Foyers School
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Celebrations for King George V Silver Jubilee on 6th May 1935. There are no girls in this photograph so possibly it is the Boy Scouts at Foyers. Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School staff, 1948 or 1949. Standing, left to right are Mrs. MacDonald (Annie Duncan), Mr. McPhee (Pop) and Mrs. V.Fraser (Velencia Smart). Seated is Miss Morag McInnes. Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School c1947
Back L-R Mr Macphee, Wilfred Hardy, Ian Williamson, Andy Cameron (Glenlia Farm), Jim Maclaugherty, Sandy Grant, Billy Cameron (Glenlia Farm).
Middle L-R Charlie Macdonell , ? Mackenzie, , Kay Cameron (Inverfarigaig), Shelia Macdonald (Lower Foyers), Ann Cameron (PO Lower Foyers), Cathy Williams, Margaret Bowers , Jill Ross (Foyers Shop), Ian Macphee(Schoolhouse) .
Front L-R Margaret Forbes(Foyers Mains), Alma Macleod, June Macdonald, Jean Hardy, Elizabeth Forbes(Foyers Mains), Doreen Maclaren ,Dorothy Lamond, Isme Macphee(Schoolhouse), Lilly Gorden .
Photograph courtesy of Billy Cameron.
Foyers School 1947? - L to R - Back - Miss Milroy (teacher), Neil Munro, Colin Evans, Alister Cameron , 4, Eric Macleod Boleskine farm ?, John Murray, Sandy Stewart, Alistair MacLaren. Middle -Alister Forbes, Robert MacLeod, Ian Maclean, Isobel MacDonald, Cathie MacLeod,Jimmy Macintosh , Harry Cripps, Murdo MacLeod. Front - Ian Ross, Heather Macgreggor , Kay Bowers, Joan MacLeod, Beryl Finlayson, 6 Wright? , Elizabeth MacIntyre, Ann MacKenzie, Grace MacKenzie, Charlotte.MacGillivray, Marion MacKenzie, Angie MacLeod, Willis MacGillivray. Photograph courtsey of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School c1948
Back L-R Ann Cameron (PO Lower Foyers), Christeen Cameron (Inverfarigaig) , unknown , unknown, Shelia Macdonald ,(Lower Foyers) Kay Cameron (Inverfarigaig), Mr Macphee.
Middle L-R Jim Maclaugherty, Doreen Maclaren ,Margaret Forbes (Foyers Mains), Lilly Gorden, Isme Macphee (Schoolhouse), Jill Ross (Foyers Shop), Cathy Williams .
Front L-R Andy Cameron (Glenlia Farm), Wilfred Hardy, Ian Macphee (Schoolhouse), Billy Cameron (Glenlia Farm).
Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown
Foyers School 1948. Back L-R 1 Mrs Velencia Fraser (Smart), 2 Alla Macgruer, 3 John Macdonald (Todjo) ,4 Garry Macleod ,5 Graham Maclean ,6 Alister Mclaren.
Middle L-R 1 Stuart MacGillivray ,2 Robin Colvile ,3 ,4 Isabel Cameron ,5 Cath Macdonald ,6 Robert Macleod , 7 Albert Finlayson,
Front L_R1 Fiona Mackay ,2 ,3 ,4 Annette Mackenzie , 5 Margaret Murray ,6 Charlotte (Chatty) Macgillivray ,7 Alison Hipkins ,8 ,9 ,10 ,
Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School pupils Nairn beach outing in the fifties Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown
Foyers Girls Group including Valencia Fraser( Smart) .
Back L-R 1 Nan Gordon, 2 JJosephene Macdonell , 3 Anne Cameron, 4 Christeen Cameron Inverfarigiag , 5 Flo Macgruer, 6 Ann Maclaren , Valencia Fraser( Smart) .
Middle row L-R 1 ? , 2 ? , 3 ?, 4 ?, 5 ?, 6 Cathy Williams.
Front Row 1 Jill Ross, 2 Francis Macdonald, 3 Doreen Maclaren ,4 Isme Macphee, 5 Margaret Forbes, 6 Elizibeth Forbes ( Biddy).
