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Shire of Toodyay > Records

EUPHEMIA MACKINTOSH NEE DRUMMOND

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c. 1900 - 1910

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Overview

A head & shoulders sepia studio portrait of Euphemia Mackintosh (nee Drummond).
She is wearing a lace trimmed cloth that covers most of her white hair, and a dark coloured dress with white lace scarf on neck which is fastened with a brooch.

Historical information

Euphemia (b. 1826) was the youngest daughter of botanist James Drummond Snr. and Sarah Drummond. She was a toddler when she arrived in Western Australia with her parents on the Parmelia in 1829. She had five siblings
In 1849, aged 23, she married Ewan Mackintosh and, with the exception of the first few years, the whole of her life was spent at Glendearg in the Toodyay district.
She had 11 children. For her last fourteen years, she was the sole surviving Parmelia immigrant, still alert and active until she died in January 1921 at ninety-four years of age.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1319

Item type

Width

14.5000 cm

Height or length

19.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: "Euphemia Mackintosh nee Drummond, from Mrs. Veasey, a granddaughter."

Contextual Information

Same image as 2020.45 in the Shire of Toodyay collection.

Keywords

MACKINTOSH, Euphemia

DRUMMOND, James

MACKINTOSH, Ewen Donald

DRUMMOND, Euphemia

MACKINTOSH, Euphemia

DRUMMOND, Euphemia

MACKINTOSH, Ewen

Year

c. 1900 - 1910

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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