Old Photograph War Memorial East Wemyss Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.

World War I Roll Of Honour

Agnew John S.
Anderson David
Anderson Herbert
Ashwood John
Bertram Thomas
Brown Andrew
Brown Thomas
Burditt John
Burke Thomas
Burt Robert
Christie Norman
Clark James
Cooper Thomas
Craig Jack
Craig John
Craigie Alexander
Craigie John
Dorward Thomas P.
Fairfull Robert
Fleming Duncan
Fotheringham James
Frame John A.
Gordon Alexander J.
Gordon Douglas
Gourlay James
Gourlie Joseph
Gray Matthew
Guthrie Alexander
Hadden Charles
Heddie Andrew
Lawrie Andrew
Lindsay John R.
Locke Horace
MaGuire Charles
McCarthey George
McDonald David
McGregor Archibald
McKenzie William
Millie A. Stewart
Moodie Alexander
Morgan John
Morgan William
Morgan William Kyles
Murray J.C.D. Geddes
Murray John
Nisbet Robert
Oates William
Pake John
Powell Patrick J.G.
Queripel John
Rolland James
Ross James A.
Sanderson John
Scott Munro B.
Simpson Andrew
Simpson George
Simpson Robert
Simpson William
Spence Alexander
Stewart John
Thomson William
Torbett James
Turner George
Warrenden Robert
Welsh John
Whyte John
Williamson Henry
Wilson Alexander
Wilson James
Wyles William

The distance from East Wemyss to Glasgow and Paisley is 65 miles





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Old Photograph Redhaven Street Whitehills Scotland

Old photograph of a church, car, cottages and people on Redhaven Street in Whitehills located three miles West of Banff, Scotland. A five miles long coastal path stretches from the Whitehills Harbour to Banff Harbour.



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Old Photograph Savings Bank Govan Scotland

Old photograph of the Savings Bank in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Govan located on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick. Historically it was part of the County of Lanark. Govan was at one point; the centre of the world renowned Clydeside shipbuilding industry, but few shipyards remain today. In 1841, Robert Napier began iron shipbuilding in Govan, and in 1843 produced its first ship, the Vanguard. He also procured a contract with the Royal Navy to produce vessels, notably the Jackal, the Lizard, and the Bloodhound. He also allowed naval officers in training to visit the shipyard to familiarise themselves with the new vessels. Napier's Shipyard in Govan was later acquired by William Beardmore and Company in 1900, before being sold on to Harland & Wolff in 1912. It finally closed in 1962 and most of the site was redeveloped into housing. Govan's other major shipbuilding firm was founded in the 1860s as: Randolph, Elder and Company, later becoming John Elder and Company. In 1885, the yard moved further west to its present site and was reorganised as the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd. This company continued until 1965, when it filed for bankruptcy. 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 Cottages Kinloch Rannoch Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Kinloch Rannoch, Highland Perthshire, Scotland.



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Old Photographs Railway Station Achnasheen Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Achnasheen in Wester Ross, Scotland. This Scottish village was an important stop on the Kyle of Lochalsh railway line, serving a large area of Wester Ross. The railway still operates but all freight and mail, and most passengers, now travel by road. 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 Auchoirk Scotland

Old photograph of cottages at Auchoirk near Tighnabruaich, Kyles of Bute, Argyll, Scotland. Tighnabruaich, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh na Bruaich, is a village on the Cowal peninsula, on the western arm of the Kyles of Bute in Argyll and Bute. A pier was possibly built in the 1830s by the Castle Steamship Company, a forerunner of MacBrayne. Its was a stopping place for paddle steamers and Clyde puffers. The wooden pier was rebuilt in 1885 by the Tighnabruaich Estate who owned it from 1840 until 1950. George Olding owned it until 1965 when it became the responsibility of the local council. Passenger services on and around the Clyde were developed after the PS Comet was introduced into service in 1812 and tourism developed with the introduction of cruises through the Kyles around Bute, to Arran and along Loch Fyne. 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 Primary School Leith Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of the Primary School in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. This Scottish school was built in 1875. It was enlarged in 1894 and again in 1903.



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Old Photograph Bridge Over Forth And Clyde Canal Cadder Scotland

Old photograph of cottages by the bridge over the Forth and Clyde Canal at Cadder in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, Scotland. In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a Roman fort on the route of the Antonine Wall. Cadder House was a property held by the Stirling family for generations. Cadder is located five miles north of Glasgow city centre. 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 Steamer King Edward Inveraray Scotland

Old photograph of the passenger turbine steamer King Edward at the pier in Inveraray, Scotland. King Edward was an excursion steamer built at Dumbarton for service down the River Clyde to the Firth of Clyde and associated sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland, as far as Campbeltown. 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 Grosvenor Hotel Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of a car outside the Grosvenor Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland.



