Old Photographs Huntly Scotland

Old photograph of The Square, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This town was formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie.

Famous Scots from Huntly include;

William Milne, born 1785, died 1822, born at Kennethmont near Huntly, was the second British Protestant missionary to China, following Robert Morrison. He was the founding headmaster of the first Anglo-Chinese school, Ying Wa College, in 1818 at Malacca.

John Perie, born 1831, died 1874, was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, he was born in Huntly.

Ian Cameron, father of British Prime Minister, David Cameron, was from Glass, Huntly; he was born at Blairmore House.



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