Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Wylie Hislop | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1846 | Died: | 1922 | Bio Notes: | James Wylie Hislop was born about 1846 in Midcalder, Midlothian the son of James Hislop, the parish schoolmaster and his wife, Barbara Wylie. He was living in Midcalder in 1881 and worked on the Hopetoun estate in the 1880s where he may have been a clerk of works. He practised in Kirkcaldy in the late 1880s and 1890s. His wife was Jane and he had two sons and one daughter. Jane Hislop died in the 1880s.
In 1892 he was taken to court for debt by the wholesale stationers Waddie & Co, Edinburgh. He was a widower by 1901 and moved to Llandaff, Glamorgan where he lodged with a carperter called Jones but moved to Willesden, London by 1904. He died in Islington in London in 1922. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | High Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | Private/business | 1891 | | | | Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales | Private | 1901 | | | | Willesden, London, England | Private | Before 1904 | | | | 44, High Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | | | 6, Charlton Place, Islington, London, Scotland | Private | 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 | | William Williamson | 1887 | 1889 | Apprentice | |
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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 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Edinburgh Gazette | 22 July 1892 | 10381 | | p.869 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | | | Courtesy of Rob Close | Information via 'Contact Us' on website | | Sent December 2011 | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | Fife Archives, Iona House, John Smith Business Park, Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy Dean of Guild Court | | |
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