Old Photograph James Macintosh Dunkeld Perthshire Scotland

Old Photograph of James Macintosh in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. James, born 1846, died 1937, was a Scottish Fiddler and Composer. Three generations of his family were at the centre of musical life in the Dunkeld district. An earlier James Macintosh, born 1791, died 1876, was one of Niel Gow’s last pupils, he was a fiddler with The Reel Players, later the Julian Band, in Edinburgh and died there. His brother Charles born 1797, died 1867, was a weaver like his father, he may have learnt the fiddle from Neil Gow, or possibly Peter Hardie, a fiddler in Niel’s band. His two sons, Charles and James, both talented musicians, spent most of their lives in the district; Charles who was a cellist and also a talented naturalist, came to the attention of Beatrix Potter; James was a talented photographer as well as a fiddler. He was 86 when his little collection was published and his photographs can be studied in the town. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Steam Traction Engine Dunkeld Perthshire Scotland

Old Photograph of a steam traction engine in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Duncan McKercher Inver Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Duncan McKercher who was born Kenmore and lived in Inver by Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. A renowned Scottish fiddler, Duncan was born in 1796, and died in 1873. He was also known as the Atholl or Perthshire Paganini. He lived in Niel Gow’s cottage from about 1865 until his death. He played at balls, taught the fiddle and published three quite weighty volumes of dance music.



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Old Photographs Charles Macintosh Inver Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Charles Macintosh in Inver by Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. Charles Macintosh, one of the third generation of the Macintoshes in Inver, will be best remembered as The Perthshire Naturalist. He was born in a small cottage not far from the one which long sheltered Niel Gow, and a neat tablet on the gable end records that " Charles Macintosh, the Perthshire Naturalist, was born here, 1839, and died 1922. All his days were spent in that small cottage until a few months before his death, when he was removed to his brother’s house in Dunkeld. In early life Charles Macintosh was a sawmiller, but an accident to his hand incapacitating him for his work, he became a post runner. The many long miles he traversed on foot while delivering letters were ever full of interest and fascination to this lover of Nature. In addition to his hereditary penchant for music, he had a taste for botany, geology, astronomy and ornithology, studying them to such purpose that he came to be regarded as an authority by those competent to judge. He wrote numerous papers for the Transactions and Proceedings of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science. One was on a new species of Fungus found at Inver, Cucurbitaria pithyophila, and he is credited with the discovery of a number of new fungi. Relics of the past strongly attracted him, and he himself found several stone axes, cists and evidences of the Stone Age. He was elected in 1873 an Associate of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science. To this Society he contributed papers and acted as guide when the summer excursions were in his neighbourhood, besides collecting and mounting specimens for the Perth Museum. His services were freely offered to various schools, and the rambles of the young folks were packed with interest when Charles Macintosh pointed out botanical rarities or called a halt to listen to the bird calls. Leader and conductor of the choir in Little Dunkeld Church and Superintendent of its Sunday School, he was altogether a many sided man, and in addition he generally filled the place of cellist in the string band long conducted by his brother, Mr. James Macintosh. After his death, a handsome sum was subscribed and devoted to three purposes, a memorial stone in Little Dunkeld Churchyard, where he is buried; a tablet on his cottage home; and a fund to provide Nature Knowledge prizes in Perthshire schools. The memorial stone. bearing a suitable inscription, was designed by Mr Thomas MacLaren, Burgh Surveyor, Perth, and forms a striking object. The granite is rugged, and on the rough surface stands out a Cross, modelled on the earliest type of Christian sculptured stones found in the county.




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Old Photographs Coach Builders Birnam Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Coach builders in Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Gamekeepers Blair Atholl Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Gamekeepers in Blair Atholl by Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Herring Fishing Fleet Anstruther East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Herring fishing fleet in the harbour in Anstruther in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Harbour Alloa Scotland

Old photograph of the harbour in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Fishing Boat Coast Lower Largo East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a fishing boat off the coast of Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Female Office Worker Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a female office worker in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Shop Kildonan Isle Of Arran Scotland

Old photograph of the shop in Kildonan, Island of Arran, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.





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Old Photograph School Coupar Angus Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of the school in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Female Students Castle Beach St Andrews Fife Scotland


Old photograph of female students on the beach below the castle in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Inverkeilor Angus Scotland

Old photograph of the Chance inn hotel, houses and people in Inverkeilor near Arbroath, Scotland.





