William Chambers
(bookseller; Edinburgh)
HeadingWilliam Chambers (bookseller; Edinburgh) [NLS-SBTI]
Dates of Activity1819-20th Century
Activity Notebookseller
1824: stationer and printer
1825-1829: bookseller stationer and circulating library
1835-1840: printing office
General NoteSon of James Chambers, a commission agent in the weaving trade, and afterwards a draper, and Jean Gibson. William was born at Peebles 16 April 1800; his brother Robert in 1802, and James in 1807. In 1814 he was apprenticed to a bookseller called Sutherland. In May 1819, he finished his apprenticeship and opened a stall in Leith Walk. He was Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1865-69. He married but all his children predeceased him. “Edin Dir;” William Chambers. “Memoir of William and Robert Chambers”. 12th ed. Edinburgh and London, 1883; “William Chambers. Memories of the Chambers Brothers”. Edinburgh, 1967; Sheila A. Scott. “William Chambers of Glenormiston”. Biggar, 1997.
Place of Activity1819-1821: Edinburgh: Giles' Buildings, Leith Walk. CERL Thesaurus
See Also William & Robert Chambers (booksellers and publishers), (1832-1840)
19 Waterloo Place, **Edinburgh
Variant NameWilliam CHALMERS
Last Edit2016-11-16 12:00:00