Studio portrait photograph of an unidentified soldier in Australian army uniform from the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal, taken in Edinburgh between 1880 and 1920. From a collection from Mannal House.
2016.2.16
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2016.2.15
Studio portrait photograph of an unidentified family of nine from the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal, taken in the Dunedin & Christchurch studio, New Zealand, between 1880 and 1920. From a collection from Mannal House.
2016.2.14
Studio portrait photograph of three unidentified men, probably brothers, from the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal, taken in Sydney, Australia, between 1880 and 1920. From a collection from Mannal House.
2016.2.26
Christmas card made in Canada from “Nonnie Maclean” around 1900. Amongst the belongings of the MacDonald/Campbell/Brown family of Mannal House.
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2016.1.1
Possible photograph of the Rev. Alexander MacLean Sinclair, from the front cover of one of his books ‘The Clan Gillean, 1899’. He became the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1857. His father, the Rev. John C Sinclair (Iain Mac Phàdruig; Iain son of Peter, son of Donald, son of Donald), was born on Tiree in 1800, attending school in Gott, and University in Edinburgh and Glasgow, before emigrating to Canada in 1838, and then on to North Carolina with his family in 1852. See 1997.60.1 for further biographical information.
2015.50.5
Article in Fiddler magazine, 2010, about fiddler Calum MacKinnon, Seattle, whose Gaelic parents were from Tiree. Calum taught fiddle at Fèis Thiriodh 1998, and played at A’ Bhuain – Tiree Homecoming 2016.
2015.27.1
Black & white photograph of a football team from a plantation in Malaya run by Lachie MacKinnon, Hillcrest, in 1955. Lachie is seated centre-front with his twins Charles and Iain.
2015.24.1
DVD of TV programme Cairdeas Cogaidh in Gaelic and English, featuring Prof. Donald Meek documenting the life and death of his relative, John MacDonald of Caoles, and John ‘Jock’ Stewart who served with John MacDonald in France when John was killed in action in 1917. Donald begins with papers kept in his family’s home in Caoles for 100 years, then travels to John’s grave in France, and on to Africa where Jock lived and worked as a vet.
2014.84.5
Photograph of John & Nellie MacKinnon, and Sarah MacDonald, ca 1920
Sepia photograph of (seated) John MacKinnon of Glasgow (b. 1871) and his wife Nellie (Helen Muir) of Wick, and (standing) John`s sister Sarah MacDonald (nee MacKinnon; b. 1867), probably taken around 1920. Sarah married Robert MacDonald of Wick (Tiree & Patagonia?) in December 1903, they had one son, Neil (MacKinnon?) (married Katherine?) who had one daughter Nancy. On the reverse of the photo is written `Mhairi`s Granny – Sara MacDonald`. (original photo stored in filing cabinet 10 drawer 1)
2008.72.3
Photocopy of a receipt dated 17th March 1845 for the purchase of oatmeal by John MacLean, Caoles (Am Bard Thighearna Cholla; 1787-1848), at Barney`s River, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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