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William Smith (architect)

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On 27 September 1826 Smith married Mary Blaikie (27 September 1826 – 21 January 1883), the daughter of a prominent Aberdeen family. The couple had 16 children but only eight survived. Their eldest son, John (5 July 1847 – 11 April 1887) also became an architect.
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As his father's health deteriorated, Smith assumed greater responsibility within the company and on his father's death in 1852 also took over his father's position of Aberdeen City Architect.
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Smith died of bronchitis at his home in King Street, Aberdeen, on 22 December 1891. His manner was described in his obituary as "quiet and retiring" and "reticent to the point of shyness".
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Smith entered his father's firm as a Senior Assistant, becoming a partner in 1845. His first principal commission in Aberdeen was Trinity Hall on
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Tudor Johnny: City Architect of Aberdeen: The Life and Works of John Smith 1781–1852
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before spending 18 months in London assisting and receiving further training from
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and the grandson of builder/architect William (Sink 'em) Smith. He attended
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Rathen Parish Kirk, designed by Smith and erected in 1868, and an adjacent
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tutored him in watercolouring and sketching. He worked with his father and
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Dictionary of Scottish Architects & William Smith II
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Banff & Buchan: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
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King Street Iron Works, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire (1847)
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Smith was the fourth child of the Aberdeen architect
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architect
John Smith
Aberdonian
John Smith
Aberdeen Grammar School
James Giles
Robert Kerr
Thomas Donaldson

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Union Street
Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen
manses
Peterhead
Tarland
Methlick
St Fergus
Woodside
Fraserburgh Prison
King Street Iron Works
Badentoy House
Drumside House
Balmoral Castle
Alexander Scott's Hospital
Miller's Institution
Anderson Institute
Rathen
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Aberdeen

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