Basic Biographical Details

Name: James Jackson Craig
Designation:  
Born: c. 1841
Died: 30 April 1932
Bio Notes: James Jackson Craig was born c.1841, the son of Robert Craig, farmer and his wife Isabella Jackson. (Census records show that a James Jackson Craig was born in 1852 in Canongate, Edinburgh, which may well be the case and the 1841 date is incorrect). He commenced practice in partnership with James Corrie at 125 West Regent Street in 1874 or 1875 under the practice title of Corrie & Craig and on 15 September 1875 he married Lilias Morton, the daughter of a potato merchant, James Morton at Stonelaw Farm, Rutherglen. This Rutherglen connection brought him the appointment of burgh surveyor there.

In the difficult conditions after the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank in 1879 the partnership was dissolved, Craig reopening at 175 St Vincent Street and in Rutherglen, ultimately taking his son Morton Craig into partnership as J Jackson Craig & Son.

Craig died of cystitis at 1 Burnside Road, Cambuslang on 30 April 1932. He was buried in Glasgow Necropolis.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 7125, West Regent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1874 or 18751879 
Item 2 of 7Fallside, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivate1875 *  
Item 3 of 7Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, ScotlandBusiness1879 or 1880  
Item 4 of 7175, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1879 or 1880After 1900listed as civil engineer and architect, 1888
Item 5 of 7Overwood, Burnside Road, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivate1891 * 1888 PO Directory gives Overwood, Burnside,
Rutherglen.
Item 6 of 7219, St Vincent Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1904After 1925 
Item 7 of 71, Burnside Road, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, ScotlandPrivate30 April 1932 * Place of death

* earliest date known from documented sources.


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 2James Jackson Craig & Son  Partner 
Item 2 of 2Corrie & Craig1874 or 18751879Partner 

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 81875North Woodside Free Church  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 81884Rutherglen Evangelistic InstituteRutherglen LanarkshireScotlandIn conjunction with Rev Armstrong
Item 3 of 81884Tureen Street SchoolCalton GlasgowScotlandCentre block
Item 4 of 81885Stonelaw High SchoolRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 5 of 81893Rutherglen Parochial OfficesRutherglen LanarkshireScotland 
Item 6 of 81901Stewart & Lloyd's Building  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 8190935 Oswald Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 81926St Gilbert's ChurchPollokshields GlasgowScotlandSession house and hall (designed as hall church)

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 1Glasgow Herald3 May 1932   

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. Information courtesy of Charlotte Soares