Gordon family on the staff of Andrew Carnegie
Date Added: 20 June 2014
Year: 1910
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2014_018_01 | ▶
Picture No: 12023
Monochrome photograph taken at Skibo Castle of members of Andrew Carnegie's staff, with five ladies in white dresses seated and four gentlemen in waistcoat, collar and tie, with the three on the right wearing aprons. Robert Gordon who was a footman and Margaret McFarlane, housemaid, are both second from right. Robert, the grandfather of the donor, worked for Carnegie for five years before emigrating to Vancouver, B.C. and Margaret, grandmother of the donor, followed him out.
Dimensions: Width 90mm - Height 120mm
1 Comment
Robert Gordon was born at Clashmugach and there are other images on this site which feature members of his family. The death certificate of his eldest sister, Isabella, can be seen in this library at picture #1368. The second of his three sisters, Mary, married Duncan Mackay of Burnside, Birichen, and a photo of her and her two children can be seen at picture #1122. Robert's younger brother, George Gordon, married Jean Omand of Evelix and lived in Birichen. There are lots of items concerning George Gordon and his family in the image library including a large number of postcards - many of which appear to have been sent home from New York and Vancouver by Robert Gordon.
Comment left on 20 June 2014 at 11:55 by Duncan Leslie
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