Angus Maclean, Tiree bank manager from 1959 to 1964. Pictured whilst working for the National Bank of Scotland in Fort William and sometimes on the travelling bank.
“Angus Maclean was brought up in Uist. His predecessor, John Wilson was from Fair Isle and Roddy Morrison from Lewis took over from Angus, then it was Willie Groat from Orkney. The bank chose people from the islands as they thought that would work better. My parents were very happy in Tiree and had a lot of friends although I think my father found it stressful at times being the banker.” by the donor of this photograph and others in this collection at 2025.53 Isabel Beaton.
A relief banker, possibly Angus Macpherson from Skye, Mary Mackinnon, Park House and John Macleod of Balemartine. The bank name appears to be National Commercial so 1959 or later. The bank was National Bank before then.
Large black & white studio photograph of an unidentified young woman in around the late 1800s.
The portrait was donated by the aunt (by marriage) of Denis Garnham, who came to Tiree in the late 1950s to work on OS surveys, and then at the bank. The portrait hung in a Nissen hut at Balinoe in which Denis lived while on Tiree, and he took it with him when he left the island. Denis referred to the picture as “the little old lady of Balinoe”, and he took it all over Scotland with him.
We have tried to find out who she is and why she meant so much to Denis, but these remain a mystery. If you have any ideas, we would love to hear from you.
The photograph was originally mounted on canvas in a large ornate wood and gilt frame, which had to be removed due to its poor condition.
Savings account book issued by The National Bank of Scotland, Scarinish, to the Tiree Agricultural Society, 1949-1988, and a typed summary of income and expenditure for Tiree Agricultural Society, 1986.
Scale of salaries for staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland, 1970
Photocopy of a scale of salaries for staff working at the Royal Bank of Scotland on Tiree from April 1970. There are three scales for `Male` staff (A-C) and one scale for `Female`. The femal scale is equal to band A (the lowest scale for men) until age 22, when it falls behind by increasing amounts as the female gets older.
