Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Thomas Nisbet |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | c. 1854 |
| Died: | After 1924 |
| Bio Notes: | Thomas Nisbet was born c.1854, the son of Robert Nisbet, a bedding manufacturer from Bo'ness who had settled in Glasgow. He was trained as a civil engineer and early obtained a place in the Office of Public Works in Glasgow. He was unmarried at the time of the 1891 Census and living at the parental home with his father, his unmarried sisters Maggie (28), Bella C (26) and Annie R (23) (both teachers) and his brother Robert James (21), an apprentice draughtsman. He succeeded Alexander Beith McDonald as Glasgow Master of Works and City Engineer in 1914 and retired in 1924. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 1, Park Terrace, Cathcart, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1891 * | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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 | |
| Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department) | 1914 | 1924 | City Engineer and Master of Works | |
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 | |
| 1918 | Tenement block and two-storey cottage flats, Royston Square and Royston Road | Glasgow | Scotland | As City Engineer | ||
| 1921 | Elder Public Library | Govan | Glasgow | Scotland | Alterations at rear. Nisbet as City Engineer | |
References
Bibliographic References
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| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scotland Census 1891 | 1891 | ||||
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 | Research by Iain Paterson | |