Old Photograph Of Gypsies Above Loch Tay In Highland Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of gypsies camping above Loch Tay, in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. Highland Travellers also known as Gypsies and Tinkers are closely tied to the native Highlands, and many traveller families carry clan names like Macfie, Stewart, MacDonald, Cameron, Williamson and Macmillan. They followed a nomadic or settled lifestyle; passing from village to village and are strongly identified with the native Gaelic speaking population. Continuing their nomadic life, they would often pitch their tents on rough ground on the edge of the village and earn money there as tinsmiths, hawkers, horse dealers or pearl fishermen. Many found seasonal employment on farms, e.g. at the berry picking or during harvest time.



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Old Photograph George Murray 6th Duke of Atholl Scotland

Old photograph of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl at Blair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, born 20th September 1814, died 16th January 1864, was a Scottish peer and freemason. Born at Great Cumberland Place, London, England, he was the son of James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon, who was the second son of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, and his wife Lady Emily Frances Percy, second daughter of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland. He succeeded his father as baron in 1837 and his uncle John Murray as duke in 1846. Murray served in the British Army and was lieutenant of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, retiring in 1840. Murray became a Deputy Lieutenant of Perthshire in 1846 and was invested as a Knight of the Thistle in 1853. As Lord Glenlyon, he formed the Atholl Highlanders in 1839 as his personal bodyguard. In 1844, when Queen Victoria stayed at Blair Castle, the Atholl Highlanders provided the guard for the Queen. So impressed was she with their turnout that she ordered they be presented with colours, giving them official status as a British regiment. On 29 October 1839, he married Anne Home Drummond, daughter of Henry Home-Drummond. Murray died in 1864, aged 49, from cancer of the neck and was succeeded in his titles by his only child John. He served as 66th Grand Master Mason of Scotland from 1843 to 1863 and was Grand Master of England from 1843 until his death in January, 1864.



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Old Photograph John Stuart Blackie Scotland

Old photograph of John Stuart Blackie who was born in Glasgow, Scotland. John, born 28 July 1809, died 2 March 1895, was a Scottish scholar and man of letters. He was educated at the New Academy and afterwards at the Marischal College, in Aberdeen, where his father was manager of the Commercial Bank. After attending classes at Edinburgh University from 1825 to 1826, Blackie spent three years at Aberdeen as a student of theology. In 1829 he went to Germany, and after studying at Göttingen and Berlin (where he under the influence of Heeren, Otfried Müller, Schleiermacher, Neander and Böckh) he accompanied Bunsen to Italy and Rome. The years spent abroad extinguished his former wish to enter the Church, and at his father's desire he gave himself up to the study of law. By the time he was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1834 he had acquired a strong love of the classics and a taste for letters in general. In 1852 he was appointed to the professorship of Greek at Edinburgh University, in succession to George Dunbar, a post which he continued to hold for thirty years. Scottish nationality was another source of enthusiasm with him; and in this connection he displayed real sympathy with highland home life and the grievances of the crofters. The foundation of the Celtic chair at Edinburgh University was mainly due to his efforts. In spite of the many calls upon his time he produced a considerable amount of literary work, usually on classical or Scottish subjects, including some poems and songs of no mean order. He died in Edinburgh and is buried in Dean Cemetery to the north side of the central path in the north section of the original cemetery.



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Old Photograph Glasgow Tram To Milngavie Scotland

Old photograph of a Tram going from Glasgow to Milngavie, Scotland. Milngavie is a Scottish town in East Dunbartonshire, on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Glasgow.



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Old Photographs Trams East Port Dunfermline Scotland

Old photograph of Trams and people on East Port Street in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The Dunfermline and District Tramways Company was a subsidiary of the Fife Electric Power Company, which in turn was owned by Balfour Beatty. The system opened on November 2, 1909, and was officially closed on July 4, 1937. The town was first recorded in the 11th century, with the marriage of Malcolm III, King of Scotland, and Saint Margaret at the church in Dunfermline. As his Queen consort, Margaret established a new church dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which evolved into an Abbey under their son, David I in 1128.



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