John Norman Mactaggart
Archive, People of the Picture House
John Norman Mactaggart and his brother Daniel Campbell Mactaggart, were the third generation of solicitors in Campbeltown.
John Norman commanded the 1st Argyll Highland Rifle Volunteers and served for 20 years. John Norman’s eldest son, Charles Mactaggart was awarded the M.C for bravery at Cambrai. He had enlisted in the 8th Battalion of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when he was only 17 years old.
| Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House | |||
| Full Name | John Norman Mactaggart | ||
| Maiden name / other names | |||
| Birth date | January 6th 1867 | Birth place: Campbeltown | |
| Death date | March 11 1931 | Death place: Edinburgh | |
| Father’s full name | Charles Rowatt Mactaggart born 1827 Campbeltown | ||
| Mother’s full name (maiden name in brackets) | Margaret Stewart Beatson born 1824 Campbeltown | ||
| Spouse(s) | Married Susannah Elizabeth Brown, 1895, Campbeltown | ||
| Children | Margaret Mactaggart born 1896, Charles Mactaggart born 1898, Agnes Lambert Mactaggart born 1900, Norman Mactaggart born 1904, Suzanne Mactaggart born 1908 | ||
| Places of residence | 1881 Census: The Jail, Castlehill, Campbeltown, 1891 Census: Drimfin House, Campbeltown. 1901 Census: Ardbeg, Askomil, Campbeltown. | ||
| Occupation history | 1891 Census: Solicitor 1901 Census: Solicitor, Town Clerk, Procurator Fiscal Department of Sheriff 1914 Valuation Rolls: Proprietor, Joint Agent, The Commercial Bank of Scotland, Castlehill, Campbeltown | ||
| Relationship with Picturehouse / Rex Cinema | One of the original shareholders of the Picture House, He bought 35 shares in 1912. | ||
| Life story in a paragraph (summary of above) | John Norman Mactaggart and his brother Daniel Campbell Mactaggart, were the third generation of solicitors in Campbeltown. John Norman commanded the 1st Argyll Highland Rifle Volunteers and served for 20 years. John Norman’s eldest son, Charles Mactaggart was awarded the M.C for bravery at Cambrai. He had enlisted in the 8th Battalion of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when he was only 17 years old. | ||
| Contact with family established (details)? | |||
| External source references (e.g. census, BMD, valuation rolls, probate index, wills, parish records etc.) include ref. numbers | Uk Census collection Valuation Rolls | ||
| CPH archive or object collection reference | Shareholders Ledger | ||