Basic Biographical Details | Name: | William Fraser Milne | | Designation: | | | Born: | 5 August 1912 | | Died: | 28 March 2000 | | Bio Notes: | William Fraser Milne was born at Ferryport-on-Craig on 5 August 1912, the son of James Pedersen Milne, sea-going engineer, and his wife Marjory Spence. They had married on 29 June 1909. From August 1929 Milne studied part-time at the School of Architecture, Dundee College of Art amd at the same time served his articles with Thoms & Wilkie. In September 1934 after he had completed the course and his articles he was appointed to a post on the staff of the City Architect's Department in Dundee. This was located ta that date in City Square in Dundee.
He was a member of the Dundee Institute of Architects in 1939-40. He worked from 87 Magdalen Yard Road at that time. He was elected ARIBA in 1947, proposed by Donald Ross, William Salmond and John Donald Mills. By 1950 he had moved to Roxburghshire and was based in Newtown St Boswells and may have worked for the Roxburgh County Architect's Department. He resigned from RIBA in 1972 when his address was 35 Chester Street, Edinburgh.
He died on 28 March 2000 at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. His wife Matilda Lynch had predeceased him but he was survived by his son F Fraser Milne. | Private and Business Addresses| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 20, Springvalley Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | | 2000 | | | 87, Magdalen Yard Road, Dundee, Scotland | Business | 1939 or 1940 | | | | 27, Park Crescent, Newtown St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | Private(?) | 1950 * | | | | 35, Chester Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business(?) | 1972 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this : | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this : | | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no8981 (Combined Box 220) |
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