Basic Biographical Details

Name:	John Robb
Designation:
Born:	1783
Died:	1863
Bio Notes:	John Robb was born in March 1783 in Elie, Fife the son of Hugh Robb, a sailor, and Janet Carstairs dtr of James Carstairs. On 21 May 1810, in Edinburgh, John married Janet Aitken, daughter of Alexander Aitken. They had at least two daughters. In October 1832 his wife Janet died at the family home at 40 Claremont Street. In September 1833 John married Catharine Knox and in April 1835 their first son John Hugh Robb was born. In the early 1820s Robb was responsible for the construction of much of the south side of Cumberland Street and lived in one of the houses (No.33) here from 1825 moving later to (East) Claremont Street and then back to Cumberland Street. In 1837 he built and attempted to sell four dwelling houses in Claremont Street, which were still for sale in 1841, and this may be linked to his sequestration later that same year. By the end of this decade the family had moved to 22 Barony Street. In 1851 he is recorded as an original member of the Architectural Institute of Scotland. In 1857 he pleaded guilty to understating the rates of twenty-four of his tenants and was fined. His son John Hugh Robb is recorded as a joiners apprentice in the 1861 census and had gradually taken over the business from his father. On Nov 14th 1863 John Robb died at 22 Barony St in 84th year.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
	Address	Type	Date from	Date to	Notes
	33, Cumberland Street, Edinburgh		1825	1830
	22 , Barony Street, Edinburgh		1840(?)	1863

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
	Date started	Building name	Town, district or village	Island	City or county	Country	Notes
	1822	Cumberland Street (south side)	Edinburgh				6 tenements on south side of street
	1824	24 West Bow	Edinburgh
	1837	39, 41 & 45 Claremont Street	Edinburgh
	1850	Townhead UP Church	Alloa		Clackmannanshire	Scotland	John Robb, Builder of Edinburgh

References

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