117087: John Montgomery

John  Montgomery (1889-1944) was a son of John Montgomery and Christina Macleod, 17 Cromore. After his father’s death in 1896 the family moved to Stornoway.

John was apprenticed to W J Tolmie, Chemist at 29 Cromwell Street and subseqently worked for MacPherson & Co before training in London to become a chemist. 

During WW1 he served with the RAMC in France and Gallipolli.

In 1919 he opened a Chemist Shop in Sunderland and married Catherine Mary Macaulay, Keith Street, Stornoway. John and Mary settled in Sutherland.

 

Details
Record Type:
Person
Date Of Birth:
6 Apr 1889
Date of Death:
23 Mar 1944
Gender:
Male
Occupation:
Chemist
Record Maintained by:
CEP