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| Caption: | Mrs McLeod, The Smithy, Munlochy, Black Isle. Andrew McLeod was born on 20th August 1880 in Rosskeen and Isabella Macdonald on 17th September 1894 in Poyntzfield. (See image ref: 23236_macdonald). They married on 8th June 1923 in Avoch, but this portrait dates from about 1925. They had three children, Andrew, born 6th April 1924 in Munlochy, Annie Jane who died in infancy of bronchitis and Alexander, known as Alistair, born in 1934 in Lochcarron. McLeod worked on the land in the Black Isle and was later appointed grieve to Sir Reid who had an estate in Lochcarron. He continued working there for many years before eventually returning to Rosemarkie. (His son Andrew enlisted in 1939 and was based in Glasgow where he married in 1945 and settled. The biographical information has been kindly provided by his daughter Irene Thomas). |
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couple portrait
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