Taylor family operating Lockhart's mill at Wangie
Photograph courtesy of Margaret Grant, Huntly whose grandfather was Peter Taylor who worked in sawmills owned by Lockhart’s of Huntly.
Peter Taylor born circa 1876 had six of a family (oldest born c1906) who in their early years trailed around the country as Peter worked in mills which were moved and set up many times in locations as diverse as the Blackisle, Laggan, Dufftown and Kintore. In those day the sawmill and attendant camp were dismantled, loaded onto wagons and moved to a new forest location whenever the job or forest in one area was finished. Margaret recalls her mother Helen going to schools at Birnam, Gartly, Dufftown and possibly Mulben in her young days and living in wooden huts and bothies at each site.
This picture shows a mill set up at what is thought to be Wangie (possibly the wooded hill north of Dallas, Elgin) and features seven men. Margaret is able to name her grandfather Peter extreme right, he uncle Alister (back 3rd right) and uncle Harry (front right).
1. Peter Taylor
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3. Alister taylor
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7. Harry Taylor
Any help to identify the other men in the photograph and other Taylor family members in the following images would be very welcome.
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