Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Jeans | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1720 | Died: | c. 1800 | Bio Notes: | John Jeans was born about 1720 and practised as an architect and builder in Aberdeen. He seems to have designed and built a number of buildings in Aberdeen and Inverness-shire. It is possible that he is the John Jeans who married Jean Ross on 22 August 1743 in the parish of St Nicholas in Aberdeen. If so they had one child called Helen. He may have re-married in 1764 to Elizabeth Paterson. |
Buildings and DesignsThis 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 | | 1754 | Troup House | | | Banffshire | Scotland | Plan drawn up | | 1759 | Balavil | Kingussie | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Additions | | 1770 | Meal Market | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | www.familysearch.org | | www.familysearch.org | | Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints: Website | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Aberdeen Public Library | G M Fraser Notebooks | | MS Notes and Jottings, volume 17, p73 | | NAS National Archives of Scotland | Records with prefix CC | CC 1/6/64, f.13 | |
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