Rollo, Forbes Alexander

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Unique IDPE-004736SurnameRolloGiven namesForbes AlexanderBirth dateBetween 1st January 1891 and 31st December 1891Birth date qualifieryear onlyPlace of birthNew ZealandDeath date26th January 1959Death date qualifierexactPlace of deathThe Entrance, NSWBiographical abstractDates of employment: 5 February 1912 to 6 April 1914
Biographical noteBiographical details:

Rollo was the son of Alexander Higgie Rollo and Elizabeth Emily Lydia Patmore and was born in New Zealand. Rollo left New Zealand on 17 November 1911 and came to Sydney with his mother and sister. [ref: Dominion (Otaki) 21 November 1911 p 5] He was then aged about 20. He immediately registered with the Institute of Architects of NSW seeking employment [ref: notices in “Construction : Weekly Supplement to Building (Sydney) 27 November 1911” and issues following up to January 1913]. He was employed on a temporary basis between February 1912 and April 1914 as an architectural draftsman in the City Building Surveyor’s Department of the City of Sydney. His initials appear on a number of plans in City Archives. He was prominent in amateur athletics in New Zealand and Sydney. He married Millie Jones in October 1919 [ref: NSW Marriage registration 15563/1919]. His professional career was chiefly spent with the architectural and construction firm specialising in shop fitting, Bray and Holliday, where he progressed from draftsman to chief draftsman and eventually to director of the firm. He was involved throughout the 1930s in the professional body of the Master Builders, the Builders’ Exchange, serving on its committee and becoming its chairman in 1938. He died in January 1959 at The Entrance, north of Sydney.

Details from contemporary sources:

1912 hired 5 February – draftsman City Building Surveyor’s Dept- £3 per week [ref: A-01120683]
1913 application for pay rise [ref: A-00254505]
1913 pay rise February to £3/5/0 [ref: A-01120683]
1914 discharged 6 April [ref: A-01120683]GenderMale

Relationships

CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionDraftsman [multiple departments]Related itemsStaff Card - Rollo, F - employed 1912-1914The City Building Surveyor requests pay rises for Carpenter's Labourer, John Patterson; Mr. F.

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Rollo, Forbes Alexander