Old Photograph Kilmaron Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Kilmaron Castle near Cupar, Fife, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built around 1820 to the designs of James Gillespie Graham, born 1776, died 1855, for the Dundee linen manufacturer Sir David Baxter, born 1793, died 1872. Baxter was the second son of William Baxter, of Balgavies, Angus, and was born in Dundee on 15 February 1793. He was educated at one of the local schools. In 1833 he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of R. Montgomerie, of Barrahill, Ayrshire. He became partner in the linen manufacturing firm of Baxter brothers, which included his father and his two younger brothers. In 1828 an attempt had been made by him to introduce power-loom weaving, but after a short trial it was abandoned until 1836, when its revival was followed by complete and extraordinary success. Through the mechanical skill of his partner in perfecting the machinery, and the business capacity and tact of David Baxter, the firm speedily became one of the largest manufacturing houses in the world; and to its remarkable success may be in a large degree ascribed the position which Dundee attained as the chief seat of the linen manufacture in Britain in the nineteenth century.



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Old Photograph Dundas Castle Scotland

Old photograph of Dundas Castle near South Queensferry, Scotland. This Scottish castle was built in 1818 by the renowned architect William Burn. The Dundas family sold the property in 1875. In 1899 it was bought by Stewart Clark, in whose family the property remains. Clark was the owner of a Victorian textile company at Anchor Mills and became Deputy Lord Lieutenant in the County of Renfrewshire, was elected MP for Paisley by Glasgow and was respected for being a great philanthropist. During the Second World War, Dundas Castle served as the headquarters for protecting the Forth Bridge.



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Old Photograph War Memorial Invergordon Scotland

Old photograph of the War Memorial in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

World War 1 Roll of Honour

Lance Corporal; J Burton, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Sergeant, J. S. Calder, Seaforth Highlanders
Lance Corporal, D Clark, Royal Highlanders Black Watch
Lance Corporal, J Denoon, East Surreys
2nd Lieutenant, A. S. Douglas, Royal Highlanders Black Watch
Signaller, W. Duff, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, H, Dunn, Dragoon Guards
Private, R. C. Dunn, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, J. Farquhar, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, W. J. Forsyth, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Private, A. Fraser, Highland Light Infantry
Private, H. Fraser, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, H. Fraser, Royal Highlanders Black Watch
Lieutenant, T. W. George, Royal Flying Corps
Seaman, C. Graham, Mercantile Marine
Private, Patrick. Graham, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, Paul Graham, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, J. C, Grant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Private, E. Hogg, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, J. Innes, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, D. Jack, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, J. Johnstone, Royal Scots
Private, W. N. MacAndie, Seaforth Highlanders
Corporal, Walter MacAndie, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, A. MacDonald, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, F. MacDonald, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Lance Corporal H. MacGlashan, 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles
Engineer A. MacGregor, Mercantile Marine
Private, A. MacGregor, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Private, L. MacIntosh, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant, W. MacIntosh, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, A. S. Mackay, Royal Scots
Seaman, W. Mackay, Mercantile Marine
Private, F. M. Mackay, Seaforth Highlanders
Driver, T. T. Mackay, Royal Field Artillery
Sapper, A. M. Mackenzie, Canadian Engineers
Private, D. Mackenzie, Royal Scots
Private, D. Mackenzie, Royal Highlanders Black Watch
Private, H. Mackenzie, Seaforth Highlanders
Lance Corporal, K. MacLean, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, J. MacLennan, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
2nd Lieutenant, D. A. MacLeod, King's Own Scottish Borderers
Seaman, M. MacLeod, Mercantile Marine
Midshipman, T. MacLeod, Royal Navy
Private, F. MOTHERWELL, Gordon Highlanders
Driver, D. Munro, Machine Gun Corps
Private, D. Munro, 1st South African Regiment
Captain, H. Munro, Mercantile Marine
Corporal, J. Munro, 48th Highlanders, CEF
2nd Lieutenant, M. S. Munro, Rifle Brigade
Sergeant M.M., W. A. Munro, 3rd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force
Gunner, J. Munro, Royal Field Artillery
Seaman D. Murray, Mercantile Marine
Private, J. Mustard, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Private, J. Noble, South African Scottish
Sergeant, D. Noble, Royal Highlanders Black Watch
Lance Sergeant, T. Rae, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant, W. Rae, Seaforth Highlanders
Lieutenant, A. B. Ross, Royal Irish Rifles
Private, D. Ross, Rand Rifles, South African Forces
Rifleman, D. Ross, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Private, A Ross, Seaforth Highlanders
Lieutenant, J. G. Ross, Seaforth Highlanders
Lance Corporal, J. Ross, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant, R. M. Ross, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant, R. Ross, Seaforth Highlanders
2nd Lieutenant, A. Sutherland, Gordon Highlanders
Private, C. Sutheland, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant, T. Sutherland, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, N. Thompson, Seaforth Highlanders
Private, W. H. Woodland, Royal Navy

The distance from Glasgow and Paisley to Invergordon is 190 miles



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Old Photograph Lachlan Macquarie Mausoleum Scotland

Old photograph of the Major General Lachlan Macquarie Mausoleum on the island of Isle of Mull, Scotland. Lachlan Macquarie was born on 31 January 1762, on the island of the Ulva off the coast of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, a chain of islands off the West Coast of Scotland. He was descended from the Scottish Highland family clan MacQuarrie which possessed Ulva, Staffa, and a region of the Isle of Mull for over one thousand years, and his forebears were buried on Iona. He left the island of Mull at the age of 14 and soon volunteered for the army. He joined the 84th Regiment of Foot on 9 April 1777, travelling with it to North America in 1777 to take part in the American War of Independence. On 18 January 1781, he was promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the 71st Highland Regiment of Foot, and served with them in New York, Charleston, USA, and Jamaica. In 1807 on 8 May he was appointed Governor of New South Wales on the east coast of Australia. In 1793 he married Jane Jarvis, daughter of the Chief Justice of Antigua. Three years later she died of tuberculosis. Macquarie returned to Scotland, and died in London, England, in 1824. He was buried on the Isle of Mull in a remote mausoleum with his wife and son. His grave in Mull is inscribed " The Father of Australia. "



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Old Photographs High Street Blairgowrie Scotland

Old photograph of the shops, vehicles, houses and people on the High Street in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. The town expanded hugely in the 19th century thanks to the employment provided by the many textile mills which were built along the River Ericht. Soft fruit growing, mainly raspberries and strawberries developed in the 20th century and became a very important part of the town's economy. Berry pickers were brought in by bus from Perth and Dundee, and large encampments were set up on farms for pickers from further afield, mainly from the Glasgow area, who made this their annual holiday. They were joined by the travelling community who congregated here for the berry season. The coming of the railway revolutionised the textile and soft fruit trade, but the last train ran in 1960.



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