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Erskine McGavock
3 photo album of not very good quality photographs with absolutely no information
just a letter and a postcard and an invoice for sailing insurance

STREET DIRECTORIES TRANSCRIBED
1805 - 1806 - 1807 - 1808 - 1819 - 1843 - 1852 - 1861 - 1868 - 1877 - 1880 - 1890 - 1894
1901 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909 - 1910 - 1912 - 1918 - 1924 - 1932 - 1939 - 1943 - 1951 - 1960
1913 Tel. directory    1824 Pigots (Belfast)  &  (Bangor)   1894 Waterford Directory
1898 Newry Directory      Bangor Spectator Directory 1970



this letter came with the albums
Erskine Family "Longwood", Whitehouse, Co. Antrim - John Erskine owned "Whimbrel" a Belfast Lough One Design (No. 8) 32 ft designed by Wm. Fife, a famous Scottish yacht designer. The boat was built by: John Hidditch (Hilditch) of Carrickfergus in 1897. 9 were built by Hidditch (Hilditch) - only 3 remain, all 3 have been restored incl. "Whimbrel" & they are based in France. There are some photos of "Whimbrel" in the Albums

Portrush Harbour
11th April 1903 Postmark Belfast to Miss E. Erskine, Chez Mell? Roulet, Villabelle, Evóle? Neuchalet? Le Suisse - Dear E., Hope you are enjoying yourself & that you have not the mal de pays! I will write to you soon, this card is only an Easter one! With love from F. Magill

25th October 1927 Postmark London to Mr. Chas. McGavock, Mark Street, Glenarm, Co. Antrim - Seamen's National Insurance Society, 19 Leman Street, London

ALBUM ONE

sitting on 2 boxes of Gray Dunn & Co., Biscuits


I assume this is the Whimbrel























above album purchased from James A. Pollock, Photographic Dealer & Stationer, 47 Donegall Place, Belfast

ALBUM TWO





above album purchased from J. H. Gowans, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Cliftonville Medical Hall, 225 Antrim Road, Belfast

ALBUM THREE








Kodak Ltd. Series D. Album