10 Dec

George Roger

Archive, Norman Mowatt, People of the Picture House

George Finlay Roger was born in Dundee. His father was a Master Photographer with a studio in Dundee. He followed his father into the occupation and he had a studio in Greenock then in Campbeltown where he was also the first manager of the Picture House. He died in 1922 aged 55 at Drumlemble Colliery near Campbeltown.

Norman Mowatt (May 2017)

Biography File: People of Campbeltown Picture House
Full Name	George Finlay Roger
Birth date	18^th April 1867	Birth place: Dundee
Death date	19^th June 1922	Death place: Drumlemble Colliery, Campbeltown
Father’s full name	George Finlay Roger (Master Photographer)
Mother’s full name (maiden name in brackets)	Helen Roger (Stormont)
Spouse(s)	Jean Calder Peacock – 18^th July 1894 Oatlaw, Forfarshire.
Children	Jean – A daughter to Mr and Mrs George F Roger, photographer, born at 15 Brachelston Street, Greenock on 15th August 1902 (Greenock Telegraph 15.8.1902) Scotland’s People Ref 564/2 628 Greenock West
Places of residence	Dundee, Greenock, Campbeltown
Occupation history	Master Photographer and Cinema Manager
Relationship with Picture House / Rex Cinema	The first manager of the Picture House.
Contact with family established (details)?	No
External source references (e.g. census, BMD, valuation rolls, probate index, wills, parish records etc.) include ref. numbers	Birth from Scotland’s People ref 282/2 734 Dundee Second District 1871 census 1881 census 1891 census – can’t find him Can’t find a marriage on Scotland’s People 1901 census with wife in Greenock Vol 1899-1900: Post Office Greenock Directory p219 Roger George F., photographer, 15 Brachelston st Vol 1901-1902: Post Office Greenock Directory p217 ROGER George F., photographer, 15 Brachelston st Vol 1903-1904: Post Office Greenock Directory p220 ROGER George F., photographer. 15 Brachelston st Vol 1904-1905: Post Office Greenock Directory p222 ROGER George F., photographer. 15 Brachelston st 1902 birth of daughter, see above 1911 census with wife and daughter ref 507/ 10/ 15 Campbeltown Argyll Valuation Rolls CAMPBELTOWN 1916 VR001200009- Death from Scotland’s People ref 507/ 86 Campbeltown (death certificate in research folder on Google Drive) From Wills and Testaments on Scotlands People ref SC51/32/77 Campbeltown Courier Saturday June 24th 1922: Death Notices: Roger – Suddenly, at Campbeltown, on the 19th inst George F Roger photographer dearly beloved husband of Jean Peacock.
Researcher	Norman Mowatt		Creation Date: 16^th May 2017