0RL 00000nz 22000003 45 001 cni00052930 100 $a20140314xmuly50 ba 110 $a0 210 1$aCrawford$bJohn$rbookseller$rKirkcaldy$cUK$5NLS-SBTI 290 $aCampbell Kirkcaldy 290 $aSchenck 290 $aSlater 1852 300 1$8eng$aJohn Crawford was born in Portmoak in Kinross-shire about 1811, the son of David Crawford who afterwards moved to Edinburgh, where he was employed as a machine-maker. He was apprenticed to George Brodie bookbinder in Kirkcaldy in 1825 or 1826, but finished his apprenticeship in Edinburgh. By 1833, he had opened a bookshop in Auchtermuchty. There he stayed 'fully three years'. In January 1836 he bought the business of George Bernard at 49 High Street Kirkcaldy. In 1852 there firm ran a circulating library. He married four times, 1st Isabella Henderson of Ceres 22 February 1833. She died on 9 January 1838. In November of the same year he married Christian Ferguson. On 4 June 1849 he married Julia Hogarth, who died 10 July 1855; and on 22 February 1859 he married a widow, Mary Nelson [or Brown]. In July 1873 he brought his sons, Walter Hall Crawford and James Hogarth Crawford into the business. The partnerhip lasted only one year, and in February 1877, he went into partnership with William Walker. John Crawford retired from business at the end of November 1881 and died in Sidcup in Kent Aughust 31 1892. 340 11$8eng$a1833-1881$xa1833a1881 350 1$0acti$8eng$abookseller 350 1$0acti$8eng$aprinter$z1850-1856 510 1$0ex:hasRelatedEntity$aKirkcaldy Steam Printing and Lithographic Works$z1857-1872$8eng$n201 High Street, **Kirkcaldy$9sbti:add record link 510 1$0ex:hasRelatedEntity$aJohn Crawford & Sons$z1873$8eng$n*201 High Street, **Kirkcaldy$9sbti:add record link 510 1$0ex:hasRelatedEntity$aJohn Crawford$z1874-1876$8eng$n*201 High Street, **Kirkcaldy$9sbti:confirm related 510 1$0ex:hasRelatedEntity$a[John] Crawford & [William] Walker$z1877-1881$8eng$n*201 High Street, **Kirkcaldy$9sbti:add record link 515 1$0actv$aKirkcaldy$dAuchtermuchty$z1833-1836$3cnl00026684 515 1$0actv$aKirkcaldy$d49 High Street$z1836-1847$3cnl00026684 515 1$0actv$aKirkcaldy$d62 High Street, opposite Heron's Wynd$z1847-1849$3cnl00026684 515 1$0actv$aKirkcaldy$d*62 High Street, opposite Heron's Wynd$z1850-1856$3cnl00026684 515 1$0actv$aKirkcaldy$d186 High Street$z1855$3cnl00026684 801 $aUK$bNLS-SBTI$c20080207 830 $aSBTI original entry: CRAWFORD, John Kirkcaldy 830 $aWarning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution. 856 $nhttp://www.nls.uk/$uhttp://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index$8eng$zScottish Book Trade Index online (list) 998 $a20140314$b12:00:00