagow. He practised from Glasgow from at least 1893 until 1908. He married Janet Cumming McCombe, 29 June 1898, at 8 Camphill Avenue, Langside. His son George Alexander Hill was born in Edinburgh so it would appear that the family spent some time there. His address in 1907 was in Edinburgh and from this address he exhibited two drawings at the EAA exhibition of 1907.
In 1910 he resigned from the RIBA. He had moved to work in Darlington by 1911 with his wife and four children. In that year his profession is listed as 'structural draughtsman'. In the 1930s he appears as 'engineer'. He presumably resigned from the RIBA since he was concentrating on working as an engineer. It is not yet known if he was qualified in engineering.
George Smith Hill died in Darlington aged 75 between January and March 1944. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 8, West End Park Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1887 | 1898 | | | 77, Queen Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1894 | 1905 | | | 17, Montagu Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1907 * | | | | 2, Marchmont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1907 * | | | | Darlington, Yorkshire, England | Private/business | 1911 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | John Hogg Ferrie | 1900 | 1902 | Apprentice | |
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ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | | | Courtesy of John Butler | Information sent via 'Contact Us page' on website | | Sent February 2011 | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Additional information from Iain Paterson |
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