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James Ross
Architect
Circa (Year)
1781
Year Only
06/02/1926
1853
James Ross was born c.1781 and appears to have been Archibald Simpson's clerk of works at Stracathro. He settled there, perhaps with the promise of local estate work, as he was described as 'architect' at Huntly Hill when his son Alexander was born in 1834 and again as 'architect' in heritors' records for the parish of Dun. In 1833 he moved to Inverness to complete some further works by Archibald Simpson and established an episcopal church connection, designing churches for that denomination at Inverness in 1840 and Portsoy in 1841.

Ross died in 1853 at the age of seventy-two. His will was registered on 26 March 1856. His son Alexander Ross, then aged nineteen, took over the practice.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

Addresses

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Business Addresses

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AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
Inverness Inverness-shire ScotlandBusiness1833
Dun Angus ScotlandBusinessBefore 1833
Stracathro Angus ScotlandBusiness1834

Employment and Training

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Archibald Simpson100332Clerk of Works

Employees or Pupils

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Alexander Ross100284After 1848c. 1852Apprentice
Alexander Ross100284c. 1852In year 1853Assistant

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
ManseIn year 1836CarestonAngusScotlandAlterations to front
Braelangwell HouseIn year 1839ResolisRoss and CromartyScotlandNew façade - perhaps completing work for Archibald Simpson
St Mary's Episcopal ChurchIn year 1840InverurieAberdeenshireScotlandNave
St John the Baptist Episcopal ChurchIn year 1841PortsoyBanffshireScotland
Bridge, PitmuiesIn year 1841Guthrie, ForfarAngusScotland
Laggan Parish ChurchIn year 1842LagganInverness-shireScotland
Aberchalder Farmhouse, steading and ploughman's cottagesIn year 1842StratherrickInverness-shireScotlandSteading
Lochhournhead and Glenquoich LodgeIn year 1843GlengarryInverness-shireScotlandAlterations and new buildings
Dwelling houses and shops, Church StreetIn year 1843InvernessInverness-shireScotland
St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, MonumentIn year 1844InvernessInverness-shireScotlandMonument
Vewfield Farmhouse and officesIn year 1844Inverness-shireScotlandRepairs and additions
Bunchrew CottagesIn year 1844Inverness-shireScotland
Royal Northern InfirmaryIn year 1845InvernessInverness-shireScotlandPorter's lodge (for previous building?)
Shewglie, Farm officesIn year 1845GlenurquhartInverness-shireScotlandAdditions and alterations
Eskadale HouseIn year 1845Inverness-shireScotlandAlterations and repairs and stables, coachhouse etc

References

Bibliographic References

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AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Scotlands People WebsiteWills & TestamentsInverness Sheriff Court SC29/44/9