Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | William Blackadder |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | c. 1782 |
| Died: | 20 October 1860 |
| Bio Notes: | William Blackadder was born about 1782 in Buncle Berwickshire. He was factor and civil engineer at Glamis. He would appear to have been the estate architect for the Earl of Southesk as he undertook a number of farm surveys at Kinnaird during from the late 1820s until the early 1840s, probably with a view to ungrading the farm buildings. His wife was Betsy Bailey. He was the uncle of Robert Blackadder (born 1833), who was articled to him and who worked in partnership with him during the late 1850s and at the beginning of the 1860s. In 1851 they lived in the same house at Glamis. Also living there were some of his wife's Bailey relatives. Not long after his uncle's death on 20 October 1860, Robert closed the Glamis practice. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Glamis, Angus, Scotland | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| W & R Blackadder | After 1853 | c. 1866(?) | Partner | |
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Robert Blackadder | c. 1847 | c. 1853 | Apprentice | |
Buildings and Designs
| This 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 | |
| 1819 | Farms on Old Montrose, Powmouth and parts of Powis (Kinnaird Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Plans drawn up | ||
| December 1819 | Old Montrose settlement (Kinnaird Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey of settlement | ||
| 1824 | Bonnyton (Kinnarid Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey | ||
| 1827 | Arrats Mill (Kinnaird estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey drawings | ||
| 1830 | Baldovie with Rossie Mills (Kinnaird Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey | ||
| 1830(?) | Fullerton (Kinnaird Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey | ||
| 1830(?) | Maryton | Angus | Scotland | Survey | ||
| 1833 | The Marches between Old Montrose and Dun | Angus | Scotland | Plan drawn up in dispute over fishing rights on River South Esk | ||
| 1842 | Powis and Powmouth (Kinnaird Estate) | Angus | Scotland | Survey | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotlands People Website | Wills & Testaments | Forfar Sheriff Court Sc47/40/27 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Census records online | Censuses | ||
| Kinnaird Castle, Brechin, Angus | Kinnaird Castle Archive | Collection of survey drawings of farms by William Blackadder held at Kinnaird (dating from about 1819-42). | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | ||