Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | William Ross McKelvie (or MacKelvie) |
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| Born: | 1826 |
| Died: | 2 April 1893 |
| Bio Notes: | William Ross McKelvie was born in Wigtownshire in 1826. He was an engineer and surveyor rather than an architect. He held the post of Superintendent of Parks & Cemeteries in Greenock from the 1860s and moved to a similar post in Dundee in 1863. He formed a partnership with A McCulloch c.1880 in Dundee, and appears to have been living at Myrtlebank, Hermonhill, Dundee at the time of his death on 2 April 1893. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Myrtlebank, Hermonhill, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1893 | ||
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 | |
| 1863 | Eastern Necropolis | Dundee | Scotland | Responsible for layout of park as Superintendent of Cemeteries and Parks | ||
| 1870 | Balgay Park and Cemetery | Dundee | Scotland | Responsible for layout of park as Superintendent of Cemeteries and Parks | ||
| 1870 | Western Necropolis | Dundee | Scotland | Responsible for layout of park as Superintendent of Cemeteries and Parks | ||
| 1872 | Cemetery | Wick | Caithness | Scotland | ||
| 1878 | Cathcart Cemetery | Glasgow | Scotland | Layout | ||
| 1880 | Cemetery | Aberdeen | Scotland | First premiated competition design | ||
| 1883 | Duthie Park, layout and east lodge and gates | Aberdeen | Scotland | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotlands People Website | Wills & Testaments | Dundee Sheriff Court SC45/31/45 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | Additional information from Christopher Dingwall. | |