Basic Biographical Details

Name: Casimir James Zamorski (or Charles James Zamorski)
Designation:  
Born: 14 November 1862
Died: c. 1909
Bio Notes: Casimir James Zamorski was born at 123 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow on 14 November 1862, the son of Albert Zamorski, commission agent, and his wife Martha Grundy Cooper whom he had married in Manchester on 26 August 1858. The Zamorski family had settled in Glasgow late in 1861 or earlier in 1862.

Nothing is yet known of Zamorski's training. His parents were either dead or living elsewhere by the time of the 1891 census when he shared the family house at 34 Rupert Street with his sisters Emily (born c.1861), a teacher of singing, Uanda or Wanda (born c.1862), a teacher of music, and Alberta (born c.1866), a dressmaker. There was also a younger brother, Thaddeus (born c.1869), a mercantile clerk.

Zamorski set up independent practice at their previous house, 231 St George's Road, in the mid-1880s, specialising in tenement and industrial work, mainly in Townhead and the East End with the St Rollox Co-operative Society as his most important client. The Zamorski family would seem to have had capital, as many of his tenements were built for himself as developer. Zamorski appears to have anglicised his name to Charles J Zamorski between 1888 and 1894. On 19 July 1898 he married Jane McPherson at Dunkeld: the practice then moved to 261 West George Street and the Zamorskis set up house at 14 Willowbank Crescent. The practice continued until at least 1908, by which time Zamorski was living at 'Lillyburn', Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire. At that time and for a few years previously John Bothwell Steel was employed in his office as chief draughtsman, but Steel's nomination papers for admittance as LRIBA in 1910 indicate that Zamorski had died by the latter year.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 5231, St George's Road, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1886 or 1887 *  
Item 2 of 534, Rupert Street, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate/businessBefore 1891After 1894Private address by 1891; also business address by 1894
Item 3 of 5261, West George Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1899After 1904 
Item 4 of 514, Willowbank Crescent, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1904 *  
Item 5 of 5Lillyburn, Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire, ScotlandPrivate1907 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1John Bothwell Steel1903 or 19041908Chief Draughtsman 

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 81888Robert Arthur & Sons engraving works, Kyle Street  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 81888Robert Arthur & Sons printing works, Kyle Street  GlasgowScotlandAdditions
Item 3 of 81894Drying store, office and van shed in Pitt Street for John Struthers & Son, plasters  GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 81899Store for Charles Tennant & Co, Old Keppochhill Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 81902Stables and cartshed, Old Keppochhill Road for St Rollox Co-operative Society  GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 81903Dairy creamery, Ward Street for St Rollox Co-operative Society  GlasgowScotland 
Item 7 of 81903Offices, North Oswald Street for St Rollox Co-operative Society  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 81903St Rollox Co-operative Society Warehouse, Lister Street  GlasgowScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

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

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