Alexander Deuchar
(seal engraver; Edinburgh)
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Dates of Activity1809-1845
Activity Noteseal engraver
1815-1818: and lapidary
1828-1830: Seal Engraver to Her Majesty
1831: Seal Engraver to His Majesty
General Note'and genealogist' printed adverts “Edin Dir”1835-39,1842-44. Published “British Crests”. Edinburgh, 1817; “A Genealogy of the family of Hay of Leys”. [n.d.] and “Concise view of the present state of the succession of the heirs of William First Earl of Stirling”. Edinburgh, 1839. “A Catalogue of the books and mauscripts of the late Alexander Deuchar”. Edinburgh, 1845 was published after his death, and they were sold at auction in the following year, the auction catalogue is “A Catalogue of the extensive heraldic library of Alexander Deuchar”. All the above are in the National Library of Scotland.
See Also Alexander Deuchar (junior), (1809-1814)
Geddes Close, High Street, **Edinburgh
Seal Engraver and Lapidary to His Majesty, (1824-1827)
*57 North Bridge, **Edinburgh
Seal Engraver to His Majesty and General Agent, (1832)
44 Princes Street, **Edinburgh
Variant Name Mrs Alexander Deuchar, (1845)
*73 George Street, **Edinburgh
SourceEdin Dir
Last Edit2016-11-16 12:00:00