Noteable characters from Linrob Genealogy Family Trees
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| Anderson, Sir James | 1824, Dumfries, Scotland 1893, London, England |
Captain of the Great Eastern, which in 1866 was used to lay the
first trans-atlantic telegraph cable between Scotland and Newfoundland. (Looking for connections with Glover family members !) |
| Thomas MacNaughton Frew I | Born in 1829, Thomas married Christina Rose in Avoch,
Ross and Cromarty in 1854.
He died in 1900. |
Thomas' and Christina's children included: John Rose Frew, born in 1855, was a master watchmaker, and Provost of Dingwall from 1909-1912. Thomas MacNaughton Frew II - the first of three generations of blacksmiths, William Rose Frew - painter/decorator and Duncan John Frew, a lawyer.Thomas, William and Duncan all emmigrated to the USA and spent most of their lives in California/Utah. |
| Gunn, Neil M | 1891, Caithness, Scotland 1973, Inverness, Scotland |
Novelist, his best known works including The Silver Darlings, The Silver Bough and his autobiography, The Atom of Delight. Neil's wife was Jessie Dallas Frew. |
| Glover, Joseph Johnstone | 1853, Dumfries, Scotland 1908, Dumfries, Scotlad |
Interior decorator and a Provost of Dumfries, 1886-1908 |
| Glover, Rev James Anderson | 1879, Dumfries, Scotland 1939, Bannockburn |
Major, KOSB C of S Minister, Bannockburn, Scotland |
| Robertson, William Allan | 1880, Morayshire, Scotland 1962, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
HM Chief Inspector of Schools for Scotland |
| Skirving, William | 1745(ca), Midlothian, Scotland 1796, Port Jackson, Australia |
One of the 'Scottish Martyrs', found guilty of sedition, and sentenced in 1794 to transportation to Australia (14 years). |
| Skirving, Adam | 1719, Athelstaneford, Scotland 1803, Athelstaneford, Scotland |
Author of 'Hey, Johnnie Cope' after the battle of Presonpans in 1745. |
| Skirving, Archibald | 1749, East Lothian, Scotland 1819, East Lothian, Scotland |
Scottish portraitist, and now recognised as one of the finest pastellists of the 18th and early 19th century. |