Photograph courtesy of Ala Macgruer
Foyers children at Intake c1950
Back L-R Andy Cameron ,Billy Cameron & Cathy Williams.
Middle 2 L-r Ali Cameron, Rob Garden & Bobby Macleod.
Middle 1 L-R Belly Hardy , Cameron ,Unknown ,Unknown.
Front L-R Fiona Mackay, Albert Murray,Unknown ,Unknown.
Photograph courtesy of Billy Cameron.
Again, no names except for the Head Master, Mr. McPhee. Also believed to be late 1940s. Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School 50-51 Back L-R 1 Albert Finlayson, 2 Robert Colvile ,3 John Murray,4 Graham Maclean,5 Willie Macgillivray ( went Australia) ,6 Stuart MacGillivray, 7 John Macdonald (Todjo) ( went Australia) .
Middle L-R 1 Alister Maclaren, 2 Frank Evans, 3 Ian Maclean,4 Grace Mackenzie, 5 Beryl Finlayson ,6 Isabell Cameron,7 Garry Macleod, 8 Robert Garden,9 Ian Ross ,10 Morag Macinnes
Front L_1 Billy Mackay, 2 Margaret Murray,3 Alison Hipkins , 4 Hazel Jerkins, 5 Cathie Macdonald (Inverfarigaig) ,6 Kay Bowers,7 Lorna Fraser,8 Mary Smith (the Farm) , 9 Annette Mackenzie, 10 Charlotte (Chatty) Macgillivray ,11 Ala Macgruer .
. Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown.
Foyers School 1952 Back L-R 1 Sandy Stewart, 2 Jimmy Macintosh, 3 Neil Munro, 4 Murdo Macleod. Middle L-R 1 Ally Cameron, 2 Bobby Macleod, 3 Alma Macleod, 4 Jean Hardy, 5 June Macdonald, 6 Ian Macphee, 7 Robert Urquhart, Annie Duncan (Teacher). Front L-R 1 Unknown, 2 Isabel Macdonald, 3 Ann Mackenzie, 4 Margaret Dailey, 5 Elizabeth Macintyre, 6 Dorothy Cameron , 7 Susan Munro , 8 Lilly Gordon , 9 Kathy Macleod, 10 Helen Richardson. Photograph and names courtesy of Ala Macgruer
Foyers School 1953 Back L-R 1 Mrs Macphee, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ,7 , Middle L-R 1, 2, 3 , 4 Eric Macleod, 5 , 6 Evelin Simpson,7 , 8 , 9 Robert Macleod , 10, 11 Front L-R 1 Margaret Murray, 2, 3 Frances Maclaren , 4 , 5 , 6 ,7 , 8 , Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown
Foyers School 1953 Back L-R 1 Annie Duncan ,2 Leslie Finlay, 3 Albert Finlayson, 4 Graham Maclean, 5 Donnie Ross, 6 Alla Macgruer, Middle L-R 1 John Maclaren (Juber), 2 Kenny Ross, 3 , 4 Cath Macleod, 5 Lorna Fraser, 6 Alison Hipkins ,7Rosemary Macleod , 8 Donnie Fraser, 9 Hamish Maclaren
Front L-R 1 Annette Mackenzie, 2 Margaret Junior, 3 Hazel Jenkins ?, 4 Valerie Macleod , 5 Mary Smith , 6 Mira Munro, 7 Margaret Murray. Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown, names by John Murray
Foyers School 1953-54
Back L-R 1 Donnie Fraser, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Graeme Maclean , 6 Alla Macgruer , 7 Leslie Finlay , 8 John Maclaren (Juber) , Annie Duncan .
Front L-R 1 Margaret Munro, 2 Margaret Junior , 3 , 4 Margaret Murray, 5 Lorna Fraser, 6 Alison Hipkins , 7 , 8 Mary Smith (the Farm) , 9 .
Photograph courtesy of Maureen Brown
Back L-R 1 , 2 , 3 .
Middle L-R 1 Mrs Velencia Fraser (Smart) 1 Billy Mackay , 2 , 3 ,4 , 5 .
