tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269124618955027040.post7471735815022614126..comments2024-01-24T02:25:14.876-08:00Comments on Whittaker Live: Who was Mrs Garden of Troup?Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Whittaker Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311396031054248279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269124618955027040.post-54308671966271530402015-03-04T07:16:59.702-08:002015-03-04T07:16:59.702-08:00According to www.tunearch.org/wiki she seems to ha...According to www.tunearch.org/wiki she seems to have been Penelope Smythe who in 1791 married Francis Campbell-Garden, heir to Troup [House] in Gardenstown, fishing village and family seat founded by Alexander Garden 1720, Banffshire, now Aberdeenshire. Robert Petrie the composer (1767-1830)was a gardener for the Garden family of Troup and composed tunes for various family members. (Gamrie was the name of the existing bay and parish so Gamrie/Gardenstown were used interchangeably until formal separation in 1885.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793752905362154875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2269124618955027040.post-49075103326962164712015-03-03T15:29:48.274-08:002015-03-03T15:29:48.274-08:00http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdi...http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=13268&sID=9095<br /><br />Well, this narrows it down to within a 200 year timespan :DCalumhttp://callingthetune.co.uknoreply@blogger.com