Person Croll; James (1821 - 1890) Croll James 1821 - 1890 British Male Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland 02 January 1821 Perth 15 December 1890

Geology Education: LLD (1876, St Andrews) Career: Apprenticed to a wheelwright; worked as a joiner at Banchory; opened a shop in Elgin; opened a temeperance hotel in Blairgowrie (1852); agent for the Safety Light Assurance Company; Keeper, Andersonian University and Museum, Glasgow (1859); Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland (1867-1880); retired due to ill health Son of David Croll, stonemason of Little Whitefield, Perthshire and his wife Janet Ellis of Elgin; married Isabella, daughter of John Macdonald of Forres Fellow 01/06/1876 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 2 Jan 1821 - 15 Dec 1890 NA6453 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/17618894 9c4da69e-302f-4770-bc50-f34a8354c2f1