Glenbuchat Heritage

127 Callam Family

I am grateful to Ken Cruickshank for this selection of photos of the Callam family at Glenbuchat

Photo 1
John Callam b 1870 - d 1931with wife and one of their five children at Eastburn c 1918 He married Christina Clelland b 1886 - d 1954 in 1915 and they had five children
Click for Callam Family History.

Photo 2
Eastburn Cottage c1904- one of several estate cottages built by new laird JWB to provide decent accommodation for trades men in order to keep them in the glen for his planned improvements to Glenbuchat Estate. Home to the Callam family from 1904
click for Eastburn Image in previous album.

Other tradesmen’s cottages
click for Culstriffen (1902) for blacksmiths cottage in previous album.
click for Maryfield (1905) for stonemason and builder cottage (all John Stewart collection).in previous album.

Photo 3
On the left is John Callam b 1870 - d 1931, in later life (c late 1920 s) - carpenter at Eastburn, formerly of Newton, with his apprentice at an unidentified location. He moved into Eastburn Cottage (built by laird JWB in 1904) and erected the carpenter’s workshop on the opposite side of the road from Eastburn cottage. The Callams were several generations of estate carpenters in Glenbuchat.

Photo 4
John Callam (left) at his workshop at Eastburn (John Stewart collection c 1910). The figure on the right is possibly his younger brother (by 15 years) and employee - Alex Callam - also a carpenter (1911 census). A country carpenter turned his hand to all skills including estate joiner, wheelwright, millwright, coffin maker etc.
click for Image in previous album.

Photo 5
Aerial Photo of the Newton Croft before it was modernised in the 1970’s
click for Newton image in previous album.
click for more details about Newton Croft in previous album.

Photo 6
Eastburn steading and carpenters workshop today

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