Craigends of the 20th Century | Chauffeur family photographs

Chauffeur family photographs

Girls playing in the garden of the Factor's House, Craigends (from left to right: Shirley Montgomery, Margaret Findlay, unknown)

Robert Montgomery (the chauffeur)

Margaret Findlay, daughter of Tommy Findlay (the estate factor), playing in their garden at the Factor's House, Craigends

Girls standing on the drive outside the Stables, now the site of Beatrice Gardens (from left to right: Shirley Montgomery, Joan Simpson, unknown)

Robert Montgomery (the chauffeur) relaxes outside his house at Home Farm Cottages, Craigends

Home Farm viewed from the south east

Shirley Montgomery (chauffeur's daughter) standing in the avenue that leads from Home Farm to the Gryfe Bridge

Minnie Montgomery (chauffeur's wife) feeding the hens at Home Farm

Girls playing outside the Factor's House, Craigends (from left to right: Mary Russell, Margaret Findlay (obscured), Shirley Montgomery)

Robert Montgomery (the chauffeur) sitting outside his house at Home Farm Cottages, Craigends

Minnie Montgomery (chauffeur's wife) and her sister Mary Mitchell, with her dog Pluto, standing outside Craigends Home Farm

Montgomery family and guests by Craigends Home Farm (from left to right: Jack Mitchell, Shirley Montgomery, Robert Montgomery, Minnie Montgomery, Duncan Mitchell, Mary Mitchell)

The Montgomery family outside their house at Home Farm Cottages, Craingeds (from left to right: Shirley Montgomery, Minnie Montgomery and Robert Montgomery)

The Montgomery family and guests in the garden of Home Farm Cottages, Craigends (from left to right: (back) Bob Mitchell, Duncan Mitchell, Minnie Montgomery, Mary Mitchell; (front) Jack Mitchell, Robert Montgomery)

The Montgomery family and guests outside their house at Home Farm Cottages, Craigends (from left to right: (back) Mary Mitchell, Minnie Montgomery; (front) Robert Montgomery, Bob Mitchell)

These photographs depict domestic life in Craigends for Robert Montgomery, the chauffeur, and his family, during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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