In 1761 James Malton was born to Thomas Malton the Elder. He moved to Ireland with his father and was living in Dublin by the 1780s.[2] He was employed as a draughtsman in the office of the architect James Gandon for nearly three years during the building of the Custom House.
1796. James Malton [aged 35]. "Stonehenge".
Before 1803. James Malton [aged 41]. St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
Before 1803. James Malton [aged 41]. Trinity College, Dublin Library.
On 28th July 1803 James Malton [aged 42] died of a "brain-fever" at Norton Street, Marylebone, London.