Basic Biographical Details | Name: | James F Beattie & Sons | | Designation: | | | Born: | Before 1874 | | Died: | 1877(?) | | Bio Notes: | James Forbes Beattie was born in 1801, the son of Peter Beattie, a doctor, and Janet Jopp, and is believed to have been christened on 6 May 1804 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire. He was articled to David Walker, surveyor, of Aberdeen, and became a partner in his firm in 1829 as Walker & Beattie.
In 1839 Beattie went to Australia to manage the Kaawa Copper Mining Company, which was owned by a group of Aberdeen businessmen. He returned to Scotland in 1845 and obtained the post of Assistant Commissioner for Scotland under Peel's Drainage Act. He was arbiter of the Bennachie dispute when six influential landlords had claims settled according to his findings.
Beattie married Jane Byres Copland and they had at least two sons, one of whom was James Alexander Beattie, born about 1846. By the late 1840s he had recommenced architectural practice in Aberdeen, his roles encompassing those of architect, civil engineer, land surveyor and garden designer. At some point in or before 1874 he took his sons into partnership as James F Beattie & Sons. This practice probably continued until the death of James Forbes Beattie on 10 January 1877 at Ecclesgreig, St Cyrus, Kincardineshire when he left heritable estate of £27,833 16s 11d. His son James Alexander Beattie subsequently went into partnership with another Walker, George James Walker, a distant relative of David Walker. The firm adopted the same practice title as its predecessor: Walker & Beattie. |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or Pupils| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | James Forbes Beattie | Before 1874 | 1877(?) | Partner | | | James Alexander Beattie | Before 1874 | 1877(?) | Partner | |
Buildings and Designs| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1872 | Cemetery | Stuartfield | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Layout | | 1873 | Feuing plan | Sandhaven | | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | | | 1875 | Ruthrieston Feuing Plan | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Barnett, Muriel | 1963 | Early Map-Makers and Ninteenth Century Surveyors of Aberdeen | 79 | Scottish Geographical Magazine, p114-117 | |
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