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Old Photograph Woman Woollen Mill Borders of Scotland

Old photograph of a woman working in a Woollen Mill in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Housewives Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of housewives in Glasgow, Scotland. In the 1950s, the population of the City of Glasgow area peaked at 1,089,000. Glasgow was then one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Coal Miner Underground Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a coal miner underground in Fife, Scotland.. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photographs Glass Blower Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a glass blower in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.




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Old Photograph Crofter Spinning Wheel St Kilda Scotland

Old photograph of crofter with her spinning wheel outside her cottage on St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Children Outside Tenement House Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of children outside a Tenement house in Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Children Outside House Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of children outside a house in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Earl of Seafield Cullen Moray Scotland

Old photograph of the Earl of Seafield in a horse and carriage near in Cullen, Moray, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Soldiers Marching Through Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of soldiers marching through Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Mill Rouken Glen Park Giffnock East Renfrew Scotland

Old photograph of the Mill in Rouken Glen Park in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, to the South West of Glasgow, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car And People Castletown Scotland

Old photograph of a broken down vintage car and the passengers in Castletown near Wick, Scotland. Much of Castletown was built during the 19th century boom years of Caithness as a source of flagstone. Much of the stone was processed in the harbour area of the village, known as Castlehill, and many of the streets of London, England, Sydney, Australia, Edinburgh and the financial district of New York City in the USA are paved with it. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Pony And Trap Pitlochry Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a woman on a pony and Trap by Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Girl Shetland Pony Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a young girl on a Shetland Pony outside a mansion house in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car And Passengers Moffat Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car and passengers outside a mansion house in Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car And Chauffeur Forfar Scotland

Old photograph of vintage car and Chauffeur outside a mansion house in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car And Chauffeur Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car and Chauffeur outside a mansion house in Glasgow, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Queen Margaret Ferry South Queensferry Scotland

Old photograph of the Queen Margaret ferry by the Forth Railway Bridge in South Queensferry, Scotland. There were ferries from South Queensferry across the Firth of Forth to North Queensferry in Fife until 1964 when the Forth Road Bridge was opened.



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Old Photograph Street Artist Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a street artist in Glasgow, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Lawn Bowlers Airdrie Scotland

Old photograph of Lawn bowlers in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Spade Factory Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of women working in a Spade factory in Glasgow, Scotland. Spades are made in many shapes and sizes, for a variety of different functions and jobs, and there are many different designs used in spade manufacturing. People often mistakenly use the term shovel interchangeably with spade, but, strictly speaking, shovels generally are broad-bottomed tools for moving loose materials, whereas spades tend to have a flat bottom edge for digging. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Children Playing In The Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of children playing in the street in Glasgow, Scotland. Hopscotch was a popular children's game in Glasgow that was played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is still a popular playground game in which players toss a small object into numbered triangles or a pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces to retrieve the object. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Travelling Basketmakers River Tay Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of Travelling Basketmakers by the River Tay near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Vintage Car St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a vintage car in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph School Trip Aberfeldy Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a school trip to Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Wedding Leuchars Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a wedding in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Steam Train Scottish Pipers Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Steam Train and Scottish Pipers in Glasgow, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Female Students West Sands Beach St Andrews Fife Scotland

Old photograph of female students on the West Sands beach by St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Church Trip Pittencrieff Park Dunfermline Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a church members trip to Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Sailing Ship Harbour River Tay Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a sailing ship and crew by the harbour on the River Tay near Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Perth has been an important centre for sea borne trade and shipbuilding since Mediaeval times, when the river was much deeper and the harbour was situated upstream opposite the end of the High Street. As the river silted up and ships got bigger, the harbour was moved further downstream. A New Haven was established in 1539 at the outflow of the southern branch of the Town Lade, opposite Greyfriars Monastery, now Greyfriars Cemetery. Until the 1820s, Newburgh served as an outport, where larger vessels tied up. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Steam Trains Leaving Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of Steam Trains leaving Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow and South Western Railway was formed in 1850 as a result of the amalgamation of Glasgow, Paisley Kilmarnock and Ayr and Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railways. It served the South Clyde Coast routes and South to Ayrshire, Dumfries, Carlisle and Stranraer. It also ran service to St. Pancras, London, England, in conjunction with the Midland Railway via the Settle and Carlisle line. The HQ was at St Enoch station in Glasgow. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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Old Photograph Traffic Jam Island Of Lewis Scotland

Old photograph of a traffic jam on Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Delivery Cart Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of a delivery cart in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.



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