Front L-R 1 Christine Cameron , 2 Kathleen Batchen, 3 ,4 , 5 Maureen Macdonald , 6 Wendy Walls , 7 Caroline Munro ,8 Irene Smith (Elmbank), 9 , 10 Sheena Maclaren , 11 Fiona Mackay .
Photograph courtesy of David Smith
Foyers School 1957c
Back L-R ; ? , Peter Smith, Christopher Martin ? MiddleL-R: Mrs Fraser teacher, Ann Marie Fraser, Pat Steele, ? , ?, Doreen Blackie, Clark Walls, Front L-R : Valerie Geddes ?, Sandra Macaskill ?, Margaret MacDonald, Kathleen Maclaren, Margaret MacNaughton. Photograph courtesy of Clark Walls
Foyers School c1960
Back L-R 1 Billy Mackay ,2 ,3 Billy Junor ? , 4 Alan Macdougal, 5 Walter Scott ,6 Ian Mackenzie,7Neil Murray , 8 .
Middle L-R 1Donald Cameron , 2 Hugh Fraser,3 Donald Forbes,4 Wendy Walls, 5 Maureen Macdonald ,6 May Macintosh,7 Harry Campbell, 8 Dave Mackenzie ,9 Graeme Geddes ,10 Mrs Macphee.
Front L_1 Ian Macnaughton ,2Shelia Maclaren ,3 Irene Smith, 4 Fiona Mackay ,5 Karenl Munro ,6 Rosemary Macdonald,7 Kathleen Batchen ,8 Kath Macgruer, 9 Christene Cameron, 10 Chris ??? , 11Ali Ryback
Photograph courtesy of Duncan Cameron/David Smith
Foyers School 1961?
Back L-R 1 John Rule ,2 Riddle?, 3 David Smith ,4 boy?, 5 Billy Macnaughton , 6 boy?, 7 David Maclaren, 8 Angus Mackenzie, teacher Miss Maccuish..
Middle L-R 1 ?, 2 Geddes? , 3 Marion Hasson, 4 Helen Mockwa, 5 Morag Geddes, 6 Marianne L[ddle, 7 Ann Blackie, 8 Hazel Maclaren, 9 Gordon Mockwa, 10 Joey Smith
Front L-R 1 Helen Mockwa , 2 Rachel Nacleod, 3 Geddes ?, 4 Marion Jack, 5 girl ?, 6 girl ? Photograph courtesy of Mary Fraser
Foyers School c1964
Back L-R Mrs Macphee,1 Murray Forbes ,2 John Blackie ?, 3 Gerald Hasson, 4 Angie Maclaren , 5 Simon Maclaren , David Smith , David Smith
Middle L-R 1 Douglas Riddle, 2 , 3 Rachel Macleod, 4 Helen Raybuck , 5 Margaret Geddies, 6 David Smith (Elmbank) , 7 Callum Evans .
Front L-R 1 Heather Mscaskill, 2 , 3 Helen Mockwa, 4 Morag Geddes, 5 Susan Conway, 6 , 7
Photograph courtesy of David Smith
went to foyers school with my brother jeffery in 19 55 for one year my dad worked at alum co
Callum Evans I went to Foyers School in 1960-65 In am in picture showing 1964 the last boy in middle row The first boy in same row is Douglas Riddle , we were the sons of fathers who were foresters with the |Forestry Commission and stayed in Hill Head nverfarigaig
Frank Evans is my brother – now lives in Cornwall. I’m surprised our brother John (maybe Alistair, then) isn’t in any of them. I was born in 1948, so never went to Foyers School, as we moved to Fort William in 1951.
Our parents moved back to Foyers in 1968/69 and my mother, Mary Evans, became the Headteacher at Foyers School.
The first photo (circa 1908) – Angus MacKay was my grandad. I have visited Foyers several times over the years, more recently a few days ago, which prompted me to search his name and I was thrilled to see this photo. I also saw that someone had left a message to say Angus was her Great grandad, but sadly, I can no longer view the message for some reason. I have a few snippets of information about Angus but would love to hear more about him and his life in Foyers.