Architects

Name:

James M Thomson

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Architect

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Exact DOB:

15/04/1926

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1850

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Exact DOD:

15/04/1926

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1922

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Bio Notes :

James M Thomson was born about 1850 in Edinburgh. He was educated at George Heriots School.

Late in 1877 or early in 1878, Robert Thornton Shiells entered into a partnership with James M Thomson, with an office at 65 George Street, Edinburgh to which Shiells had moved in 1874/75. The continuity of style with Shiells's previous work suggests that Shiells remained the principal designer, or that Thomson had been his principal assistant: nothing is known of Thomson's background. The practice survived the severe recession of the 1880s better than most but in 1894 Shiells became bankrupt as a result of personal speculation in feus at North Merchiston, his main creditors being the Beatties and his partner James M Thomson. The partnership was thereafter dissolved (although it seems to have been in existence as late as May 1896), the practice being continued by Thomson.

Thomson's daughter Betty died suddenly on 5 March 1919 at Kilmaurs, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh.

Thomson was still practising from 63 George Street in 1922 when involved in selling feus of the North Merchiston estate.

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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
1 Kilmaurs Terrace Edinburgh Scotland	Private/business					In partnership with Shiells - house and office
Kilmaurs Dalkeith Road Edinburgh Scotland	Private					On his own

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Business Addresses2 classic

Address	Class	Date From	Date To	Notes
4 Teviotdale Place Edinburgh Scotland	Business	c. 1874
23 Lauriston Gardens Edinburgh Scotland	Business	c. 1875	c. 1876
65 (or 63?) George Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	1877 or 1878		In partnership with Shiells
1 Kilmaurs Terrace Edinburgh Scotland	Private/business	Before 1881	c. 1895	In partnership with Shiells - house and office
8 York Buildings Edinburgh Scotland	Business	Before 1896	c. 1902
63 George Street Edinburgh Scotland	Business	c. 1905	After 1922	On his own

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
Shiells & Thomson	200689	1877 or 1878	c. 1896	Partner

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The following individuals were employed or trained by this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position	Notes
James Gray	201073	1896/07/15	In year 1901	Apprentice

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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
Tenements, 26-30 Warrender Park Road and 22-30 Marchmont Crescent	In year 1876		Edinburgh	Scotland
Tron Free Church	In year 1877		Edinburgh	Scotland
Cowgate Free Church	In year 1877		Edinburgh	Scotland	Enlargement
Leith stables for Wardie & Co	In year 1877	Leith	Edinburgh	Scotland
UP Church	In year 1878	Stonehouse	Lanarkshire	Scotland	Design exhibited
Prestonpans Free Church	In year 1878	Prestonpans	East Lothian	Scotland
South UP Church	In year 1879	Galashiels	Selkirkshire	Scotland	Design exhibited
Lochgelly Free Church	In year 1879	Lochgelly	Fife	Scotland	New gallery, porch rebuilt, platform extended etc
Free Church	In year 1879	East Linton	East Lothian	Scotland	Reconstruction
East UP Church	In year 1879	Dalkeith	Midlothian	Scotland	Design exhibited
UP Church, Gilmore Place	In year 1880		Edinburgh	Scotland
Prospect Place Church	In year 1880		Edinburgh	Scotland
SS John Cantius and Nicholas RC Church	In year 1880	Broxburn	West Lothian	Scotland	Church and spire (the latter added 1890)
Union Bank, West Maitland Street and Palmerston Place	In year 1880		Edinburgh	Scotland
Roslin Free Church	In year 1880	Roslin/Rosslyn	Midlothian	Scotland

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Part	Notes
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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Edition	Notes
Scotsman	1922/12/16	*	p3
Scotsman	1919/03/10		p2
Edinburgh Evening News	1891/06/02

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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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