Basic Biographical Details Name: | Charles Carmichael | Designation: | | Born: | 11 September 1864 | Died: | 15 June 1890 | Bio Notes: | Charles Carmichael was born in Aberdeen on 11 September 1864, the second of the four sons and seven children of George Carmichael, bank agent and his wife Mary. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School attending from 1876-1879. In the following year he was articled in the office of John Russell Mackenzie and Duncan McMillan. After John Russell Mackenzie was declared bankrupt in 1883 he moved to the office of Matthews & Mackenzie and remained with them until his departure for Johannesburg. During that period Carmichael measured and sketched extensively in Scotland and the north of England, with forays to Belgium in Spring 1886 and northern Italy in 1888.
In 1886 Carmichael was associated with Dr James Cooper in the founding of the Aberdeen Ecclesiological Society and several of his drawings were published in its transactions. At some point in the mid-1880s Carmichael emigrated to South Africa. Some sources suggest that he followed his former employer to South Africa but it seems more likely as stated in his obituary that he followed some of his 'fellow-townsmen who had established themselves in Johannesburg'. The townsmen may well have invited him to join them along with two of his contemporaries, Charles Murray and William M Philip, both engineers. Carmichael formed a partnership with Murray and Philip shortly after his arrival in South Africa.
Carmichael died intestate in South Africa 15 June 1890. His estate was deponed to his younger brother William John Carmichael who was a medical student at that time. A memorial window to Charles was erected in Aberdeen. Most of his work was described as 'domestic buildings of a very good class'.
In 1893 William Kelly, architect, Aberdeen, married Carmichael's sister Mary. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 228, Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland | Business(?) | | | Address given in documents relating to his dying intestate | | Johannesburg, South Africa | Business | c. 1886 | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Mackenzie & McMillan | 1880 | | Apprentice | |
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M | 2015 | The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen | | London and New Haven: Yale University Press | p37 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Transvaal Advertiser | 25 June 1890 | | | | | Trans… of the Aberdeen Ecclesiological Society | between 1890 and 1893 | v2, part1 (1891) | | p74-75 | | Trans… of the Aberdeen Ecclesiological Society | between 1912 and 1500s | v4, part 2 (1915 | | pp259-261 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Research by Tom Davidson-Kelly |
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