Whilst researching Jessie Swanson of Thurso and family (Jessie was my great great great aunt), I came across a wonderful article about her mother - Mrs Margaret Swanson in the Dundee Evening Telegraph 12.12.1889. She had a barber's shop in Swanson Street which must have been such a novelty at the time and even refers to her husband Donald as her "assistant hairdresser". Mind you, the women in my family are rather headstrong so I can imagine him not wanting to argue with one of them holding a cut throat razor!

It is too long to reproduce here in text but I would be happy to email the pdf document to anyone who may be interested or who has connections with the area.

Mrs C