Basic Biographical Details

Name: Robert Stevenson Symington
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Born:  
Died: 26 July 1889
Bio Notes: Robert Stevenson Symington was the brother-in-law of Thomas Graham Abercrombie (1862-1926), who set up practice in Paisley in May 1886. Symington joined Abercrombie as an assistant in 1887 and was taken into partnership by him the following year. In the same year the practice won a competition for Greenlaw Church, Paisley, modelled on Burnet's Barony Church. In July 1889 Symington was appointed as Clark's Thread Mills at Newark, New Jersey, USA but it appears that he died before he could take up this position. He died suddenly on 26 July 1889 at Kilmacolm and Abercrombie continued to work on his own account thereafter.

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Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 2Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, ScotlandPrivate 1889 
Item 2 of 297, High Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, ScotlandBusiness1887July 1889 

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 2Thomas Graham Abercrombie18871888Assistant 
Item 2 of 2Abercrombie & Symington1888July 1889Partner 

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 61887Greenlaw Free ChurchPaisley RenfrewshireScotlandSuccessful competition design, modelled on Burnet's Barony Church - in collaboration with T G Abercrombie prior to partnership
Item 2 of 6188825-26 Canal StreetPaisley RenfrewshireScotlandAlterations
Item 3 of 6188967 CauseysidePaisley RenfrewshireScotlandAlterations
Item 4 of 61889Cricket pavilion, MeikleriggsPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 5 of 61889RedholmePaisley RenfrewshireScotlandOriginal building - listed as 'cottage, Castlehead' in Paisley Dean of Guild, but likely to be same building
Item 6 of 61889Tenement, 10 BroomlandsPaisley RenfrewshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Greenock Sheriff Court Sc53/41/3