Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Whitelaw | Designation: | | Born: | 1827 or 1828 | Died: | 12 August 1903 | Bio Notes: | John Whitelaw was born in 1827 or 1828, the son of John Whitelaw, showmaker, and his wife, Jean Longmuir. He practised in Edinburgh. His only known work is in Cowdenbeath and Dalgety, Fife. Information from the 'Buildings of Scotland' research notes suggest that he began as a mining engineer and was manager of the Fordell Colliery. Thereafter he appears to have designed Mossgreen Manse in Dalgety in the 1870s. In the mid 1870s he appears in Edinburgh Post Office directories as a ' civil engineer, mining engineer and architect'. He seems to have retired or died by about 1902.
He died from chronic nephritis and syncope aged 75 on 12 August 1903 . He was survived by his wife, Mary Henderson. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Tintoma, Symington, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Private | | 1903 | | | 19, London Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1875 | | | | 118, George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1876 | c. 1896 | | | 31, Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1898 | c. 1900 | | | 46, Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | c. 1901 | c. 1903 | |
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