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Charles Lennie
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Scalloway Hotel's staff, there is a good chance that Lennie is in this picture and is possibly the man below the 'A' in ScallowayCharles Lennie (b. 1860, Ophir, Orkney, d. 27 June 1909, Scalloway Hotel) was a builder, hotel owner and County Councillor for Burra from February 1898 until his death in June 1909.

When he was 20, he emigrated to Canada to work as a builder. He worked between there and Texas, before eventually returning home to Kirkwall where he stayed for 5 years. When he moved to Shetland he became the owner of the Scalloway Hotel. Unfortunately the hotel and his residence within it was ravaged with fire in 1908, and although this was covered by insurance, he lost all his possessions and the event contributed to his ailing health.

He was a member of the Gordon Highlanders, and he also presented the "Lennie Cup" to the winner of an annual shooting competition.

Dennis...That was me...!!! Think a pair of glasses may be needed..maybe I was getting mixed up with the Mc Innes History.. Sorry for the mix-up..

Cathy ..Excellent find...possibly the Hotel would not be have been rebuilt by 1911... Be Interesting to find out when it was ......

I think it possibly was still unoccupied in 1911 after the fire Dennis?
It certainly seems to have had some bad luck doesn't it?

I think I remember trying to help your wife before about her G Grandad but it was some time ago. I'll keep trying to find the hotel in the 1911 census but I find the advanced search really difficult and can't seem to get to grips with it!

Cheers,

Cathy

Hi,

I've taken over the chair from my husband - it's getting too much for him!
My granddad leased the Scalloway Hotel to Charles Lennie and in 1895 he took court action to recover non-payment of rent. (I have the paperwork on this). I wasn't aware that the hotel had been burnt down - insurance job??
The hotel had been built by Charles Aitken for my great-grandad.

Hi Eringobragh,

Lol :-)) Yes I have the same problem sometimes!

I hope we find out what happened after the fire.... it's quite a sad story really isn't it?

It certainly is. What I would really love to know is who actually bought the hotel from my grandad?
He had joined the Cameron Highlanders about 1895, and his mother and the other 2 boys had moved down to Gosport by 1901.
Interesting isn't it?

Hi, thanks to everyone who showed interest and helped out on this one.I now have a printout of the hotel on the 1911 census.
Census 1911 010/01 005/00 007.(P Castle...Hotel Keeper Age 43 )

Excellent Dennis...This is an interesting story...Now who is he in the grand scheme of things..!!

We have no idea at present whether Mr Castle was a new owner or lessee of the hotel.Our next step is to find out when the ownership of the hotel changed hands.

Have you contacted the Museum in Scalloway?

http://shetlopedia.com/Scalloway_Museum

They are quite near the hotel as I seem to remember. (Visited Scalloway a couple of years ago. A memorable holiday where I encountered at least 50 types of rain I'd never encountered before)

Hi, currently in contact with the Shetland Archive Office who have always been very helpful with any requests for help.
On our last visit to the Shetlands about 4 years ago we can remember the Horizontal rain.When we got back to our apartment one day after being caught in a "shower" one half of our bodies were completely soaked the other side bone dry !!! The suede shoes I were wearing were the funniest.!!!