This lady about whom little is known founded the night shelter in Bell Street. She was married to a rich merchant who was Dean of Guild 1846-49. ‘Mr Curr was the maker of money and Mrs Curr the charitable disposer… read more
1801 – 1884 A very rich lady and a deeply religious person from a family of wealthy linen manufacturers, Miss Baxter supported missionary work abroad and good works in Dundee – but she never gave money away indiscriminately. Then, at… read more
The daughter of Mary Ann Balfour and Rev James Mudie, United. Presbyterian Church, Mrs Moncur was born in Stronsay, Orkney. She moved to Blairgowrie, and in 1861 she married a manufacturer, Mr Alexander Hay Moncur, who became Provost 1881-84.
Born Elizabeth Frances Molison, she was the grand-daughter of William Baxter and an heiress. In 1860 she married William (later Sir William) Ogilvy. He became a partner, and then, in 1872, chairman of Baxters, the biggest textile firm in Dundee…. read more
Lady Jane was born in July 1809, the third daughter of the Earl of Suffolk & Berkshire. She married Sir John Ogilvy of Baldovan MP. In 1884 she started the Home for Lapsed Women, and, a few years later, Baldovan… read more
Around Dundee there is a trail of twenty-five plaques to commemorate remarkable Dundee women. Their stories are told in further detail in the Dundee Women's Trail book. Click here to purchase a limited copy.
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