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Gggg grandparents( maternal), left William Shearer, ggg grandmother Mary Groundwater, married 26 Dec 1878, son William in back and David in front.
Picture added on 12 August 2010 at 15:25
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The elderly man, extreme right, is Andrew Groundwater, my great-great grandfather.
I believe the photo to have been taken at Roadside Cottage, Orphir.
Can anyone make out the cap badge of the man in uniform? Could it be a Northern Lighthouse badge?
Added by Mike Clouston on 23 September 2010
I too have a copy of this photograph, maybe slightly better.
Cott of Roadside, Orphir.
William Muir Shearer, Herbert Shearer, Unknown, Mary Groundwater, Andrew Groundwater.
From Mum’s archive of photographs.
I am still trying to discover the unknown gentleman’s name.
Added by Rognvald Spence on 23 September 2023
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