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Old Photograph William Archer Perth Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of William Archer who was born in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. William, born 23 September 1856, died 27 December 1924, was a Scottish critic and writer. The son of Thomas Archer. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he received the degree of M.A. in 1876. Archer became a leader writer on the Edinburgh Evening News in 1875, and after a year in Australia returned to Edinburgh. In 1878 he took up residence in London, England. In 1879 he became dramatic critic of the London Figaro, and in 1884 of the World, where he remained until 1905. In London he soon took a prominent literary place. He was a friend of George Bernard Shaw, and arranged for his plays to be translated into German. During World War I, Archer wrote a series of open letters on behalf of Wellington House, arguing Germany's culpability in starting the conflict. He viewed the Allies, including England, as innocent bystanders, forced into defending the world against German militancy. He was one of the founders of the Simplified Spelling Society in 1908.



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Old Photograph Linnmoor Childrens Home Culter Scotland

Old photograph of Linnmoor Childrens Home near Coulter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Peterculter also known as Culter, is a suburb of Aberdeen. 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 Dun Nosebridge Fort Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Dun Nosebridge Iron Age Fort near Bridgend Islay, Scotland. The name's origin is probably a mixture of Scottish Gaelic and Old Norse: Dun in the former language means " fort " and knaus-borg in the latter means " fort on the crag ". The fort overlooks upper Laggan valley. The defences consist of a wall which encloses the summit, and two outer ramparts extending along the North West side and round each end of the ridge. On the South East facing slope of the ridge which extends to the North East of the fort there are the turf covered foundations of several buildings of late 18th and 19th century date. Clearances in Nosebridge and other townships in the took place between 1848 and 1853, when the sequestrated Islay estate was being administered by a receiver, James Brown of Edinburgh. 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 Harbour Street Creetown Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses on Harbour Street in Creetown near the head of Wigtown Bay, 18 miles Weest of Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. This Scottish village was formerly served by the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Railway. The granite quarries in the vicinity constitute the leading industry, the stone for the Liverpool docks and other public works having been obtained from them. The village dates from 1785, and became a burgh of barony in 1792. Sir Walter Scott laid part of the scene of Guy Mannering in this neighborhood. Dr Thomas Brown, the metaphysician, born 1778, died 1820, was a native of the parish in which Creetown lies.



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Old Photographs Railway Station Culross Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Culross, Fife, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Lookout Tower Bridgend Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of a cottage and lookout tower in Bridgend Islay, Scotland. The octagonal East Tower or Bridgend tower was built in 1760. The island's two main roads, the A846 and A847, meet in the village just north of the bridge over the River Sorn that gives the village its name. The A846 passes through the village on its route between Port Askaig and Ardbeg. The A847 begins in Bridgend and continues to Portnahaven.



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Old Photograph Main Street Ceres Fife Scotland

Old photograph of a shop, people, cottages, houses and church on Main Street in Ceres, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Post Office Kingsbarns East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the Post Office, thatched cottages, houses and church on the Main Street in Kingsbarns, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.





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Old Photographs Leven Road Lundin Links East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses, cars, bus and people on Leven Road in Lundin Links by Lower Largo, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Lilybank Hill Road Newburgh Fife Scotland

Old photograph of people, cottage and houses on Lilybank Hill Road in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Brucehaven Limekiilns Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the paddle steamer Tug, Lord Derby in Brucehaven harbour in Limekilns near Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Brucehaven harbour, formerly known as Capernaum, originated in the 18th century. The boat was named after Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, born 4 April 1865, died 4 February 1948, styled Mr Edward Stanley until 1886, then The Hon Edward Stanley and finally Lord Stanley from 1893 to 1908. He was a British soldier, Conservative politician, diplomat, and racehorse owner. He was twice Secretary of State for War and also served as British Ambassador to France.



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Old Photograph Strathkinness Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and houses in Strathkinness located three miles West of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Railway Station Benderloch Scotland

Old photograph of the railway station in Benderloch, Argyll, Scotland. This Scottish station opened on 24 August 1903. The station closed in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch of the Callander and Oban Railway was closed. 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 Photographs Lagavulin Whisky Distillery Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Lagavulin Whisky Distillery on the Island of Islay, Scotland. The distillery of Lagavulin officially dates from 1816, when John Jonston and Archibald Campbell constructed two distilleries on the site. One of them became Lagavulin, taking over the other, which one is not exactly known. Records show illicit distillation in at least ten illegal distilleries on the site as far back as 1742, however. In the 19th century, several legal battles ensued with their neighbour Laphroaig, brought about after the distiller at Lagavulin, Sir Peter Mackie, leased the Laphroaig distillery. It is said that Mackie attempted to copy Laphroaig's style. Since the water and peat at Lagavulin's premises was different from that at Laphroaig's, the result was different. The Lagavulin distillery is located in the village of the same name. Lagavulin is known for its producer's use of a slow distillation speed and pear shaped pot stills. The two wash stills have a capacity of 11,000 litres and the two spirit stills of 12,500 litres each.

