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Crossbasket Owner, Thomas D Findlay

April 15, 2017

Thomas Dunlop Findlay was born on 31st October 1895 into an exceptionally wealthy family. His father Robert Findlay was a successful East India Merchant who had married Helen Maitland on 15th December 1896. Their family held an important Scottish position in 1634 when the Findlay family constructed the splendid Boturich Castle, near Loch Lomond, […]

Crossbasket – The Findlay era

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April 15, 2017

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To give you an idea of how Crossbasket looked in 1924, at the time of Thomas Dunlop Findlay owning it, here’s a photo taken from the riverbank, looking back up towards the Castle. A gardener poses for the camera bottom right. 1924 – In 1924 Mrs. Helen Maitland Findlay, Thomas mother, who was living […]