Person:James McNair (16)

James Herbert MCNAIR (1868-1955), artist colleague of the famous Glasgow architect Charles Rennie MacIntosh, known as J. Herbert or Herbert MCNAIR, married Frances MACDONALD (born about 1876 in Staffordshire, census) in 1899. J. Herbert married Frances Eliza MACDONALD 14jun1899 at the Scottish Episcopal Church, Dumbarton (Dict. Nat. Biography), Herbert married Frances at Dumbarton 1899 (scotlandspeople website) or 14jun1900 (dic nat biog but this is wrong). Frances was born 24aug1873 at Ravenscliff Rd., Kidsgrove, Staffordshire (dict. nat. biog.), daughter of John MACDONALD (1825-1895), engineer and colliery manager, and Frances Grove HARDEMAN (1838-1912) (dict nat. biog.). They had a child, Sylvan MCNAIR, born in 1900. Together with the sister of Frances, Margaret (wife of C. R. MacIntosh), the two couples were known as the “Glasgow Four”. Frances died in 1921 (C. R. MacIntosh website). In 1901 James H. McNair, artist instructor of App. Art, (b.1871. Scotland), wife Frances (b. 1876, Staffordshire) and son Sylvan (b. 1900) were at 65 Oxford St., Liverpool, with 2 servants (census).

Photo: http://bulgar12.tripod.com/family/index.album/george-herbert-mcnair?i=10&s=1

1. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Scotlandspeople.
2.   International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C116461, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Date.
3.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
4.   Family letters
   in possession of Michael Avery.
5.   England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.).