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John William Small | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1 January 1851 |
| Died | 12 May 1930 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
John William Small (c. 1851 - 2 September 1930) was a Scottish painter, furniture maker and architect.[1][2] He also served on Stirling Council.[3]
Life
[edit]father 1851 census - solicitor general clerk - 11 Hunter Street, DundeeCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
1901 census - 33 Mill Lane, Montrose - architect[4]
His father was Andrew Small (18 May 1824 - 1858), a solicitor from Dundee.[5][6][7]
His mother was Margaret McIntosh (c. 1825 - 1856) from Dundee. Andrew and Margaret married on 23 November 1850 in Liff, Benvie and Invergowrie parish.
John William Small was born in Dundee c. 1851.
Bothe his parents died young and his uncle George and wife Catherine took over the household at 11 Hunter Street.[8] John was brought up by his grandmother Jean McIntosh at Blackness Road.[9] Also notable at 11 Hunter Street, was the Haggart family and the Edinburgh cabinetmaker James Haggart that married into their household.[10] Haggart may well have apprenticed John.
By 1870 John had made his way to Edinburgh and was studying as a draughtsman and architect in various addresses around the city.
He married Margaret Isabella Myles (born c. 1856), the daughter of the Dundee shipowner Richard Myles. They married at 1 Ford's Lane in Dundee on 4 September 1878.[11]
As a councillor in Stirling, he objected to a third railway between Glasgow and Stirling. It proved a messy case involving slander and ended up in court as a witness in 1889.[12]
As a furniture maker he ended up in court in 1899 after he was employed by Inverness furniture makers Noble and Dreghorn and then quit.[13]
He wrote a book on Scottish Woodwork[14] and a book on Old Stirling in 1897.[15]
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died in Balgay, Rustenburg, Transvaal in South Africa on 2 September 1930.[16]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003716/19900831/004/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1101/records/428936
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/60143/records/2350106
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1076/records/931492
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/115977480/person/222015773238/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1080/records/1617152
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1080/records/1628758
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000696/18650722/126/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18780905/047/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000467/18890327/028/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003908/18990218/006/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002783/19291025/061/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18970615/022/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19300925/223/0012
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19300925/107/0006
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19300926/361/0007
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artists/small-john-william-18511911
Category:1851 births
Category:1930 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters