Basic Biographical Details | Name: | John William Wilson | | Designation: | | | Born: | 1829 | | Died: | 3 February 1915 | | Bio Notes: | John William Wilson was born in Banff in 1829, the son of John Wilson, an engineer, and his wife Jane Smith who had been an army nurse. He trained 'in five separate trades' before emigrating to Ballarat c.1854 as a foreman in the Victorian Public Works Department. He moved in 1864 to Rockhampton where he was in business as a builder and carrier until commencing practice at East Street as an architect and surveyor only in November 1874. He had a large and accomplished practice for which he engaged able assistants, notably John Sloper Nightingale and Francis William Caesar Kerr.
Wilson died of cancer on 3 February 1915, survived by his second wife, Lilian Elizabeth Baker. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | Banff, Banffshire, Scotland | Private | 1829 | Before 1854 | | | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | Business | c. 1854 | 1864 | | | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | Private | 1864 | 1874 | | | East Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | Business | 1874 | Before 1915 | |
Employment and TrainingEmployers| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Victorian Department of Public Works | c. 1854 | 1864(?) | | Foreman, in Ballarat office |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Watson, Donald and McKay, Judith | 1994 | Queensland Architects of the 19th Century | | Brisbane: Queensland Museum | |
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