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 AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Basque Cottage, Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | | | | | 10, Portland Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1879 | Before 1884 | | | John Dickie Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1884 * | | | | Howard Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1884 * | | | | Avenue, Wrllington Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Private | 1901 * | | | | 51, John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | Business | 1911 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Inglis McDerment | c. 1880(?) | 1883(?) | Apprentice | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p767 | | Measurers\' Companion | 1911 | The Scottish Architects' and Measurers' Companion | | | | | Scotland\'s People | | www.scotland'speople.gov.uk Census Records | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Historic Scotland | Kilmarnock file | | Gives year of birth as 1865 but this is clearly an error | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Information from Craig McLelland, South Ayrshire Council. |
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