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James CH Balmain

Recreation

Cycle Outing with visitors from USA

JCH Balmain and other cyclists

©  Reproduced by courtesy of the Yerbury Family.   Click here for link to web site.

This photo has appears in the book: 'Yerbury- A Photographic Collection 1850-1993 (Malcolm Cant and Trevor ER Yerbury), Page 75.

The photo includes JCH Balmain (3rd from right) with his wife (third from left)* and an American party on a cycling trip, visiting Edinburgh around1898.  This photograph was taken outside Balmain's studio.

James CH Balmain was Captain of Merchant Golf Club (as was Douglas May, EPS President 1996-99).  He was also a member of several other golf clubs and Mayfield Bowling Club.  He was a keen curler and a member of the Scottish Arts Club.  [SE]

* But please also see Reply 1 below

 

Reply

1

Geoff Dawson

Geoff Dawson, great great Grandson of James C H Balmain, wrote:

Mrs Balmain

"According to the family letters that we have, Kate (wife of James CH Balmain) was born on December 21, 1859 and died on May 19, 1917.  So she would have been about 38 or 39 when this photo was taken.

JCH Balmain and other cyclists ©

The lady mentioned above as being Mrs Balmain looks younger.

What is slightly surprising is that she’s the only person in the photo not wearing a hat.  I know it sounds a small point but in those days for a photo, that’s most unusual.  As James Balmain is wearing a hat, I’d have thought he’d have insisted his wife wore one."

Geoff Dawson:  August 24, 2011

Geoff added:

Mrs Balmain

"Could Mrs Balmain, perhaps, be the lady on his left (on the right as we look at it in this photo)?  James has linked his arm with her and they very much look like husband and wife – and the lady looks about the right age.

Geoff Dawson:  August 24, 2011

 

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Peter Stubbs

Edinburgh

Mrs Balmain

I mentioned the points made by Geoff Dawson above to Malcolm Cant who wrote the caption for this photo in the book mentioned above.

On looking at this photo again, Malcolm told me that he was inclined to agree that Mrs Balmain was likely to be the lady standing next to JCH Balmain.

Malcolm will look at his original notes and try to discover the source that he used when he captioned this photo in his book.

Telephone call to Malcolm Cant, Greenbank, Edinburgh:  August 24, 2011

 

Balmain

Background

Photographs

Balmain Family

JCH Balmain  -  recreation

JCH Balmain  -  photography

George Haliburton Balmain

Studio addresses and dates

Cramond *

Maule's Department Store *

North Berwick  seaside *

North Berwick  model yacht

North Bridge elephant parade  

Princes Street  West End  

Princes Street  East End  

St Giles Cathedral *

Portrait  Wood Family

 * Possibly by Balmain: found in the Yerbury Collection.  Balmain was taken over by Yerbury.

  

 

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