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Old Photograph Balerominmore Beach Isle of Colonsay Scotland

Old photograph of Balerominmore beach on the Island of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Lorne Street Ladybank Fife Scotland

Old photograph of cottages and people on Lorne Street in Ladybank near St Andrews and East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.



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Best Videos Scone Palace Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland playlist of some of my best videos on ancestry visit to Scone Palace by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Kilnave Chapel And Cross Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Kilnave Chapel and Cross on the Island Of Islay, Scotland. After the Battle of Gruinart members of Clan MacLean took refuge in the chapel which was then set on fire by Clan MacDonald. The most significant artifact remaining is the 5th century Kilnave Cross. 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 Sanatorium Banchory Scotland

Old photograph of the Sanatorium by Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Completed in 1900 this was one of the first sanatoria or tuberculosis hospitals, in Britain. The Sanatorium closed in 1928, lying empty until becoming the Glen O’ Dee Hotel in 1934, after being used for the World War 2, it reverted to a hospital. 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 Main Street Ormiston Scotland

Old photograph of cars, shops, people houses and cottages on Main Street in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland.





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Old Photograph Crown Street Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a Bank, shops, cars, buildings and people on Crown Street in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Hammermen of the Incorporated Trades, representing the jewellery fraternity, laid out Crown Street, Diamond Street, Silver Street and Golden Square within the 1st stage of development West of the Denburn. The plan for Crown Street was to create an important street, which is now the main thoroughfare through the area, to connect with Union Street but without the huge expense of bridging Windmill Brae, the ancient route into Aberdeen prior to the construction of Union Street. 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 King George V and Queen Mary Visit To Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of the Royal visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Glasgow, Scotland. George Frederick Ernest Albert, born 3 June 1865, died 20 January 1936, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Mary was the wife and Queen consort of King George V, she was born on May 26, 1867 at Kensington Palace, London, England. She married George V, on July 6, 1893. 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 Military Camp Beach Aberdeen Scotland

Old photograph of a World War One Military horse camp by the beach in, Aberdeen, Scotland.



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Old Photograph Thomson Home Rothesay Scotland

Old photographs of the Thomson Home in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. This building was a poorhouse from at least 1926. Situated at the south of Rothesay, it was known as Thomson House, later becoming the Thomson Home. 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 Shoemakers Land Edinburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Shoemakers Land in Edinburgh, Scotland. Shoemakers' or Bible Land is a large five storeyed tenement with two gables facing the street and closely spaced windows. Shoemakers Lands were bought in 1677 by the Guild of Cordwainers of the Canongate. The hall of the Incorporation of Cordiners was e rected in 1682. Reconstructed in 1725. Totally demolished in 1882.



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Best Videos Of St Monans East Neuk Of Scotland

Tour Scotland playlist of some of my best videos on ancestry visit to the fishing village of St Monans on the coast of the East Neuk of Fife.

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Old Photograph Kilchoman Cross Island Of Islay Scotland

Old photograph of Kilchoman Cross on the Island Of Islay, Scotland. The Kilchoman Cross, also called Cill Chomain Cross, is a fourteenth century Celtic cross standing at the cemetery by the Kilchoman Old Parish Church. The cross is one of the best medieval crosses in the Western Highlands and Islands. 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 Quay Street Ullapool Scotland

Old photograph of people, houses and hotel on Quay Street in Ullapool, Scotland. Ullapool is a village in the Scottish Highlands. On the east shore of Loch Broom, Ullapool was founded in 1788 as a herring fishing port by the British Fisheries Society. It was designed by Thomas Telford. The harbour is still the edge of the village, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port. Ferries sail to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides. The village lies on the A835 road from Inverness. The Ullapool River flows through the village. 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 Annat Scotland

Old photograph of cottages in Annat in Wester Ross, Scotland. This remote Scottish hamlet is located at the at the eastern end of Upper Loch Torridon. It is about 1 mile South East of the village of Torridon, on the A896 singletrack road. 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 McCaslin Street Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a horse and cart, children, shops and buildings on McCaslin Street in Glasgow, Scotland. Macauslan, Macausland, Macauselan, Macauslane, Macauslin, Maccaslane, Maccausland, Macaslan, Macasland, Maccasland, Macaslin, Maccasline: means " son of Absalon." The first use of the surname as recorded appears to be Absalon, son of Macbed, or Macbethe, a churchman, to whom a charter of the island called Clarines, Clarinch in Loch Lomond, later the gathering place of Clan Buchanan was granted by Maldoun or Maldouen, third earl of Lennox, in 1225.



