Photograph of members of the MacFadyen family of Scarinish at a garden party ca. 1924
Sepia photograph of three men and a girl wearing party hats at a dining table at Middleton around 1924. L-R: Charles MacFadyen (1847-1930), Hamilton ?, James MacFadyen (1845-1929), “myself”?. James was the son of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn.
Photograph of members of the MacFadyen family of Scarinish at a garden party ca. 1924
Sepia photograph of four adults and three children of the MacFadyen family of Scarinish at a garden party in Middleton around 1924. Top of table: Margaret MacFadyen, Charles MacFadyen, Maisie MacFadyen (1919-1945; died at a dance at Ruaig School), daughter of George MacFadyen, son of Malcolm MacFadyen. Biddy Cameron (Robina Mary Alexandra Buchanan Cameron, 1906-1977), and others.
Photograph of Donald MacFadyen, Scarinish, ca. 1900
Sepia photograph of Donald MacFadyen (1852-1912) around 1900. He was the son of Allan MacFadyen and Amelia MacFadyen (nee Stewart), and was the storekeeper in Scarinish, living at Tullymet. Married twice: Jane MacKinnon in Oban in 1884 (died 1901), then Mary MacCallum in Glasgow in 1902.
Photograph of Charles, Margaret and Hannah MacFadyen, Middleton, ca 1900
Sepia photograph of siblings Charles (1847-1930), Margaret (1850-1935) and Hannah (1855-1939) MacFadyen, Middleton, around 1900. They were the children of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn in the mid-1800s.
Photograph of James MacFadyen with a horse, ca 1900.
Sepia photograph of James Stewart MacFadyen (1845-1929) feeding a Clydesdale horse around 1900. James was the son of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn in the mid-1800s.
Photograph of siblings James and Hannah MacFadyen, ca 1910
Sepia photograph of siblings James (1845-1929) and Hannah (1855-1939) MacFadyen, and a dog, ca 1915. They were children of Allan & Amelia MacFadyen who ran the Scarinish Inn in the mid-1800s.
Photograph of members of James Galbraith`s family at Balevullin ca. 1905
Black & white photograph of L-R: Sarah Galbraith (m.Donald), her mother Janet Wotherspoon (m.Galbraith), and her son Charles Donald with a spinning wheel outside the Galbraith thatched croft house at Balevullin, in around 1905. Janet was the wife of James Galbraith (1821-1903), the Head Master of the Parochial School at Balevullin. After his death, Sarah continued to pay the rent on the croft so that her two sisters, then one sister and her husband, John MacDonald (1869-) of Cornaigmore, could live there, but ended up in dispute with the Duke of Argyll over the title. As a result, the croft was given up in 1913.
Booklet of religious questions and answers in Gaelic, published ca. 1970
Gaelic booklet of religious questions and answers `Leabhar Aithghearr nan Ceist` edited by Iain Domhnullach, D.D., Ministeir ann an Dgire na Toisigheachd. Found in Flora MacArthur`s house (now demolished) at Sandaig 2010.
Photograph of Alick & Donald MacArthur and Hugh MacKinnon thatching ca 1900
Sepia photograph of three men standing on top of a thatched house (probably Sandaig) whilst thatching: Alick MacArthur, Donald MacArthur and Hugh MacKinnon. Found in Flora MacArthur`s house (now demolished) at Sandaig 2010. Original in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3.
Photograph of Lamont Dock, Hong Kong, c. 1905.
Black & white photograph of Lamont Dock in Hong Kong around 1905. The Lamont Dock was completed in 1860 and is named after John Lamont who was from Tiree. When John Lamont and Admiral Sir James Hope built the docks, they accurately foresaw the tremendous width of ships of the future. Original emailed news article extract in Filing cabinet 9 drawer 3.
