Basic Biographical Details Name: | Ernest Milbourne Swinnerton Pilkington | Designation: | | Born: | 30 December 1858 | Died: | 19 June 1925 | Bio Notes: | Ernest Milbourne Swinnerton Pilkington was born in Wakefield Yorkshire on 30 December 1858, the second son of Lionel Milbourne Swinnerton Pilkington, Baronet of Nova Scotia and Deputy Lieutenant whose ancestral home was Chevet Hall, Wakefield and his wife Isabella Elizabeth Georgiana Kinleside. Ernest M S Pilkinton studied for the degree of BA at Trinity College, Cambridge and then studied architecture in London.
He would seem to have practised in London and entered into partnership with his former apprentice and assistant Laurence Kirkpatrick Hall in 1897; he does not appear in the British Architectural Library/RIBA 'Directory of British Architects 1834-1914'. The partnership lasted until 1900, Hall continuing to practise alone thereafter. Nothing is known of Pilkington's subsequent career.
Pilkington died in 1925 aged 66. He never married. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | London, England | Business | | | | | 5, Manchester Street, Marylebone, London, England | Private | 1881 | | | | 7, Dean's Yard, St Margaret, Westminster, London, England | Private | 1891 | | As a tenant | | Grand Hotel, Northumberland Avenue, London, England | Private | 1911 | | |
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 | | Pilkington & Hall | 1897 | 1900 | Partner | |
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ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | England and Wales | Births, marriages and deaths | | | | Research by Anne Burgess | Information via website | | Sent January 2017. |
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