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Old Photograph Auchenblae Scotland

Old photograph of shops and houses in Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village was known for its weavers, a whisky distillery and the annual Paldie's Fair horse market. It is also featured in the novel, Sunset Song, written by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. 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 Public Park Ormiston Scotland

Old photograph of children in the Public Park in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland. The village of Ormiston was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 1735 by John Cockburn, born 1685, died 1758, one of the initiators of the Agricultural Revolution. The word Ormiston is derived from a half mythical Anglian settler called Ormr, meaning " serpent " or " snake ". Ormres family had possession of the land during the 12th and 13th centuries. Ormiston or Ormistoun is not an uncommon surname, and Ormr also survives in some English placenames such as Ormskirk and Ormesby. The latter part of the name, formerly spelt " toun ", is likely to descend from its Northumbrian Old English and later Scots meaning as " farmstead " or " farm and outbuildings " rather than the meaning " 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 School Kinghorn Fife Scotland

Old photograph of the school in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. The historic former Royal Burgh of Kinghorn lies on the coast of the Fife. The former royal castle at Kinghorn was frequently visited by the Scottish Court in the period of the House of Dunkeld. The King's castle, controlling the seaway, stood on the headland above Pettycur. King Alexander III was returning on horseback to Kinghorn Castle to see his new wife Yolande of Dreux, when he fell and was found dead on the beach of Pettycur Bay in March 1286, creating the succession crisis that led to the Wars of Scottish Independence. 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 School Ochiltree Scotland

Old photograph of the school in Ochiltree in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The 1901 novel, The House with the Green Shutters, was written by George Douglas Brown, who was born in Ochiltree. Johnny Cymbal, the famous American based singer, songwriter and record producer was born in Ochiltree on the 3rd of February 1945. He is best remembered for his 1963 signature hit Mr. Bass Man. Also from the village was a close associate of King James I of Scotland, Michael Ochiltree.



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Old Photograph Moorpark Road Stevenston Scotland

Old photograph of houses on Moorpark Road in Stevenston in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Noted natives and past residents of Stevenston included; Gordon Smith, footballer; Des Browne, former Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland; Steve Clarke, former Chelsea and Scotland Footballer, Grado, professional wrestler and actor on River City; James Harnett, football coach of KSC Madrid, Son of James Harnett Senorr and cousin to Mick Harnett. 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 Coronation Hall Pool Of Muckhart Scotland

Old photograph of the Coronation Hall in Pool Of Muckhart located three miles North East of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Pool of Muckhart lies in the Strath of the River Devon, near the entrance to Glen Devon. Doctor George Alexander Gibson was born at Kelliebank in Muckhart on 27 January 1854, the son of George Gibson, a solicitor based in Alloa, and his wife Jane Rae Brown. He was educated at Dollar Academy. He then studied Law at both Glasgow University and Edinburgh University but instead chose to change his study to Medicine and graduated in 1874. He won the Falconer Memorial Fellowship. He then undertook postgraduate studies in London, England, Dublin, Ireland and Berlin, Germany before gaining his MD from Edinburgh University in 1881. After a very brief spell at Birmingham General Hospital he was appointed Senior Physician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on Lauriston Place. He also worked at the New Town Dispensary and Deaconess Hospital. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1881. His proposers were Sir William Turner, Daniel John Cunningham, Sir Archibald Geikie and Sir Charles Wyville Thomson. In 1912 he spoke to the AGM of the British Medical Association on non valvular cardiac disease. In August 1912 he himself became a victim of cardiac disease, and his health broke. A cruise to Norway failed to revive his health. Despite complete rest his health went further into relapse at Christmas of 1912. He died at home, 3 Drumsheugh Gardens, in Edinburgh's fashionable West End on the morning of Saturday 18 January 1913 and is buried in Dean Cemetery in the west of the city. He was married to Lucy Jane Philips, born 1847, died 1948, who lived to the age of 101. 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 Westpath Carnoustie Scotland

Old photograph of children, cottages and houses on Westpath Street in Carnoustie, Scotland. The town is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast in Angus. It was founded in the late 18th century, and grew rapidly throughout the 19th century due to the growth of the local textile industry. It was popular as a tourist resort from the early Victorian era up to the latter half of the 20th century, due to its seaside location, and is best known for its associations with golf.



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Old Photograph Station Road Prestwick Scotland

Old photograph of a woman with a pram, and buildings on Statiom Road in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. Prestwick Airport used to host a bi-annual airshow, the first of which was held on 30 September 1967. While very small in scale compared to such shows as RAF Fairford or Farnborough, the Scottish air show attracted up to 100,000 spectators to Prestwick in its heyday in the 1980s. The last air show was in 1992. 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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