Basic Biographical Details | Name: | Robert Blackadder | | Designation: | | | Born: | 28 September 1860 | | Died: | 6 June 1960 | | Bio Notes: | Robert Blackadder was born in Edinburgh on 28 September 1860, the son of John Blackadder (1819-99) tenant farmer in Ninewells Mains and East Blanerne and his wife Janet Arnot Beveridge (d.1915) and was baptised in Bunkle and Preston. At the time of the 1881 census he was an apprentice architect living with his aunt Isabella L S Beveridge, boarding house keeper, at 8 Spence Street, Edinburgh along with his sister Isabella and younger brother John. Although he was a nephew of Robert Blackadder of Dundee, there is as yet no record of him working for him. He practised in Edinburgh and was the genealogist of the Blackadder family.
Robert Blackadder married Gwendolen Boddy and they had three sons: John Hew Patrick born 17 December 1908, died 12 December 1963 as a result of injuries sustained whilst in a Japanese POW camp during World War II; Robert Prendergast born 1910, died 1971 and William Francis, born 1913, died 1990.
Robert himself died in Edinburgh on 6 June 1960 at the age of 99. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Rockville/9, Grange Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | 1894 | | | | 8, Grange Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | 1896 | 1899 | | | 8, Grange Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1900 | 1921 | | | 8, Grange Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business | 1923 | 1935 | Last entry in PO Directories | | 5, Alva Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1930 or 1931 * | 1939 or after 1940(?) | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | | 1894 | Dunbar Schools | Dunbar | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | c. 1900(?) | Abbey Park House | Dunfermline | | Fife | Scotland | | | 1901 | St Mary Magdalene's Church Halls, Rectory and Gymnasium | Hawkhill | | Dundee | Scotland | Designs carried out his office of Robert Blackadder under the supervision of David Allan |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Post Office Directories | | | | | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Sarah Salisbury, granddaughter of Robert Prendergast Blackadder | Information sent via'Contact Us' on website | | Sent January 2016 |
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