Basic Biographical Details

Name: James Montgomery Pearson
Designation:  
Born: c. 1857
Died: 1936
Bio Notes: James Montgomery Pearson was born in Newton Stewart in about 1857 and trained in the office of Ayr architect James Inglis McDerment. His wife Emily was a native of the Isle of man. The couple had one daughter.

He commenced practice on his own account at 10 Portland Street, Kilmarnock in 1879, moving to John Dickie Street in 1884. His home address was Basque Cottage, Dundonald Road. He died in 1936.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 6Basque Cottage, Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandPrivate   
Item 2 of 610, Portland Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandBusiness1879Before 1884 
Item 3 of 6John Dickie Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandBusiness1884 *  
Item 4 of 6Howard Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandPrivate1884 *  
Item 5 of 6Avenue, Wrllington Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandPrivate1901 *  
Item 6 of 651, John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandBusiness1911 *  

* 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):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1James Inglis McDermentc. 1880(?)1883(?)Apprentice 

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 5189761 Windmill StreetSaltcoats North AyrshireScotland 
Item 2 of 51903Wallace ChambersKilmarnock AyrshireScotland 
Item 3 of 51905St Thomas RC Church and PresbyteryMuirkirk AyrshireScotland 
Item 4 of 51909VillasPrestwick AyrshireScotland 
Item 5 of 51922War memorial archMuirkirk AyrshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp767
Item 2 of 3Measurers\' Companion1911The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion   
Item 3 of 3Scotland\'s People www.scotland'speople.gov.uk Census Records   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic ScotlandKilmarnock file Gives year of birth as 1865 but this is clearly an error
Item 2 of 2Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Information from Craig McLelland, South Ayrshire Council.