Basic Biographical Details

Name: William Tennant
Designation:  
Born: 1833 or 1834
Died: 27 March 1915
Bio Notes: William Tennant was born at Camelon, Stirlingshire in 1833 or 1834, the son of William Tennant, estate foreman and Margaret Kay. His initial training was probably in an estate office, as was the case with Robert Baldie who took him into partnership in or before 1879. He became sole partner on Baldie's death in February 1890.

In or about 1901 Tennant took Frederick Vincent Burke into partnership, but Burke's alcoholism was caused serious difficulties and the partnership was dissolved on 18 June 1903. Tennant then seems to have formed a partnership with 'A W Macdonald' (probably Archibald W MacDonald), which lasted until his retirement at the age of seventy-five on 16 June 1909, an event probably precipitated by the Finance Act of that year having made his practice underemployed and unprofitable.

Tennant died of senile cardiac degeneration and congestion of the lungs at 55 Cambridge Drive, Kelvinside on 27 March 1915, aged eighty-one. He was unmarried, his sister Jane acting as housekeeper.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 4168, Raeberry Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1887After 1891 
Item 2 of 483, Bath Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness18881889 
Item 3 of 4219, Hope Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1894After 1906(?) 
Item 4 of 455, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivateBefore 1901After 1915 

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3Baldie & Tennant18791890Partner 
Item 2 of 3William Tennant & Fred V Burkec. 189018 June 1903Partner 
Item 3 of 3William Tennant & A W MacDonald1905 or 19061909Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 251882Lochgilphead Parish ChurchLochgilphead ArgyllScotlandPlans provided - too expensive
Item 2 of 251883Beith UF ChurchBeith AyrshireScotlandOriginal church
Item 3 of 251884Mauchline UP ChurchMauchline AyrshireScotland 
Item 4 of 251885Free ChurchDarvel AyrshireScotland 
Item 5 of 251885Hartwood AsylumShotts LanarkshireScotlandCompetition design, selected but not successful
Item 6 of 251885Mission Halls Partick  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 251885UP Church and hallCoatbridge LanarkshireScotlandHall added
Item 8 of 251887Wood store for Wordie & Co  GlasgowScotland 
Item 9 of 251888Trinity UP ChurchSaltcoats AyrshireScotland 
Item 10 of 25Before 1890Saltcoats Free ChurchSaltcoats AyrshireScotlandSpire
Item 11 of 251891Barr Parish ChurchBarr AyrshireScotlandReplacement of bellcote
Item 12 of 251891Free ChurchMuirkirk AyrshireScotlandEnlarged
Item 13 of 25189235 Winton Lane  GlasgowScotland 
Item 14 of 251892Lenzie Public hallLenzie Dunbartonshire/LanarkshireScotlandRebuilding
Item 15 of 251893Glasgow Glass Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 16 of 251895Carting stables for Wordie & CoGorbals GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 251896Glasgow Glass Works  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 18 of 251897Workshops for James Barclay  GlasgowScotland 
Item 19 of 251897Young Men's Christian AssociationGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 20 of 251899Contractor's depot  GlasgowScotland 
Item 21 of 251901Anchor Chemical Works  GlasgowScotland 
Item 22 of 251901St Columba's Church (Gaelic)  GlasgowScotland 
Item 23 of 251901Tenement, Cambridge Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 24 of 251904Contractor's depot  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 25 of 251906Anchor Chemical Works  GlasgowScotlandExtension

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Post Office Directories     

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Edinburgh Gazette7 July 1903   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1Professor David M Walker personal archiveProfessor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material Research by Iain Paterson