Architects

Name:

Thomas Bonnar

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Builder

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17/10/1925

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1821

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10/01/1862

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Bio Notes :

Thomas Bonnar was born in Saline, Fife about 1821, the son of Robert Bonnar and his wife Janet. He practised as a builder and mason in Dunfermline. He was one of the Bonnar family of Dunfermline who ran a business as builders, joiners and cabinetmakers. The firm finally was sold off in 1870.

There is some confusion between this Thomas Bonnar and the Thomas Bonnar who died in 1847. Their relationship if any has yet to be established. (See separate entry for earlier Thomas Bonnar). It must have been the earlier Thomas Bonnar who was responsible for building in the New Town of Edinburgh. In 1851 Thomas Bonnar of Dunfermline was described as a building contractor accasionally employed as an architect and 'surgeon' (a mis-reading for surveyor?) and employing 7 masons and 3 apprentices.

In 1856 Thomas Bonnar of Dunfermline moved his office to Edinburgh, although he is still referred to at that time as 'of Dunfermline'. There is an entry for him in the 1856-7 Post Office directory showing he was in Edinburgh.

He was residing in Scotland Street, Edinburgh at the time of his death in Aberdeen on 1 October 1862.

According to Architects'Index, John Sinclair House, Bonnar's debts (but much more likely what he was owed) at the time of his death were as follows:
Scotsman Office, Cockburn Street £136 13.4
Blcok H Cockburn Street £29 5.6
Building Saxe Coburg Place £10.0.0
Merchiston £10.0.0

The last two were estimated at this stage at the time of his death.

Rev Dr Alexander's Congregation for building church: £29 11.6

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Additional Notes

The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

Private Addresses2 classic

Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
East Port Street or Viewfield Dunfermline Fife Scotland	Private
Woodhead Cottage Woodhead Street Dunfermline Fife Scotland	Private
32 Clarence Street Glasgow Scotland	Private/business
28 Scotland Street Edinburgh Scotland	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
32 Clarence Street Glasgow Scotland	Private/business
Silver Mills Edinburgh Scotland	Business
Scotland Street Lane Edinburgh Scotland	Business
Dunfermline Fife Scotland	Business

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
Dwelling house, St Margaret Street	In year 1841	Dunfermline	Fife	Scotland	Prepared plan for house
Townhouse	In year 1846	Dunfermline	Fife	Scotland	Plan for converting townhouse to County and Burgh use
Helensburgh Free Church	In year 1852	Helensburgh	Dunbartonshire	Scotland	Builder, selected by Hays of Liverpool
Inverkeithing Parish Church	In year 1852	Inverkeithing	Fife	Scotland	Replaced spire
West Free Church	In year 1854	Alloa	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	as mason, for Hays of Liverpool
Dunfermline Abbey	In year 1854	Dunfermline	Fife	Scotland	Recommendations for improvements
Buccleuch Free Church	In year 1855		Edinburgh	Scotland	As builder for Hays of Liverpool
Free Tolbooth Church	In year 1856		Edinburgh	Scotland	as mason for Bryce
Free Church, Main Street	In year 1856	Cambuslang	Lanarkshire	Scotland	as builder for Hays of Liverpool

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
Scotlands People Website	Wills & Testaments				Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills Sc70/4/87 and Inventories SC70/1/117

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
Censuses	Census records online	201011

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Basic Biographic Details

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