Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Halket (junior) | Designation: | | Born: | 1839 or 1840 or 1841 | Died: | 1 November 1896 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Halket - also known as Thomas Halket Junior - was born in Falkirk c. 1839-41 (census returns and death certificate do not correspond on age), the son of Thomas Halket, tailor and his wife Anne Cronin. He commenced practice in Glasgow when only just over twenty at 46 Renfield Street, which suggests he must have had some financial backing from his father. Although his practice seems to have been small, he was active in the affairs of the Glasgow Institute of Architects from its foundation.
Halket married Marion Kennedy. In the earlier years of their marriage, they lived in Uddingston where their children James P, an engine fitter, Minnie, George W J, and Robert were born. By 1886 they had moved to Mount Florida where Ann was born.
Halket died of cardiac disease at 86 Stanmore Road, Mount Florida on 1 November 1896. He was intestate. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 3, Ethel Terrace, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | | Before 1896 | | | 246, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1862 | | | | 46, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1862 | After 1865 | Included as a late entry in 1862 PO Directory | | 19, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1866 * | | | | 50, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1868 | After 1872 | | | Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | c. 1870 | c. 1886 | | | 133, West George Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1875 * | | | | 46, Renfield Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1877 * | | | | 58, Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1880 | After 1883 | | | 113, West Regent Street, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1887 | 1896 | | | 3, Glencairn Place, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1888 * | 1891 | | | 86, Stanmore Road, Mount Florida, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1896 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Engineers and Building Trades Directory | 1868 | Architect's, Engineer's and Building Trades' Directory | | London, Wyman | | | British Architectural Library, RIBA | 2001 | Directory of British Architects 1834-1914 | | | | | Post Office Directories | | | | | | | Scotlands People Website | | Wills & Testaments | | | Glasgow Sheriff Court Inventories Sc36/48/156, 158 |
Archive ReferencesThe 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 | | Information from address sheet, 1883; additional research by Iain Paterson |
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