Basic Biographical Details

Name: Walter Kirkwood
Designation:  
Born: c. 1835
Died:  
Bio Notes: Little is yet known of Walter Kirkwood. He was born in Edinburgh in about 1835, the son of Walter Kirkwood, machinist. In 1861 he was living with his father, also Walter, a machinist, in Edinburgh and his three sisters. By the 1870s he was practising as an architect in Lochgilphead. He was married and the couple had four sons and two daughters. The eldest son was born in England which suggests Kirkwood had spent some time working in England around 1865.

By 1881 Kirkwood had returned to Edinburgh and was running a large building firm employing 126 men and 22 boys.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3Victoria Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1861 *  
Item 2 of 316, Church Street, Glassary, Lochgilphead, Argyll, ScotlandBusiness1870s  
Item 3 of 38, Dryden Street, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1881  

* 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 startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 11872Kilmichael Glassary Parish ChurchKilmichael Glassary ArgyllScotland 

References

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Census records onlineCensuses